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Healthy and Active Lifestyles

Date: 28 Nov 2024 | Time: 12:45 – 14:55 | Venue: PSL 2A/2B

An active and healthy lifestyle is the cornerstone of HealthierSG, Singapore’s latest healthcare transformation. This track amalgamates practitioners and experts in the field, to share the latest evidence and exchange exciting insights and innovations. This holistic approach to health explores the use of technology-driven strategies to promoting a healthy lifestyle, implementing behaviour nudges, and leveraging on social influences to activate communities across the spectrum of the population in a sustainable manner. Impact is significant as outcomes extend beyond disease prevention and chronic disease control, to enhancing mental wellbeing and quality of life, by empowering individuals and families in the community to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives. Participants can expect key takeaways that offer food-for-thought and opportunities for networking to catalyse collaborative efforts towards building healthier, more active communities for the future.  


Talk 1: Exercise – From Lab to Practice
Dr Mandy Zhang, Changi General Hospital

Talk 2: Senior Empowerment: Opportunities for Active Ageing
Associate Professor Carol Ma, Singapore University of Social Sciences 

Talk 3: Engaging Seniors: Insights from Gym Tonic and Other Community Initiatives
Mr Gabriel Lim, Lien Foundation

Talk 4: Activating Healthy Lifestyle for Chronic Disease Patients Using AI and Behavioural Science
Professor Teo Hock Hai, National University of Singapore

Talk 5: Sleep for Wellness and Health
Dr Lim Chau Sian, Changi General Hospital 

Talk 6: Implementation of Comprehensive Lifestyle Behavioural Interventions in Childhood Obesity