Shaping Fatherhood’s Role in Child and Family Health: Innovations and insights from Prof. Craig Garfield

Mar 26, 2025 - Mar 26, 2025

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Shaping Fatherhood’s Role in Child and Family Health: Innovations and insights from Prof. Craig Garfield

Mar 26 2025

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Fathers play a crucial role in child development, health and family wellbeing, but their impact in population studies of the perinatal period is often missing. Join Professor Craig Garfield, a leading expert in father inclusion in health settings, as he shares innovations from the U.S. on father wellbeing and data collection and how they are shaping policy and practice.

Craig will be joined by Associate Professor Richard Fletcher, from the Fathers and Families Research Program at University of Newcastle and Gautam Raju, Global Director, Policy and Advocacy for men’s health charity Movember for an insightful panel discussion on how you can apply these insights to enhance father inclusion in public health.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the future of fatherhood in health policy!

Learn more or register here.

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