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  • Public Health Association Australia supports the Three Transport Priorities
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    Public Health Association Australia supports the Three Transport Priorities

    Last week ASPA and WeRide Australia launched the Three Transport Priorities. With over 80 individual pledges, and over 20 organisational pledges of support, the campaign has been incredibly successful in its first week. See what Public Health Association Australia has to say about it here…

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  • Three Transport Priorities Launched Today!
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    Three Transport Priorities Launched Today!

    Launched today in Canberra, we are asking the Government and opposition to improve physical activity through Three Transport Priorities. We are all advocates. Our collective voice of support is a powerful advocacy tool. We call on you as individuals and/or organisations to support the Three…

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  • Member Spotlight: Nick Petrunoff
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    Member Spotlight: Nick Petrunoff

    Name: Nick Petrunoff Email: moc.liamgobfsctd-485ce8@ffonurtep.kcin Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickpetrunoff LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nick-petrunoff-34bb7259 Areas of Interest: translation research; inter-disciplinary research; understanding how the interaction of populations with urban environments influences their health; active travel (walking, cycling and public transport use); and, non-communicable disease prevention. Organisation/Employer/University: National University of Singapore,…

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  • And the 2021 inaugural conference winners are…

    And the 2021 inaugural conference winners are…

    Wow! First and foremost, we’d like to thank our sponsors, the attendees, and the ASPA team for an outstanding inaugural ASPA 2021 conference. We were so pleased with the quality of e-presentations, and of course, our panel speakers.   With that in mind, we are…

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  • #PAFieldGuide
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    #PAFieldGuide

    With only 4 days to go until the conference, check out the #PAFieldGuide! The ASPA Early Career Professionals Committee have prepared a #PAFieldGuide to help you prepare for the conference. The guide contains a range of resources on each of the Conference sessions that have…

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  • Member Spotlight Series: Christine Granger
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    Member Spotlight Series: Christine Granger

    Name: Christine Granger Pronouns: She/Her Email: ua.gro.yalp2duorpobfsctd-5804e6@enitsirhc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-granger-99b855196/ Areas of Interest: Diversity & Inclusion, Sport for development, Research into practice, Physical activity of marginalised communities Organisation/Employer/University: Proud2Play Project/Media/Research links you’d like to share: The Rainbow Roadmap is a 5 step process that supports organisations…

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  • ASPA response to the National Obesity Prevention Strategy
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    ASPA response to the National Obesity Prevention Strategy

    Please click the hyperlink below to read our response: [download id=”2220″ template=”ASPA response to the National Obesity Strategy 03.11.21″]

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  • HMNS Postgraduate Conference 2021 Winner: Ruth Brady

    HMNS Postgraduate Conference 2021 Winner: Ruth Brady

    On behalf of the ASPA team, we would like to extend our warm congratulations to Ruth Brady, our newest ASPA member! Ruth’s presentation, titled, ‘Description of variation in weekly accumulation of active minutes in mid-aged adults in Brisbane’ was the winner of the physical activity…

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  • The Great Physical Inactivity Debate: Findings from our co-collaborated debate published in JPAH
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    The Great Physical Inactivity Debate: Findings from our co-collaborated debate published in JPAH

    In May this year, ASPA’s 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 WHO’s Global Action Plan on…

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  • Member Spotlight: Rebecca Thorby
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    Member Spotlight: Rebecca Thorby

    Name: Rebecca Thorby Email: zn.gro.otakiawtropsobfsctd-432c80@tacceber LinkedIn: Rebecca (Richards) Thorby www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-thorby-27798b8b Organisation/Employer/University: Sport Waikato (Regional Sports Trust), New Zealand Areas of Interest: Quality physical activity experiences for children and young people and increasing physical activity levels of our people through community-led activations. Are you looking to…

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  • Member Spotlight: Jessica Seymour
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    Member Spotlight: Jessica Seymour

    Name: Jessica Seymour Email: moc.kooltuoobfsctd-5f504a@ruomyes_acissej Twitter: jessseymour_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-seymour-89649b139 Areas of Interest: Health equity in physical activity, women’s health, non-communicable diseases Organisation/Employer/University: Healthy Cities Illawarra Project/Media/Research links you’d like to share: https://healthycities.org.au/ Are you looking to collaborate? Yes I am open to collaborating with… ☐…

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  • Member Spotlight: Dr Wendy O’ Brien
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    Member Spotlight: Dr Wendy O’ Brien

    Name: Dr Wendy O’Brien Email: zn.ca.yessamobfsctd-7fe62f@neirbo.j.w Twitter: @OBrienWendy1 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/wendy-o-brien-2b097281 Areas of Interest: Physical activity (for all, including older adults), body composition Organisation/Employer/University: Massey University Are you looking to collaborate? Yes I am open to collaborating with: Exercise scientists, mentors, Ministry of Health/Education and regional…

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