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13 July, 2016

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Reminiscences of the Great War: A Flanders Fields Poppy Trail 2016 Exhibition

Date/Time: Friday, 17 June 2016 - Friday, 26 August 2016

Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1

Cost: Free: All Welcome

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A selection of memorabilia from Michael Milburn and other South Australian collectors.

From the destruction of Belgium to the victory in 1918, this exhibition will take the viewer through an intimate understanding of the suffering and day to day life of the ordinary soldiers, the modernisation of guns, transports and the nursing stations, and the heart breaking messages of soldiers and their families.

Curated by Christine Rothauser

Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224


 

What can governments do to address childhood obesity? Community perspectives

Date/Time: Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Location: Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, North Terrace Campus

Cost: Free

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The Food Values Research Group seminar series present a talk with Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer and Dr Jackie Street, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide.

Childhood obesity is a significant challenge for public health internationally. Regulatory measures used by governments offer a potentially effective response to this issue, but governments are often reluctant to use such measures as they fear public criticism.

In the HealthyLaws study we undertook a comprehensive assessment of regulatory interventions to prevent childhood obesity which we presented to a descriptively representative and informed group of Australians.

We asked a citizens' jury, held in South Australia in April 2015, to consider the question: What laws, if any, should we have in Australia to address childhood obesity? The jury were provided with systematically collected evidence of effectiveness of potential interventions, ethical and legal issues and community views. This seminar will present the findings from the jury and explore their implications for public policy in Australia.

Contact: Jessica Loyer, Email: jessica.loyer@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://arts.adelaide.edu.au/history/food-values/, PhD student, Food Values Research Group, School of Humanities, The University of Adelaide, Mobile: +61 431 811 323