Australia’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.ย Date:ย Tuesday 26 Julyย …
1 minute readSchool Physical Activity Webinar 20th July 2pm AEDT
Snap shots from the field: Novel strategies to promote physical activity in schoolsย This session will present a snap shot of the breadth of School based PA research, initiatives and program from across Australia and New Zealand.ย ย Guest speakers from Australia and New Zealand will…
4 minutes readECN Open Meeting – Thursday June 16th
The Early Career Network are having an open meeting โ we encourage all early career professionals to attend, learn more about ASPA and connect with other early career professionals working to advance the science and practice of physical activity in the Asia Pacific region. When:…
1 minute readAddressing Mental Health and Wellbeing for Early Career Professionals, April 2022
Drawing on recent experiences of COVID-19, its impact on mental health and the changing workforce landscape, the ASPA Early Career Network hosted a webinar in April focusing on mental health and wellbeing for Early Career Professionals. Speakers Dr Catherine Draper (University of Witwatersrand) and Mr…
2 minutes readLaunching the ASPA School Physical Activity SIG!
ASPA has a new Special Interest Group (SIG) dedicated to school-based physical activity! This SIG will provide an integrated research-practice platform to better understand, prioritise, advance and sustain school-based physical activity. Join our launch event to find out more. Chaired by: Dr Natalie Lander, Deakin…
1 minute readWatch 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 readJoin the Early Career Network for an open meeting March 10th 2022
The Early Career Network are having an open meeting โ we encourage all early career professionals to attend, learn more about ASPA and connect with other early career professionals working to advance the science and practice of physical activity in the Asia Pacific. Thursday March…
1 minute readPhysical Literacy SIG Virtual Planning Session 11-3-22
The Physical Literacy Special Interest Group is conducting a virtual planning session to garner ideas and input from ASPA members (and others) interested in physical literacy that will help inform the plans for the SIG for 2022 and beyond. Friday 11th March from 1-2pmย Join…
1 minute readThe Great Physical Inactivity Debate: Findings from our co-collaborated debate published in JPAH
In May this year, ASPAโs Early Career Network and ISPAH brought together physical activity experts in a fun and thought-provoking debate. The topic, the likelihood of achieving a 15% reduction in physical inactivity by 2030, as set out in the WHOโs Global Action Plan on…
1 minute readISPAH’s Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity
ISPAHโs #8Investments are a call to action for everyone, everywhere, including professionals, academics, civil society and decision makers, to embed physical activity in national and sub-national policies. Too few people around the world are physically active enough to reap the public health, wealth, and wellbeing…
1 minute readPhysical Activity Debate
Not your typical webinar #ASPAdebate Itโs time to come together, to have some fun and talk about what really matters! We are bringing together great minds working in the field of physical activity across Australasia for the inaugural โPhysical Activity Debateโ. The debate topic is:…
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