“Childhood obesity and Sedentary behavior, the new public health threat : and what can be done about it“
(Major initiatives from Canada)
Professor Mark Tremblay, University of Ottawa (http://www.haloresearch.ca/dr-mark-tremblay/)
Wednesday 29th August
13h00-14h00 pm
Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road Newlands (Auditorium)
Hosted in conjunction with: Discovery Vitality, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Chronic Disease Initiative in Africa and MRC Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit
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After the talk, Mark will be demonstrating the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy – CAPL-(4 pm, Blue Floor, SSISA). Mark has been instrumental in designing this assessment for primary school-aged children
Short Biography:
Dr. Mark Tremblay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Sports Administration and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from Laurentian University. His graduate training was from the University of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health with a specialty in Exercise Science. Dr. Tremblay is the Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research (HALO) at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, where he is also cross-appointed to the School of Human Kinetics, the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine and the Ph.D. Program in Population Health. He is also a visiting Professor, Kenyatta University, Nairobi KenyaHe is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Chief Scientific Officer of Active Healthy Kids Canada, Chair of the ParticipACTION Research Advisory Group, Chair of the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines Project, Chair of the Canadian Health Measures Survey Expert Advisory Committee and former Dean of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Tremblay has published more than 160 papers and book chapters in the areas of childhood obesity, physical activity measurement, exercise physiology, exercise endocrinology and health surveillance. He has delivered over 450 scholarly conference presentations, including more than 120 invited and keynote addresses, in 15 countries. Dr. Tremblay recently received an honorary doctorate from Nipissing University for his leadership contributions to healthy active living in Canada. Dr. Tremblay’s most productive work has resulted from his 23-year marriage to his wife Helen, yielding four wonderful children.
(Major initiatives from Canada)
Professor Mark Tremblay, University of Ottawa (http://www.haloresearch.ca/dr-mark-tremblay/)
Wednesday 29th August
13h00-14h00 pm
Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road Newlands (Auditorium)
Hosted in conjunction with: Discovery Vitality, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Chronic Disease Initiative in Africa and MRC Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit
After the talk, Mark will be demonstrating the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy – CAPL-(4 pm, Blue Floor, SSISA). Mark has been instrumental in designing this assessment for primary school-aged children
Short Biography:
Dr. Mark Tremblay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Sports Administration and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from Laurentian University. His graduate training was from the University of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health with a specialty in Exercise Science. Dr. Tremblay is the Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research (HALO) at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, where he is also cross-appointed to the School of Human Kinetics, the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine and the Ph.D. Program in Population Health. He is also a visiting Professor, Kenyatta University, Nairobi KenyaHe is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Chief Scientific Officer of Active Healthy Kids Canada, Chair of the ParticipACTION Research Advisory Group, Chair of the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines Project, Chair of the Canadian Health Measures Survey Expert Advisory Committee and former Dean of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Tremblay has published more than 160 papers and book chapters in the areas of childhood obesity, physical activity measurement, exercise physiology, exercise endocrinology and health surveillance. He has delivered over 450 scholarly conference presentations, including more than 120 invited and keynote addresses, in 15 countries. Dr. Tremblay recently received an honorary doctorate from Nipissing University for his leadership contributions to healthy active living in Canada. Dr. Tremblay’s most productive work has resulted from his 23-year marriage to his wife Helen, yielding four wonderful children.
