The MS Nanney award is a prize for a specific research project that exemplifies ISBNPA values of behavioural nutrition and/or physical activity to better human health that has an impact beyond scientific study (e.g. dissemination, public engagement).

The process

The ISBNPA community is asked to nominate potential awardees.

The Awards Committee evaluates the proposals and makes a recommendation for the Executive Committee.

A decision is made under consensus of both committees.

The winner

1. The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) is a USDA-funded initiative that supports projects aimed at improving access to fruits and vegetables for low-income individuals and families. GusNIP was established in 2018 through the US Farm Bill. Administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), GusNIP provides grants to support nutrition incentive (NI) and produce prescription (PPR) projects nationwide. NI initiatives help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants stretch their food dollars by offering matching incentives when purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other retail outlets. PPR initiatives allow healthcare providers to “prescribe” fruits and vegetables to patients as part of a broader effort to manage or prevent diet-related chronic diseases. GusNIP not only supports healthier food choices and improved food and nutrition security, but also strengthens local food systems by connecting communities with farmers and food retailers. The program is named in honor of Gus Schumacher, a champion of food access. Crucially, the GusNIP National Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center (NTAE), led by the Center for Nutrition & Health Impact, has established a shared evaluation framework for this national food policy initiative.
2. Led by the Center for Nutrition & Health Impact in partnership with Fair Food Network, University of California San Francisco and a coalition of partners including the National Grocers Association Foundation, Michigan Farmers Market Association and Food Trust, the Nutrition Incentive Hub has expertise in a multitude of areas, with presence across the nation. These partners are developing systems, infrastructure, and collaborative networks and relationships to support GusNIP grantees, while building capacity and sustainability. These efforts will help maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of nutrition incentive and produce prescription projects in meeting priorities by: increasing fruit and vegetable purchase and consumption among program participants, reducing individual and household food insecurity, improving the nutrition and health status of participating households, reducing health care use and associated costs.
3. We’re fortunate to have an outstanding and large team of CNHI staff and collaborating partners! Among ISBNPA members, Amy Yaroch serves as the Project Director, Carmen Byker Shanks is the Co-Project Director, and Bailey Houghtaling contributes as a Research Scientist.
4. Since its launch, GusNIP has played a pivotal role in advancing nutrition security and access to healthy foods across the United States. By supporting NI and PPR initiatives, the program has enabled thousands of SNAP and low-income participants to increase their consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. Participating households report healthier food choices, improved health outcomes, and stronger connections to local food systems. GusNIP has also delivered meaningful economic benefits, increasing revenue for local farmers and food retailers. By fostering collaboration among community organizations, healthcare providers, and food system stakeholders, the NTAE has helped amplify GusNIP’s impact and laid the foundation for evidence-based policy and practice aimed at improving public health and advancing food access.

The award was given at ISBNPA2025, Amy Yaroch (second from the left) received the award on behalf of the GusNIP team.

The Around the Clock Terminology Consortium: A global consensus on terminology to discuss the 24-hour cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep

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Under development.

Principal Investigator

Ryan Stanley Falck

The University of British Columbia, Canada

Timeline

9/2/2024 – 7/31/2026

Other participants

Kirk I. Erickson | AdventHealth Research Institute, Neuroscience Institute | United States of America

Ester Cerin | Australian Catholic University-Melbourne Campus & The University of Hong Kong | Australia & China

Liye Zou | Shenzhen University | China

Ashleigh E. Smith | University of South Australia | Australia

Francisco B. Ortega | University of Granada | Spain

Jennifer C. Davis | University of British Columbia-Okangan Campus | Canada

Jasper Schipperijn | University of Southern Denmark | Denmark

Jannique van Uffelen | KU Leuven | Belgium

António Palmeira | Universidade Lusófona & Universidade do Porto | Portugal

Michelle W. Voss | The University of Iowa | United States of America

David W. Dunstan | Deakin University & Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | Australia

Linda C. Li | The University of British Columbia | Canada

Jairo H. Migueles | University of Granada | Spain

Nucharapon Liangruenrom | Mahidol University | Thailand

Guilherme Moraes Balbim| The University of British Columbia | Canada

Jennifer R. Tomasone | Queen’s University | Canada

Matthew N. Ahmadi | University of Sydney | Australia

Karen Spruyt | Université de Paris | France

Frank Hookin Fu | Hong Kong Baptist University | China

Lora Giangregorio | University of Waterloo | Canada

Zhaowei Kong | University of Macau | China

Sjaan R. Gomersall | The University of Queensland | Australia

Jean-Phillipe Chaput | University of Ottawa | Canada

Miao Miao | Peking University | China

Natan Feter | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, School of Medicine | Brazil

Keerthana Swaminathan | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | India

