Sexual Health Symposium: Outside In: What can we Learn about Digital from Others
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| Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Menzies Theatrette |
Details
Looking at examples from within sexual health and beyond to highlight current practice in digital health promotion applicable to youth engagement. The session will provide a practical focus to provide greater understanding of how to use digital media more effectively for youth sexual health promotion.
Speaker
Professor Kath Albury
Professor of Media and Communication
Swinburne University of Technology
‘Recognition of competition’ vs the Will To App
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Kath’s current research focuses on young people’s practices of digital self-representation, and the role of user-generated media (including social networking platforms) in young people’s formal and informal sexual learning. Kath leads and ARC Linkage partnership with ACON and Family Planning NSW, investigating young people's perceptions of safety and risk on digital dating and hook-up apps.
Mr Ben Davies
Coordinator
ReachOut Australia
Digital community capacity building for health promotion
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Ben works at ReachOut Australia -an online mental health and well-being service for young people. Ben applies his decade of experience in mental health promotion and community development to translate research and the expressed wish of young people into digital health solutions for an online community of 7,000 people.
Dr Becky Freeman
Sr Lecturer
School Of Public Health, University of Sydney
Social Media: What can Public Health Learn from the Corporate Sector
12:00 PM - 12:15 PMBiography
Becky is an NHMRC early career research fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney. Her primary research interests include tobacco control and how online and social media influence public health.
Hugh Stephens
Executive Director
Dialogue Consulting
Panel
Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:00 PMBiography
