ASPA interview with James Boyer
Our Scaling-Up Physical Activity SIG interviewed James Boyer from the NSW Department of Education. Q. What is your professional background? I trained as a teacher at the University of Sydney and then taught at a High School for ten years, including four as Head Teacher…
4 minutes de lectureAustralia’s scorecard on getting kids active and healthy
Join Parks & Leisure Australia as they discuss Australia’s scorecard on getting kids active and healthy. Featuring the 2022 Active Healthy Kids Australia (AHKA) report card, discussed by ASPA members Professor Kylie Hesketh, Associate Professor Nicky Ridgers & Associate Professor Verity Cleland. Date: Tuesday 26 July …
1 minute de lecturePraise for the Three Transport Priorities!
ASPA’s advocacy committee awarded “2022 Excellence in Health Promotion Practice” for their ‘Three Transport Priorities’ by The Australian Health Promotion Association WA Branch About the award Nominated by Lena Huda of 30please and Safe Streets to School Campaign earlier this year, ASPA’s Advocacy Committee and WeRide Australia…
2 minutes de lectureAustralian Children Becoming More Inactive — But We Have The Solutions Ready.
New report card on children’s physical activity points to Australia’s failings, scoring a D- for overall physical activity and D+ for active transport. The ‘Three Transport Priorities’ provides an opportunity for walking and riding to address these failings. The Three Transport Priorities provide opportunities at…
3 minutes readASPA is now the Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity
ASPA is a professional society to advance the science and practice of physical activity in the Asia-Pacific region. We have heard from our members and potential members that this intent should be reflected in our name, and we agree. Therefore, we are changing our name…
1 minute de lectureWatch the 2022 AHKA Australian Report Card Release
Missed the webinar for the release of the 2022 AHKA Australian Report Card? Head to ASPA’s Twitter for the key points from the report card, and watch the webinar recording here.
1 minute de lectureActive Healthy Kids Alliance – 2022 Australian Report Card Released today!
The 2022 Australian Physical Activity Report Card has been released, showing children and young people’s physical activity levels continue to be below par, scoring a D- and showing no improvement since inception of the report card in 2014. This year the report card calls for…
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