Synopsis:

Spanning the three campus partners, the Centre for the Adolescent Health has driven actions for adolescent health over more than 3 decades, with the aim of understanding and promoting the healthy development of young people, locally and globally. Newly appointed as a Professor of Adolescent Health, Professor Peter Azzopardi will share his personal journey in adolescent health, and in doing so will celebrate the legacy of the late Professor George Patton.

Speaker:

Professor Peter Azzopardi leads a program of research focusing on global adolescent health and well-being. He co-chairs WHO’s Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health initiative, is a member of WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts, was a Commissioner on the 2016 Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and is making a leading contribution to the 2^nd Lancet Commission for Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. Professor Azzopardi co-leads a research group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health at Telethon Kids Institute.