NDRI contributes to WA preventive health summit

May 2018

Led by WA Health and Mental Health Minister and Deputy Premier Roger Cook, the Western Australian Government convened a Preventive Health Summit on 2 March 2018 to discuss alcohol and obesity, considered two key health issues for Western Australians that need to be tackled.  

Key strategies for preventing alcohol related social and health problems and encouraging community engagement to promote healthy lifestyles were discussed. Professors Steve Allsop and Tanya Chikritzhs were among a select group of invited speakers and contributed to the panel discussion.

The event was recorded and the full alcohol session can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmfgcNnhrdM.

Individual presentations can also be viewed on NDRI's YouTube channel. Steve Allsop’s presentation and Q&A session can be viewed at https://youtu.be/ZTW3-0vg6hY, and Tanya Chikritzhs’ presentation about alcohol availability and why it matters can be viewed at https://youtu.be/XqeEXamSvUI.