Praise 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 readECN Open Meeting – Thursday June 16th
The Early Career Network are having an open meeting – 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 readOur team is growing– join the communications committee!
Call for ASPA Committee Member: The Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity (ASPA) is looking for new team members for our communications committee! Our Society is growing, and we have a new position available. Open to all ASPA members, these roles are a great opportunity to…
1 minute readAustralian 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 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 read2022 World Day for Physical Activity, April 6th
World Day for Physical Activity 2022 is a global event that raises awareness of the importance of physical activity and the need for global action. Let’s show our support from the Asia-Pacific region! Use the ASPA social media cards to promote #WDPA2022. Download the PowerPoint…
1 minute readActive 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…
1 minute readJoin the Early Career Network for an open meeting March 10th 2022
The Early Career Network are having an open meeting – 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 1-2pm Join…
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