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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…

Time, Training, Trust – making movement prescription an easier choice

Why aren’t more doctors prescribing physical activity? The World Health Organization ranks physical inactivity as the 4th leading risk factor…
Researchers work with City Hall to develop local solutions to promote sport and recreation for all

University faculty proposes local community sports facilities to combat physical inactivity in Arad, Romania Aurel Vlaicu University through the Physical…
Varje steg räknas: firar 20 år av framgång för 10.000 Steps Australia

Over 550,000 members and 285 billion steps later: Understanding the long-term implementation achievements of a community-wide eHealth intervention program. Like…
“We don’t have to do things the same way”

Tackling physical inactivity through sport; an evaluation of the Move It AUS program The SPort & Recreation INTervention & Epidemiology…
Collaborative working to increase walking in local parks

Academics work with local stakeholders to enhance a community asset in a deprived area of a UK town Delapré Park…
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…
2021 ISPAH and WHO Webinar series: Webinar 5 – Active Ageing – Every Move Counts!

We are delighted to organise the fifth webinar in the ISPAH and WHO 2021 series on “WHO Guidelines on physical…
ISPAH Virtual AGM – Oct 13

In line with the virtual ISPAH Congress experience taking place next week (12-14th Oct), ISPAH’s Annual General Meeting will also…
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…
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…
#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…
Webinar – Launching the 2nd Physical Activity Almanac – GoPA! Country Cards

In the Second Physical Activity Almanac, GoPA! presents the complete Second Set of 164 Country Cards with the available evidence up…