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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 Behavior. ISPAH and ProPASS are entering an exciting long-term partnership aimed at addressing critical gaps in the evidence base…
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Sedentary Behavior Council Webinar: Building an international database of sedentary Behaviors
The 2nd Sedentary Behavior Council Webinar will focus on international databases in sedentary Behavior. Please register for the FREE 1 hour webinar. Details: Time: 4pm GMT, Feb 22, 2022 Speakers and topics: 1. Dr Paul Mackie – Sedentary Behavior 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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#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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ISPAH Congress abstracts closing soon (June 21st)
Vancouver will proudly virtually host the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Congress, October 12 to 14, 2021. The ISPAH Congress represents the world’s largest forum related to physical activity and public health. ISPAH is recognized as the leading global society focusing…
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#8Investments now published in JPAH!
A concise summary of the rationale, methods and intentions of ISPAH’s Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity advocacy document. In November 2020, ISPAH launched “Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity” #8Investments. Now, a summary of the Eight Investments has been published in the…
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ISPAH & HEPA Europe Early Career Webinar: Research during the pandemic
Click here to register Event Details The aim of this webinar is to share different experiences of how the pandemic has impacted on the professional lives of ISPAH/HEPA early career members. Speakers will include Dr. Kelly Mackenzie (University of Sheffield) and Dr. Deborah Salvo (Washington…
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ISPAH Shorts – Call for applications [closed]
Due to the success of the 2020 ISPAH shorts, we are once again embarking on this exciting initiative that is exclusive to members. We will be funding the development of 8 animations (60-90 seconds) for peer-reviewed articles that were published in 2020. See an example…
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