Webinar 2: Protecting children from the promotion of alcohol, junk food & gambling: New evidence and solutions for anyone concerned with children's wellbeing

Te rā/Date: Tuesday 28 April 2026
Te wā/Time: 12.00pm to 1.00pm

This is an online event. The zoom link will be included in your registration confirmation email.

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 promotion online and in the real world. Learn what works to protect children.

Presented by Professor Louise Signal & Libby McNaughton

Professor Louise Signal is a Co-Director of Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui Matepukupuku: Cancer Society Research Collaboration. Louise is a social scientist with a PhD in Community Health from the University of Toronto. 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, reported here, 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 & 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 here. Her PhD research uses the Kids Online Aotearoa data to analyse the nature and extent of children’s exposure to junk food.