Policy symposium on NCDs prevention Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial disease, and the main risk factor for several other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The growing burden of NCDs are the leading cause of global mortality killing 41 million people each year. Successful policy actions to address physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and sedentary behaviours, key risk…
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PEPAYS Ireland: (Re)connecting as a Community – Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Research and Practice PEPAYS Ireland are delighted to announce that the PEPAYS Ireland Forum will take place at the University of Limerick, on Saturday, June 11th. The title of the forum is ‘(Re)connecting as a Community – Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Research…
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‘The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Webinar’ June 20th, 12-2pm (Irish time) Register here Speakers include: 1. Prof Sami Kokko: Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Presentation Title: National monitoring of sports participation and physical activity among children and adolescents in Finland. 2. Dr Sinead Connolly School of Sport, Ulster University,…
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Webinar – Enhancing teaching and learning of physical activity in Irish medical curricula The next event in the HEI Teaching and Learning National Seminar Series takes place on Wed 25th focusing on enhancing teaching and learning of physical activity in the Irish medical curricula. Registration is free and via this link https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YhvkxzLqQR-BL985Ir7kHw Learning Objectives To…
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WHO Regional Office for Europe has launched the WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022. The report, aimed at policymakers and stakeholders, responds to the growing challenge and impact of obesity, providing the evidence to date, building on past publications that focus on overweight and obesity in Europe, and aligning with initiatives to tackle cancer within…
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ONLINE WORKSHOP Using the I-PARC Evaluation Toolkit to measure the impact of physical activity interventions. 9am-12pm, Thursday 19th & Thursday 26th May 2022 Register via https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtc-CopzkuEtbo6izYwLFsQc_FpzbF0B92 Description This is a 6-hour interactive online workshop delivered over two-days by members of the I-PARC project team, aiming to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to learn…
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New post with HSE Healthy Eating Active Living Programme now advertised! NRS11937 Grade VII Project Manager, Health & Wellbeing, Strategy & Research Closing date: Monday 4th April 2022 at 12 noon. Full details, Online Application, Job Specification, Additional Campaign Information are accessible via the HSE website on: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/job-search/management-admin-ict/nrs11937.html The role with the HSE Healthy Eating…
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National Brain Awareness Week takes place from March 14th to 20th, 2022 The Dementia: Understand Together campaign, led by the HSE in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Age Friendly Ireland, Age & Opportunity, Healthy Ireland and the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, is encouraging everyone to make simple changes to help maintain…
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The Walk21 Conference series is the leading conference on walking and walkability in the world. From London to Sydney, New York to Hong Kong, Bogota and Vancouver, great cities have made their communities better for walking and hosted the conference. Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), in partnership with the Government of Ireland, is proud to…
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The Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport is pleased to announce its upcoming Consultative Committee webinar on Physical education (PE) and school sports: a creative approach to human rights and democracy. This webinar will take place online on Monday 21 February 2022 from 15:00 to 17:00 (CEST) and will bring together experts in…
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