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World Health Day 2025: The Role of Physical Activity in Maternal and Newborn Health
Every mother and baby deserve a healthy start in life. Yet, every seven seconds, a preventable maternal or newborn death occurs worldwide (WHO, 2025). This World Health Day, observed on 7 April 2025, marks the launch of a global year-long campaign: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures. Led…
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World Day for Physical Activity 2025: More of the Same is not Enough
Why a Day for Physical Activity? Physical activity is part of human routine living for centuries. However, the 2012 Lancet Physical Activity Series showed that physical inactivity was responsible for 5+ million deaths per year globally. This massive burden of disease attributable to physical inactivity…
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Magtfulde aktører, der underminerer politikken for fysisk aktivitet, skal udfordres
I en keynote på ISPAH Congress 2024 udfordrede Kent Buse (medstifter og co-CEO af Global Health 50/50 og professor i sundhedspolitik ved Monash University Malaysia) bevægelsesmiljøet til at tænke og handle mere politisk for at få effektive politikker for fysisk aktivitet. På trods af...
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Fremhæver 'sandwich-generationen' på Kvindernes Internationale Kampdag
Fornemmelse, mangfoldighed, tryghed og valgmuligheder er nøglen til at styrke kvinder i alderen 50+ gennem fysisk aktivitet. Fysisk aktivitet er afgørende for at maksimere sundhed og velvære, især når vi bliver ældre.Men mange "unge" ældre kvinder på 50 år og derover står over for unikke udfordringer i forhold til at være fysisk aktive....
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Verdens fedme-dag 2025: ISPAH støtter et systemfokus for sundere liv
Hvorfor en dag for fedme? Fedme er stadig meget misforstået, primært fordi mange mennesker stadig mener, at denne sygdom er en konsekvens af personlige valg. Desværre kan sådanne (mis)opfattelser føre til vægtrelateret stigmatisering, fordomme og diskrimination - skadelige, udbredte holdninger, stereotyper og handlinger, der har negativ indvirkning på...
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Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrix 5.0 to be released at the ISPAH 2026 Congress
A continuación se presenta una versión en español de este artículo. Country and jurisdictional Report Card development has begun! The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) is preparing the Global Matrix 5.0 of physical activity Report Cards. The latest edition of their comprehensive assessment of…
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ISPAH Paris 2024: Reflections from the ISPAH Early Career Network
For early career researchers in particular, attending an international conference can be a daunting yet transformative experience. Surrounded by experts, crowds of people from all over the globe, and a forest of colorful posters, signs and sponsor booths – overwhelm can be a common emotion.…
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Paris 2024: En skelsættende begivenhed for det internationale fællesskab for fysisk aktivitet
The 10th ISPAH Congress in Paris has come to a successful conclusion. Co-hosted by the French Society of Public Health (SFSP) with co-sponsorship from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the congress took place from October 28-31, 2024 with workshops, symposiums, keynotes, and presentations on the…
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A tribute to Dr Simon J. Marshall
Dr Simon J. Marshall August 14th, 1970 – June 1st, 2024 A tribute by Stuart Biddle and Mark Falcous Stuart was Simon’s PhD supervisor at Loughborough University. Mark was a fellow PhD student with Simon and struck up a great friendship that lasted for the…
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Støtte til ISPAH Congress 2024 Carbon Emissions Initiatives
Make a Difference: Complete the ISPAH Congress 2024 Carbon Emissions Survey As part of our commitment to sustainability, ISPAH is partnering with Climate Partner to measure the carbon emissions associated with our society and the ISPAH Congress 2024. This initiative will enable us to set…
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ISPAH welcomes New President-Elect Deborah Salvo
ISPAH Welcomes New President-Elect Deborah Salvo: Charting a Course for Global Physical Activity and Health We are excited to announce that Dr. Deborah Salvo has been elected as the new President-Elect of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). Dr. Salvo, an Associate…
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Introducing the 2024 Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy Mentees
The International Society for Physical Activity & Health (ISPAH) and the Journal of Physical Activity & Health (JPAH) are proud to announce the first class of mentees for the Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy. This Academy, named in honor of the late Harold W. (Bill)…
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