A multidisciplinary centre of excellence in healthy active living and obesity research for children and youth.
CHEO Research Institute
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💥Conference news!🎤
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance will be hosting a symposium at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (@ISBNPA) 2025 Conference in Auckland, New Zealand! 🇳🇿
activehealthykids.org/2025/0…
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Upcoming Webinar‼️ "Enhance Physical Literacy with the FitBack Digital Toolkit" on March 13th
Discover the FitBack Digital Toolkit, leverage European fitness norms & health risk standards, gain expert insights & explore new platform features!
Details at activehealthykids.org/2025/0…
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Meeting #physicalactivity guidelines is important, but using this as a cut-off excludes those who are starting out, or who are challenged by access or opportunity. Including 'no to low' movement as an additional tool in PA surveillance is one solution
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-06…
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@OutdoorPlayCA, @haloresearch at @CHEO, @afcs_seaf & @AlgonquinColleg are launching the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play where practice, policy & research will come together to inspire commitment to advancing #Outdoorplay!
#JobAlert Join an amazing team as a resource consultant!
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⌛️ The deadline for submitting to our special issue is 1 week out! If your EOI was approved, we look forward to your submission by Feb. 15.
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@OutdoorPlayCA, @haloresearch at @CHEO, @afcs_seaf & @AlgonquinColleg are launching the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play where practice, policy & research will come together to inspire commitment to advancing #Outdoorplay!
Join our amazing team as a resource consultant!
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A new study co-authored by ParticipACTION’s @lmvanderloo found that while most adults in Canada support policy that benefits physical activity promotion & climate change reduction, we need to enhance awareness of the link between the two: hubs.la/Q02hsXhd0
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Active school transportation (AST) is not only a good way to squeeze in activity, but also an important #climatechange mitigation strategy. To encourage more AST, specific correlates should be considered by policymakers, health advocates & urban planners 🔗doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-02…
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⚠️Registration for the AHKGA #GlobalMatrix 5.0 is now open!📢
⭐️Registration details
⭐️Timelines
⭐️Benefits of participating
⭐️Registration form
...are available on the registration page:
activehealthykids.org/regist…
Please share with your network!
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Scientific Writing in Physiology: Confused/Misused Terms and Phrases | Journal of Applied Physiology
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New 📄 collaboration with @lmvanderloo in @IJBNPA: ‘Prioritizing a research agenda on built environments and physical activity: a twin panel Delphi consensus process with researchers and knowledge users’ 🔓 doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-0…
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New article using @COMPASS_UW data examining gender differences in the associations between movement behaviour and mental health outcomes. 50 days of free access:
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Extra 28 days to submit regular abstracts to our #MovementBEhaviours conference @UPorto - if you are looking for a good forum to present your #PhysicalActivity #SedentaryBehaviour or #Sleep #research, do consider it!😉
Abstracts will be published & available #OpenAccess..+info👇
🆕Considering the increased workload that many academics have at the end of the year and that the previous deadline fell within the holidays, we have decided to EXTEND THE REGULAR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE to 31/Jan/2024🗓️
Happy holidays to all!🎄🎇🧑🎓
sshb.org/2024-sshb-conferenc…
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May this holiday season bring you wellness, laughter, and countless memories! Here's to an active, thriving, and prosperous new year ahead. Warm wishes from all of us at AHKGA! 🎄❄️ #GlobalMatrix
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🚨 Exciting news from ISPAH!
📢 The #ISPAH2024 deadline for symposia and workshops submissions has been extended to January 15th, 2024!
🏃 Accelerating policy and practice to ensure physical activity for all.
👉 Submission details: 🔗 buff.ly/452WFpF
#PhysicalActivity
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🌎🏃 New research from @Fagan_MJ & colleagues found that meeting #PhysicalActivity guidelines were associated, among other variables, were associated with higher odds of supporting #ClimateChange policy actions.
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📢Heads up #PhysicalActivity #SedentaryBehaviour #Sport #PhysicalEducation #Sleep researchers
Conference I'm co-organising w/colleagues @UPorto, w/great invited speakers+talks aligned, & a supportive environment for #PhDstudents (+best poster prize) & #postgrads - come join us😊
📢1 month left to submit regular abstracts for our 2024 conference on all things #MovementBehaviours⛹️♀️📺😴
The conference aims to be interdisciplinary, and we invite submissions of #research on:
➡️Measurement & analysis methods
➡️Prevalence & trends
➡️Factors that influence...👇
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Reminder! Expressions of interest for our 2024 special issue on Global Health Challenges are due Dec. 15. All accepted articles into this special issue will be published free access for the first 12 months!
📢Announcing a Call for Papers for an important special issue of JPAH!
“Physical Activity as a Necessary Solution to Current Global Health Challenges”
‼️Expressions of interest due Dec. 15
🌟Accepted articles free to read for first 12 months
Details: journals.humankinetics.com/p…
ALT Advertisement for Call for Papers for Journal of Physical Activity & Health titled "Physical Activity as a Necessary Solution to Current Global Health Challenges"
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🚨New PHE Canada resource alert!
Want to support students with a disability in your school community and enhance the inclusivity and accessibility of your everyday physical activity programming?
Download the All Abilities Guidebook and Poster for free | phecanada.ca/activate/all-ab…
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Associations between anxiety disorders and depression symptoms are related to 24-hour movement behaviors among Brazilian adolescents
Diego Augusto Santos Silva et al.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.0…