Co-Conveners:
Dr Nicole Peel (Western Sydney University) N.Peel@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Janette Young (UniSA) janette.young@unisa.edu.au
Aims and objectives: The aims and objectives of the ANZAS Leisure & Health Special Interest Group are to:
- Support research and teaching on leisure and health issues,
- Encourage and enable collaboration between academics and practitioners in the fields related to health and leisure including (but not limited to): health promotion, therapeutic recreation & art/music therapy,
- Encourage discussions concerning accreditation/registration/certification aspects related to leisure and health,
- Encourage submission of papers to ANZALS Biennial conferences as well as other ANZALS symposium/events,
- Promote opportunities for members to engage in regional events (hosted by ANZALS or like-minded partners),
- Provide an avenue for researchers to have draft papers informally reviewed by members,
- Encourage and support postgraduate research in the fields related to health and leisure.
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