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ISPAH mourns the loss of Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III
ISPAH is deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Professor Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III – ISPAH Founder, inaugural President, and ISPAH Fellow. ISPAH expresses its deep gratitude for his contributions to the society over many years, and to the broader Physical Activity…
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Empowering Healthy Aging: A New Toolkit for Action on Physical Activity by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a comprehensive toolkit aimed at catalyzing action to promote physical activity among older adults. This initiative is part of a broader series designed to assist countries in crafting and executing policies to increase population participation in physical activity.…
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ISPAH Membership Survey – Summary report
Earlier this year, we invited ISPAH members to participate in a survey. The aim of the survey was to understand what our members valued about being an ISPAH member, and how ISPAH could best support professionals working in physical activity and health moving forward. We…
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Public Health Awareness Week in Kyebi: Empowering Communities through Education and Engagement
In May, the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) LMIC Research Council and Kingsley Keep Fit Club collaborated to launch the inaugural Public Health Awareness Week in Kyebi, Ghana. The week-long event, held in the hometown of the President of Ghana, aimed to…
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Abu Dhabi Congress 2022 – Image gallery
In October last year, the ISPAH Congress was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE – the first time in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The Abu Dhabi Congress brought together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from all corners of the globe to discuss how “Making Every Move…
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Release of the Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity for children and adolescents at ISPAH Congress 2022 in Abu Dhabi
On October 24th, 2022, physical activity researchers and experts from around the world came together to publicly release the Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity for children and adolescents under the leadership of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA). The Global Matrix 4.0 involved…
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WHO Global Status Report on Physical Activity
On 18th October, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022. This is the first report summarising progress on implementation of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030. The headline finding is that progress has been slow and…
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Welcoming new ISPAH Board Members
Since the Abu Dhabi Congress in October, we’ve had a rotation of Board Members and we would like to welcome new the Board Members to the ISPAH team. If you want to read more about the incoming Board Members you can check out their profiles…
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ISPAH Shorts
What are ISPAH shorts? ISPAH shorts is an initiative from ISPAH’s Capacity Building Committee to help our members share their research findings in an innovative and engaging way. Launched in 2019 as an exclusive ISPAH member benefit, members were once again invited to submit abstracts…
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Celebrating 25 years of Agita Mundo
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Agita Mundo – a community-wide campaign for promoting physical activity. ‘Agita’ is a Portuguese word meaning ‘to move the body’, but it also infers stimulating the mind, changing your way of thinking and becoming a more active citizen.…
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ISPAH supports #ActOnNCDs week
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the number one cause of death and disability in the world and are increasing in both low- and high-income countries. NCDs including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease account for up to 71% of deaths globally. Many of these NCD deaths are preventable. Substantial action needs to be taken to stem the tide of premature mortality. The 6th to 12th of September this year marks the 4th annual Global Week for Action on NCDs. The…
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#8Investments (Dutch translation) presented to Minister of Regional Development and Sports in Suriname
On August 17, 2021 Se-Sergio Baldew from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname met with the Surinamese Minister of Regional Development and Sports and her team and handed over the Dutch version of the #8investments that work for physical activity. He had the opportunity…
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