
Lee Ashton
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Post-doc at @UONPRCPAN in #Nutrition #PhysicalActivity | Working on: @DaughterDad_AU & @NMNTEatWell | 🇬🇧 living in 🇦🇺
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https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/lee-ashton 13-02-2014 09:27:51
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An absolute honour to showcase Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered ⚽️ to Fatma Samoura, Secretary General of FIFA 🤩 #BeyondGreatness

Recently we were honoured to host FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura at one of our groundbreaking Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered football sessions. The girls were excited to have the chance to show off their skills and are eagerly awaiting the FIFA Women's World Cup⚽ #FIFAWWC #BeyondGreatness


Inspirational keynote by Laureate Prof Clare Collins AO at #ISBNPA2023 talking all about making an impact in behavioural nutrition 🙌🏻


Congratulations Lee Ashton overall oral presentation award winner ISBNPA #isbnpa2023 University of Newcastle Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) 👏👏


Huge congrats to Lee Ashton taking out the prestigious #ISBNPA2023 award for best oral presentation showcasing the impact of the Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered cricket program!


A real thrill to chair a symposium on the many national & global adaptations of our ‘Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids’ programs. Great presentations from Teresia O'Connor @HeideBusse & Jake MacDonald


Fantastic presentation by Anna Rayward at #ISBNPA2023 on the scale up of Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered and the adaptations to improve scale & sustainability. Enabled by a great partnership with Office of Sport NSW & the sports sector Cricket Australia NNSWF Football NSW Basketball NSW


Richard Ball showing child feeding practices improved through peer led PICNIC intervention picnicproject.com.au Kerith Duncanson Tracy Burrows Lee Ashton Mid North Coast Health #isbnpa2023 ISBNPA University of Newcastle


NMNT Friends! Help us celebrate our 4th Birthday! Laureate Prof Clare Collins AO nib foundation Dr Karl University of Newcastle Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) ISBNPA

Daughters & Dads Football is funded under the NSW Legacy Fund as a key initiative to increase female participation. 81% of girls drop out of sport by the age of 14, the program aims to reduce those barriers and keep girls physically active. #Legacy23 Football NSW NNSWF Office of Sport NSW

Very proud of this paper highlighting the great impact of Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered Cricket. Huge improvements in girls' batting/bowling skills, enjoyment & intention to play. Also won best presentation at ISBNPA by Lee Ashton! Now rolling out with Cricket Australia tinyurl.com/tvunf2xc


Thanks University of Newcastle for the opportunity to do this podcast to talk about the rationale, impact and magic behind our amazing Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered program minds changing lives, stories from Hippocampus podcast. 🎧 tinyurl.com/48yspy6c


Yesterday Prof Philip Morgan Lee Ashton showcased D&D Football at ‘The Winning Playbook: Leading Innovative Change in Sport’ event to help build on the #FIFAWWC & unlock the future potential for our women & girls. ⚽️ Special thanks to superstars Mia, Rob & Kirsten⭐️ #BeyondGreatness


Great to see this paper on the wider impacts of Healthy Dads + Kids program. We gathered insights from the whole family unit & found: ✅ Improved parenting 💪🏻 stronger father-child relationship ➕ lifestyle changes 🏠Positive impacts on the wider family unit 🔗 shorturl.at/dqGQ6


Check out our new paper on the sustained impacts of Daughters & Dads Active and Empowered at 12-months. Including improvements in: 🏃♀️Physical activity 📱Screen time 👪Parenting practices 😀Self-esteem 💪Social-emotional wellbeing ❤️Father-daughter relationship 🔗ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
