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Early Career Network (ECN) 2023/24 – Roll Call!
The ISPAH ECN is a group of eight early career professionals working in physical activity and public health across the globe – from Australia to Belgium, Singapore, the UK, Portugal, Vietnam, Türkiye, Mexico and Ethiopia. This committee works hard behind the scenes to provide early…
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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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World Day for Physical Activity – April 6
World Day for Physical Activity is April 6, 2023. This event was established in 2002, led by Agita Mundo with support from the World Health Organization. This year’s theme – “Have a Good Time! Be Active!” – emphasizes the importance of fun. If we enjoy…
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ISPAH launches new photography competition
As a community interested in physical activity and health, we cannot help but take photos of people being active, good cycle lanes or bike storage, signs that forbid activities such as cycling and skateboarding… Well, now’s your chance to put all those photos to good…
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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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Open vacancies to join the ISPAH Board are closing early!
Due to a high volume of applicants, the closing date for both the ISPAH Board Advocacy role and Events role has been bought forward to Friday 2nd December 2022. With just one week left to apply, please click the link below for more information on the…
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