Whole-of-school physical activity initiatives have been identified by the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) as one of the eight investments that work for physical activity. However, research shows that they can be challenging to design and to implement, particularly at scale. Ireland’s Active School Flag (ASF) programme is a whole-of-school physical activity initiative…
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Whole-of-systems approaches – involving communication and alignment between organisations working across sectors and disciplines – are increasingly prominent in public health and health promotion. Notably, The World Health Organisation’s Global Action Plan for Physical Activity (GAPPA) is a global call to action for governments to adopt whole-of-systems approaches to address physical inactivity. Get Ireland Walking –…
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The World Cancer Research Fund International, in partnership with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, as part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded CO-CREATE project, is launching the MOVING policy index, rating and ranking the design of physical activity policies from 30 countries in Europe. The amended date for the MOVING (physical activity) policy index webinar is…
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The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently launched a free online learning pathway developed to help general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, to support older people to have more physically active lives. The ‘Getting Active for Better Ageing’ pathway sets out key facts, information and guidelines on physical activity, and tools on how to…
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Gendered sports kits – such as skirts – play a major role in teenage girls dropping out of sport, according to research recently published in the peer reviewed journal Sport, Education and Society and highlighted in BBC Sport. The research, based on responses from more than 400 women, has already led to the adoption of…
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Ireland is on course to become the most obese country in Europe, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighted in an article in The Irish Times. Europe is heading for an unprecedented explosion in rates of obesity and excess weight, which will lead to a crisis of “enormous proportions” by…
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Sport England’s research highlights “The Enjoyment Gap”, which limits women’s involvement in physical activity. This research shows that the pandemic and cost of-living crisis have had a disproportionate impact on women. As a result, women have less to spend on weekly budgets and less time to spend on themselves, which has impacted negatively their physical…
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This 60-minute webinar, organised by ISBNPA Policies and Environment SIG, will showcase six pre-conference workshops at ISBNPA 2023 in Uppsala, Sweden, that are relevant to individuals working in the broad area of policy and environment research and practice to improve diet and physical activity. Each of the pre-conference workshop leads will give a brief overview…
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April 6th marks World Day for Physical Activity. The World Day for Physical Activity is promoted through the WHO and Agita Mundo – World Physical Activity Network, a group of international governmental and non-governmental institutions who strive to disseminate the benefits of adopting a more active and healthy lifestyle by doing some physical activity daily.…
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ISBNPA Webinar from the Implementation and Scalability SIG: March 10, 2023 Title: Intervention Adaptations – understanding their impact and decisions to make adaptations https://isbnpa.org/webinar/march-10-2023-utc-implementation-and-scalability-sig-webinar-adaptations-understanding-their-impact-and-decisions-to-make-adaptations/ Speakers Christopher Miller, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Stanford Medicine Learning objectives 1. `Introduction to adaptation (why adapt/concepts/definitions)` 2. `Introduction…
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