Robert Schinke | Laurentian University | Canada

Yiqun Gan | Peking University |China

Shigeru Inoue | Tokyo Medical University | Japan

Varadayini Gorhe | MindFirst Performance Psychology | India

Takumi Abe | Meiji University | Japan

Maurelle D’Sa | Edge Hill University | United Kingdom

Yu-Kai Chang | National Taiwan Normal University | Taiwan

Amy Shirong Lu | Northeastern University | United States of America

David Lubans | University of Newcastle & University of Jyväskylä | Australia and Finland

Åsa B Tornberg | Lund University | Sweden

Teresa Liu-Ambrose | The University of British Columbia | Canada

Abstract

Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep occupy the 24-hour cycle and are associated with a multitude of health outcomes. As this field of research rapidly increases, a key question emerges: what should we collectively call these behaviours? In September 2024, we established the Around the Clock Terminology Consortium (ACT-C) – an internationally representative group of researchers and key interest-holder organizations to develop a consensus in terminology for the 24-hour cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. We are currently conducting a Delphi consensus project to establish internationally agreed-upon terminology for the 24-hour cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, with the aim of improving future research, public health policy, and practice guidelines. Our efforts will assist policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in aligning strategies and recommendations under a unified terminological framework for the 24-hour day.

We are delighted to announce that Professor David Crawford AM, Deakin Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has been awarded the highest honor of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA): the Tom Baranowski Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025.

This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the fields of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Recipients are selected through a rigorous process, beginning with nominations from the ISBNPA community. The Awards Committee carefully reviews all nominations, and the final selection is ratified by the Executive Committee.

About Professor David Crawford

Professor Crawford is a founding member of ISBNPA, served as ISBNPA President, and has held the position of Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA). He has been recognized as an ISBNPA Fellow for his exceptional service and leadership within the society.

Beyond his contributions to ISBNPA, Professor Crawford co-founded the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), has published over 300 scientific papers, and has mentored dozens of colleagues who are now leaders in behavioral nutrition and physical activity research worldwide. His legacy is reflected not only in his groundbreaking research but also in the thriving global community he has helped to build.

We congratulate Professor Crawford on this well-deserved recognition of his lifetime of achievement and dedication to advancing our field.

Who better to introduce Professor David Crawford than himself?

Levelling the Playing Field: A Scalable Community-wide Strategy to Improve Equity in Children’s Access to a Universal Sports Voucher Program

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https://unisa.edu.au/research/arena

Principal Investigator

Professor Carol Maher

University of South Australia, Australia

Timeline

7/1/2024 – 7/1/2027

Other participants

LUKE WOLFENDEN – University of Newcastle, Australia​​

RACHEL CURTIS – University of South Australia, Australia​​

AARON DAVIS – University of South Australia, Australia​​

LINDSEY REECE – Australian Sports Commission​, Australia​

DOT DUMUID – University of South Australia, Australia​​

MICHELLE CRISP – Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing​, Australia​

RACHEL MILTE – Flinders University, Australia​​

NICKY RIDGERS – University of South Australia, Australia​

SIMONE LICARI – Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing​, Australia​

BEN HOPKINS – City of Salisbury​, Australia​

MYFANWY MOGFORD – City of Salisbury​, Australia​

BRIDGET FOLEY – Australia​

CATHERINE SIMPSON – University of South Australia, Australia​​

CARA SAVARTON – Dept for Education​, Australia​

DAMIAN CREASER – Alcohol and Drug Foundation, Australia​​

THERESA BROWN – Play It On, Australia​

Abstract

Children’s wellbeing, encompassing physical, emotional, mental, and social health, is crucial to their overall development and long-term success. Our research reveals a six-year decline in the wellbeing of South Australian children, particularly among those from low SES backgrounds.

Participating in sports substantially boosts children’s wellbeing, with a 15% uplift seen for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, disadvantaged children do less sport. Their parents have told us that financial constraints are the number one barrier limiting their children’s access to sport and recreation.

The South Australian Government offers a universal Sports Voucher scheme, a financial initiative aiming to promote sports participation. However, it is underutilised by children from low-SES (and particularly urban and CALD) backgrounds. Clearly, we must adapt its delivery to ensure that socioeconomically disadvantaged children can optimally benefit from the voucher and unlock the health and wellbeing advantages of sport and recreation participation.

In response, we have formed a consortium of policy, NGO, service providers and academic partners with a mission to co-design (Phase 1) and evaluate a community-wide strategy to enhance access to the Sports Voucher scheme for low SES children (Phase 2). We will pilot the program in the City of Salisbury, a large, socioeconomically disadvantaged, culturally diverse LGA.

Our project is founded on five formative studies conducted with study partners. It leverages data linkage, and emphasises community engagement and intervention strategies with strong potential for ongoing implementation and scale-up.

Design of a Health-related Fitness test Battery in adults: The ADULT-FIT Battery

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https://adultfitstudy.uca.es

Principal Investigator

José Castro Piñero (1,2) and Magdalena Cuenca García (1,2)

1GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain
2Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain

Timeline

1/1/2018 – 12/31/2020

Other participants

Dr. Julio Conde Caveda.

