{"id":31473,"date":"2026-07-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=31473"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:48:02","slug":"how-is-footy-helping-to-make-lasting-change-for-mens-health","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/how-is-footy-helping-to-make-lasting-change-for-mens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How is footy helping to make lasting change for men&#8217;s health?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 1 minute<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footy isn\u2019t just about the game, it could be part of the solution to some of the biggest health challenges facing men today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this upcoming <strong>Research Rumble<\/strong>: &#8220;<strong>More than a game: how footy is kicking goals for men\u2019s health<\/strong>&#8220;, Curtin researchers will unpack Aussie-FIT, a program using sport and community to help men build healthier, more active lives. From heart health to mental wellbeing, it\u2019s a practical example of research making a real impact beyond campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hear from experts and a live panel of industry and community leaders as they share insights and real-world outcomes from the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 August 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5pm to 7:30pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Lantern, Level 7, T.L. Robertson Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you\u2019re into health, sport or social impact, this is your chance to see how research translates into meaningful change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join in person or online.<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block button-block\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Button block\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/events\/more-than-a-game-how-footy-is-kicking-goals-for-mens-health\/\" class=\"button button--deep-blue\" target=\"_top\">Register to attend<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footy meets research, discover how Aussie-FIT is using sport and community to improve men\u2019s physical and mental health at this Curtin Research Rumble. | Reading time: 1 min<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4481,"featured_media":31474,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7495,4848,6778,6187,5650,6426","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[140,141,149],"class_list":["post-31473","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-on-campus","oasis-categories-online","oasis-categories-wellbeing"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/research-rumble-1588x840px-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Ben","last_name":"Adams","display_name":"Ben Adams"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-06 13:19:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=31473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}