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ISPAH funds $12,000USD for LMIC Scholarships
As part of ISPAHs continued work to support physical activity research in LMIC, we award almost $12,000 (US) to four recipients from LMICs to travel and attend the 2022 congress in Abu Dhabi. We hope to provide this opportunity at our future congresses to allow…
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ISPAH Congress 2022 “Programme at a glance” launched!
The programme at a glance is available via the ISPAH Congress 2022 website.
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ISPAH Congress 2022 website full of useful information!
Have you seen the ISPAH Congress website yet? It’s full of information about the programme, abstracts, and Abu Dhabi.
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Sedentary Behaviour Council Webinar Series: Part 3 – International Recommendations For School Related Sedentary Behaviours
The Sedentary Behaviour Council welcomes everyone to attend a Webinar on new International Recommendations for School-Related Sedentary Behaviour. The session will provide an overview of the evidence and process used to inform the recommendations, as well as reviewing the recommendations themselves. Webinars will be recorded…
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Get involved with ISPAH – multiple position vacancies
ISPAH is looking for volunteers to fill multiple positions. Click on the green button below to view descriptions for what each position would entail, along with the preferred skillset for each position, expected time commitment per week, and duration of the position. For reference, ISPAH’s organisational chart…
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New partnership: The Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep consortium (ProPASS) & the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH)
A new partnership between ISPAH and ProPASS to address critical gaps in the evidence base for global and national guideline development for physical activity and sedentary behaviour. ISPAH and ProPASS are entering an exciting long-term partnership aimed at addressing critical gaps in the evidence base…
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Sedentary Behaviour Council Webinar: Building an international database of sedentary behaviours
The 2nd Sedentary Behaviour Council Webinar will focus on international databases in sedentary behaviour. Please register for the FREE 1 hour webinar. Details: Time: 4pm GMT, Feb 22, 2022 Speakers and topics: 1. Dr Paul Mackie – Sedentary Behaviour Council Program (5 min) 2. Professor…
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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 Congress 2022 Website Launch
Following the success of the 8th ISPAH Congress hosted virtually from Vancouver, Canada, we are pleased to announce the launch of the 9th ISPAH Congress website. The ISPAH Congress 2022 is being held in Abu Dhabi, 24-27 October 2022. You can find out more about…
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ISPAH ECN Regional Representative: Expression of Interest
ISPAH’s Early Career Network (ECN) is looking for volunteers to fill positions as Regional Representatives. The duties of the Regional Representative shall include: (a) To assist the webinar team with developing the webinar series, including but not limited to recruiting regional speakers.(b) Represent ISPAH-ECN at…
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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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