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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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Наука, стоящая за рекомендациями ВОЗ по ПА и СБ [запись доступна]
В четверг 3 2020 года ISPAH провела вебинар в поддержку запуска нового руководства ВОЗ по физической активности и сидячему поведению. Нам посчастливилось услышать нескольких докладчиков, которые либо участвовали в процессе разработки руководства, либо были назначены редакторами журналов...
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ISPAH Congress 2021 – Vancouver
We are excited to announce that our plans for the ISPAH Congress in Vancouver, 12-14 October 2021, are going ahead! We are exploring various options for a ‘hybrid’ congress that will include both face-to-face and virtual components. The local organising team will continue to work closely…
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Резюме Руководства ВОЗ по ПА и СБ
Всемирная организация здравоохранения представила глобальные рекомендации ВОЗ по физической активности и малоподвижному образу жизни на 2020 год. В этих рекомендациях подчеркивается, что каждый человек, любого возраста и способностей, может быть физически активным и что каждый вид движения имеет значение. Четыре-пять миллионов смертей в год...
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