Webinar: Protecting children from the promotion of alcohol, junk food and gambling
Are you concerned with the wellbeing of children? Gain new insights into the urgent need to protect children from the promotion of harmful products such as alcohol, junk food and gambling. Hear the latest evidence on harmful product promotion online and in the real world. Learn what works to protect children.
Date: Tuesday 28th April 2026.
Time: Noon to 1pm.
Location: Online.
Cost: FREE.
This webinar is part of the Ara Tiatia | Advocacy to Action Across the Cancer Spectrum Series.
Register for this webinar on child wellbeing, alcohol, junk food and gambling. The zoom link will be provided with registration confirmation email.
About the speakers
Professor Louise Signal is Co-Director of Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui Matepukupuku: Cancer Society Research Collaboration. Louise's research has a strong focus on cancer prevention and equity for Māori, Pacific, and low-income communities. She was the principal investigator on an innovative research project that studied the world children live in – Kids' Cam. This study used automated cameras worn by 12-year-olds to explore the world in which our children live. Currently, she leads the Kids Online Aotearoa Study, which explores the nature and extent of children's exposure online to issues of public health concern.
Libby McNaughton is an Assistant Research Fellow in Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit, University of Otago, Wellington. Libby played a key role in the data collection for Kids Online Aotearoa, one of the key studies reported in this webinar. Her PhD research uses the Kids Online Aotearoa data to analyse the nature and extent of children’s exposure to junk food online.