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A child’s right to play: Why it’s everyone’s business

Parents, educators, and governments have a shared responsibility to protect a child’s right to play. From our earliest years, we’re…

Early Career Network (ECN) 2023/24 – Roll Call!

The ISPAH ECN is a group of eight early career professionals working in physical activity and public health across the…
ISPAH Membership Survey – Summary report

Earlier this year, we invited ISPAH members to participate in a survey. The aim of the survey was to understand…
Public Health Awareness Week in Kyebi: Empowering Communities through Education and Engagement

In May, the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) LMIC Research Council and Kingsley Keep Fit Club collaborated…
Abu Dhabi Congress 2022 – Image gallery

In October last year, the ISPAH Congress was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE – the first time in the Eastern…
TransformUs – Revolutionising the classroom through movement

14 years of research to practice for a whole-school-physical activity initiative The current educational norm in Australia and globally is…
World Day for Physical Activity – April 6

World Day for Physical Activity is April 6, 2023. This event was established in 2002, led by Agita Mundo with…
ISPAH launches new photography competition

As a community interested in physical activity and health, we cannot help but take photos of people being active, good…
Increasing Older Adult Community Functional ‘Fit’ Through Active Urban Design

Understanding the relationship between local high streets and older adults’ physical activity There is an increasing older community population who…
Get Ireland Walking! through a systems approach

Using systems science to understand and enhance walking promotion in Ireland Physical activity promotion in Ireland, and worldwide, is the…
Nordic Walking Campus: the paths of wellness

An idea to teach and practice the Nordic Walking In Italy, inactivity is a widespread issue. According to 2019 ISTAT…
Active School Flag: ‘Finding the Fit’

Learnings from an established, whole-of-school physical activity initiative operating at scale in Ireland. Whole-of-school physical activity initiatives have been…
Release of the Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity for children and adolescents at ISPAH Congress 2022 in Abu Dhabi

On October 24th, 2022, physical activity researchers and experts from around the world came together to publicly release the Global…