IJERPH Webinar | Healthy Child, Healthy Adult—Longevity and Healthy Living
the chairs
Welcome to our webinar entitled Healthy Child, Healthy Adult – Longevity and Healthy Living. This webinar will focus on the current state of children’s physical activity and nutrition, with regard to current and long-term health issues, NCDs as a public health concern and the consequences for individuals. It will also look at how we can enhance quality of life as we age. We will be paying particular attention to nutrition and physical activity for long-term benefits and examine some of the current policies and strategies that have been researched and shown to help in this area. We will also be discussing how the current guidelines support these healthy initiatives as part of public health for the population.
Date: 22 May 2026
Time: 3:30 pm CEST | 9:30 am EDT | 9:30 pm CST (Asia)Webinar ID: 810 6670 0883
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Chairs
School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, UK;Dr. Lindsy Kass is a Senior Research Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Nutrition at the University of Hertfordshire. She is a Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES) accredited Exercise Physiologist and is also registered with the Nutrition Society. She has many years of experience at community- and elite-level sport and performance. Although much of Lindsy's experience comes from working with elite athletes, she also works with the general public and public health agencies and has been actively involved with local schools and children’s camps, encouraging good health through physical activity and healthy eating, and has a particular interest in staying fit for healthy ageing. Her consultancy work also includes crisis management and crisis preparedness for sports teams and food companies.
Faculty of Health Sciences & Sport, University of Stirling, Scotland;Dr. Gillian McLellan is a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology & Coaching at the University of Stirling and also works as a Sports Scientist in football. Her postgraduate studies have focused on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children, with an emphasis on improving health outcomes.
Important Dates
22 May
2026 (23:59 AoE)
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. David Cox
Freelance journalist and author;Dr. David Cox is a specialist health and medical journalist. He has a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge, and has covered all aspects of healthcare over the past decade, with a particular focus on nutrition and the ongoing revolution in ageing science. He writes regularly for newspapers, broadcasters and scientific journals around the world, from The Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC, The Times, WIRED and NBC News to the British Medical Journal. His work is often discussed on TV and radio programmes around the world, and he has been shortlisted 14 times for various journalism awards. "The Age Code”, a two-year investigation into the science behind what we eat and how well we age, is his first book.
Dr. Samantha Robinson
Division of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of the West of Scotland, Scotland;Dr. Samantha Robinson is the programme lead for BSc (hons) Sport & Exercise Science, and a lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology. Her research focuses on the development and application of 24-hour movement guidelines, examining how physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behaviour interact to influence children’s health and wellbeing.
Mr. Nathan Phillips
School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Scotland;My current research focuses on how nutritional interventions influence muscle function, recovery, and long-term health, with the goal of identifying strategies that promote strength and vitality across the lifespan. I'm currently completing my PhD at the University of Glasgow, where I'm exploring how Omega-3 fatty acids and protein support healthy ageing. I am also CEO of StudySetGo, which is a contract research organisation which specialises in running remote research trials for commercial entities.
In this section, you will find the recordings of this webinar to watch, re-watch and share with your colleagues!
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Speaker |
Presentation |
Time in CEST |
Time in EDT |
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Ms. Bianca Raluca Berezoschi |
IJERPH Journal Introduction |
3:30–3:35 pm |
9:30–9:35 am |
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Dr. Lindsy Kass (Chair) |
Webinar Opening and Relevant Special Issue Introduction |
3:35–3:40 pm |
9:35–9:40 am |
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Dr. David Cox |
The Science Behind What We Eat and How We Age |
3:40–4:00 pm |
9:40–10:00 am |
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Q&A |
4:00–4:05 pm |
10:00–10:05 am |
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Dr. Samantha Robinson |
How Movement Behaviour and Diet Affect Children’s Health and Wellbeing |
4:05–4:20 pm |
10:05–10:20 am |
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Q&A |
4:20–4:25 pm |
10:20–10:25 am |
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Mr. Nathan Phillips |
How Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Protein Support Strength, Vitality and Healthy Ageing |
4:25–4:40 pm |
10:25–10:40 am |
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Q&A |
4:40–4:45 pm |
10:40–10:45 am |
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General Q&A |
4:45–4:55 pm |
10:45–10:55 am |
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Dr. Gillian McLellan |
Concluding Remarks |
4:55–5:05 pm |
10:55–11:05 am |
"Healthy Child, Healthy Adult—Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity as a Public Health Concern"
Special Issues Editors: Dr. Lindsy Kass and Dr. Gillian McLellan
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027