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Did you miss yesterday's seminar with Dr Samuel Dumith FURG on strengthening physical activity research ties between Brazil and the UK? Watch a recording at youtu.be/PvsxbjwghAg #webinar #PhysicalActivity #epidemiology

As any parent or educator will know, kids need structure. This is no different for #physicalactivity. Rafael Tassitano highlights the importance of structured play opportunities & how a disruption to these can trigger a cascade of negative health behaviors doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2…

Well done 😍 Luiza Ricardo presented her analysis on “Gender gap for accelerometer-measured physical activity throughout the life: A longitudinal analysis using five Brazilian cohort studies” at the Socio-economic inequalities award session #ISBNPA2023

🏆 Congratulations to Esther van Sluijs for receiving our first ISBNPA Young Adults SIG Mentor Award at #ISBPA2023! Your dedication and guidance have positively shaped the next generation of researchers in our field. Thank you! 👏🎉 #MentorshipMatters ISBNPA MRC Epidemiology Unit

Happening now 🤩 #ISBNPA2023

Lovely poster by Rizka Maulida 🍉 presenting a piece of her PhD on active travel ISBNPA 😍

Brilliant presentation by Yuru Huang using #BigData to classify the menu healthiness (in a very easy to interpret) of out-of-home food outlets in the UK. #ISBNPA2023 MRC Epidemiology Unit

🌟 Brand new to our group of Senior Associate Editors is Luiza Ricardo! She works with the MRC Epidemiology Unit Behavioural Epidemiology and Interventions in Young People program. Luiza Ricardo 🇧🇷 Learn more about her work: doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs…

Amazing colleagues & exceptional scientists at MRC Epidemiology Unit based Cambridge University are on the lookout for a postdoc! There is no time like the present to join this group dedicated to preventing & treating #obesity, #diabetes & #metabolic disorders 📥Apply by 5th Dec 2023

With increasing age comes less #physicalactivity & more TV viewing. But are these relationships always linear? This study highlights the role of gender, socio-cultural context & inequalities in shaping these health related behaviors 🔗doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2… Currently 🆓 to read

📚 New research on 'Gender differences in caregivers’ attitudes to #risky #child play of 5-11 year-olds in Britain' is out in Journal of Physical Activity & Health ! 🤹‍♀️👦👧🛝🤸‍♀️🌳 Read more here: bit.ly/4b2QfKl

For our next Bradford Hill Seminar Professor Sir Michael Marmot Sir Michael Marmot will join us to discuss social justice and health equity. 🗓️When: Wed 28 February, 1 PM (UK) 🌍Online Free registration at events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e8489407… #socialjustice #health

New Cambridge University research in >1 million 5-to-17-year-olds across 135 countries finds that school uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls. mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/02/1… #schooluniform #exercise 🧵(1/6)

📢 #Postdoc/Research Associate vacancy in Behavioural #Epidemiology/Child Health/ #Risky #Play/ Digital Intervention development ☁️Join multi-disciplinary team at @mrc_epi at Cambridge University ⚙️18 mth fixed term/hybrid options 🚨Apply by 25/3: bit.ly/3T6zirb Pls RT 🙏

Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event… National Institute for Health and Care Research BristolUniCPH MRC Epidemiology Unit #PublicHealth #UPF #UltraProcessedFoods

New study🚨: Gender & sexual minority youth are more susceptible to unhealthy behaviors w. poor diet & physical inactivity clustering together. We must foster inclusivity, raise awareness, & build a supportive culture 4 all 🌈 #LGBTQ #HealthEquity To read: doi.org/10.1016/j.ypme…

📣Just accepted: 🇧🇷 New study by @LuRicaardo & colleagues evaluated the #GenderInequalities in accelerometer-based #PhysicalActivity across different age groups using data from five Pelotas (Brazil) cohorts. Article coming soon!

Interesting commentary in the Journal of Sport and Health Science (JSHS) on the need of exploring health benefits for different frequencies of meeting #PhysicalActivity guidelines in children and adolescents. Based on different studies like the #GlobalMatrix @activehealthykids.org 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Biological differences aside, historical gender norms & inequalities negatively impact health behaviors. Highlighting gender gaps in PA across the lifespan, this study identifies key drivers & recommendations for targeted intervention doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2… Currently 🆓 to read

Luiza Ricardo is presenting her work on “Multiple inequalities and intersectionality in accelerometer-assessed physical activity among British adolescents” at ISPAH ✨