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“Be a Champion!” in rural US schools
School health champions take a tailored approach to promoting physical activity through policy, environment, and strategy change. Schools play a key role in providing youth with opportunities for physical activity, but often lack resources, expertise, and motivation to enact change, especially in rural areas. There…
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Video: A Government Mandated School Physical Activity Policy: Can We Support Teachers to Implement It?
Read the full paper:https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103764 Suggested citation: International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Community Hub Video. Available from: wordpress-800566-2740760.cloudwaysapps.com/community-hub/. Original Research: Nathan N, Hall A, McCarthy N, et al. Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of…
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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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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 activity and sedentary behaviour: Translating science to practice”. Details: When: Nov 3, 2021 8:00 PM London, UK time Topic: Active Ageing – Every Move Counts! Confirmed…
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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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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 to 2019-2020 on physical activity research, policy and surveillance worldwide, corresponding to a global coverage of 75.9%. The purpose of the Almanac is to help…
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2021 ISPAH and WHO Webinar series: Webinar 4 – New Guidelines, New Surveillance?
We are delighted to organise the fourth webinar in the ISPAH and WHO 2021 series on “WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Translating science to practice”. Details: When: June 3, 2021 14:00 GMT LondonTopic: New guidelines, New surveillance? Confirmed speakers: – Rick Troiano, National Institutes…
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2021 ISPAH and WHO Webinar series: Webinar 3 – Youth Guidelines [English & Spanish]
We are delighted the next webinar in the ISPAH and WHO 2021 series on “WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Translating science to practice”. Details: When: May 6, 2021 13:00 GMT LondonTopic: Youth Guidelines – How can we get young people more active? Speakers: Jean-Phillipe…
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2021 ISPAH and WHO Webinar series: Webinar 1
We are delighted to announce the first webinar in the ISPAH and WHO 2021 series on “WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Translating science to practice”. This first webinar of the series will focus on: How guidelines can be used to create physical…
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The Science behind the WHO PA and SB Guidelines [recording now available]
On Thursday 3rd 2020 ISPAH hosted a webinar to support the launch of the new WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour. We were fortunate to hear from several speakers who were either involved with the guideline development process, or were appointed as journal editors…
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Summary of the WHO PA and SB Guidelines
The World Health Organization has launched the 2020 global WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. These guidelines emphasize that everyone, of all ages and abilities, can be physically active and that every type of movement counts. Four to five million deaths per year…
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