Dr. David Sánchez Oliva.

Dr. Alberto Grao Cruces.

Dr. Víctor Segura Jiménez.

Dr. Daniel Camiletti Moirón.

Dra. Inmaculada Álvarez Gallardo.

Dra. Rocio Izquierdo Gómez.

Dr. Jorge del Rosario Fernández Santos.

Dra. Carmen Padilla Moledo.

Dra. Milkana Borges.

Dr. Alejandro Pérez Pérez.

Dra. Nuria Jiménez Marín.

Dª. Carolina Cruz Leon.

Abstract

Regular physical fitness is considered a powerful health marker in different populations at preschool, childhood adolescence, adults and older adults. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated inverse association between cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular fitness, with morbidity and all-cause mortality. Consequently, physical fitness assessment is considered an important prevention and diagnosis tool. Physical fitness can be objectively and accurately measured through laboratory tests. However, due to their high cost, necessity of sophisticated instruments, qualified technicians and time constraints, their use is limited in population-based studies. Field-based fitness tests provide a reasonable alternative since they are easy to administer, involve minimal equipment, low in cost, and a large number of participants can be evaluated in a relatively short period of time and simultaneously. Valid, reliable, feasible, safe and responsiveness are characteristics that need to be assured for any measurement tool. Longitudinal studies have recently contributed to the existing health related fitness battery archiving those characteristics in children and adolescents (The ALPHA Study) and preschool children (The PREFIT study). However, researchers, clinicians and sport practitioners do not have enough information about which fitness tests are more reliable, valid and informative from the health point of view to be implemented in adults. Therefore, the main purpose of this project is to propose a valid, reliable, feasible, safe and responsiveness field-based physical fitness tests battery to be used for health monitoring purposes in adults. Expected results are: (i) design a valid, reliable, feasible, safe and responsiveness field-based fitness tests battery to be used for health monitoring purposes in adults; (ii) homogenization in the assessment of health-related fitness tests at this population, allowing us to obtain normative reference values of physical fitness in adults; comparing physical fitness levels at this population; and encouraging the implementation of strategies to improve the health status of adults with greater success and achieving more effective results, obtaining a significant reduction of costs in the public health monitoring system (improving the cost-effectiveness) .

Dialling up Health: A Non-Inferiority Trial of an AI Enhanced Telephone Lifestyle Counselling Service

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Principal Investigator

Carol Maher

University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Timeline

1/1/2024 – 12/31/2027

Other participants

Katina D’onise; University of South Australia; Australia

Karen Murphy; University of South Australia; UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences; Australia

Ashleigh Smith; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Rachel Milte; Flinders University; College of Nursing and Health Sciences; Australia

Aaron Davis; University of South Australia; UniSA Creative; Australia

Ben Singh; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Rachel Curtis; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Dot Dumuid; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Francios Fraysse; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Jacinta Brinsley; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Tara Cain; University of South Australia; Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA); Australia

Abstract

The global escalation of chronic diseases related to physical inactivity and poor diet presents formidable challenges for individuals and healthcare systems alike. These conditions, accounting for vast rates of morbidity and mortality, impose an unsustainable burden on healthcare resources.

While personalised lifestyle interventions targeting physical inactivity and poor diet have proven effective in mitigating chronic disease risk factors, their broad implementation is impeded by cost and geographical limitations. Therefore, scalable and cost-effective solutions that maintain effectiveness and are suitable for remote delivery are urgently needed.

Digital health platforms, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), offer considerable potential to bridge this implementation gap. These platforms present an opportunity to launch scalable, personalised programs that stimulate positive behaviour change and foster improved health outcomes on a population scale. This project aims to address this pressing need through the design and evaluation of an AI-based intervention for weight loss, physical activity, and dietary change.

Our project builds on extensive formative work, which includes a published systematic review, a promising feasibility trial, and a process evaluation of our award-winning first-generation AI coaching software.

In Stage 1 of the study, we will employ a co-design process with consumers, clinicians, health service personnel and software developers. This approach ensures that our refined AI-powered virtual health coach aligns with consumers and service providers’ needs and expectations while leveraging the latest advancements in AI technology.

In Stage 2, we will evaluate this innovative, scalable lifestyle intervention in a non-inferiority

Type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness randomised controlled trial in priority populations, including rural and regional and older adults. We anticipate the study will validate the effectiveness of a blended human and virtual health coach program in improving physical activity, diet, and weight status.

This model, if proven successful, could serve as a blueprint for other health services, showcasing the potential of digital technology to complement human support and extend its reach to a wider audience.

Research Topics

Physical Activity;Nutrition;Population and Digital Health

Multimodal intervention to improve pain and health-related quality of life in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

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https://www.instagram.com/backfitproject?igsh=MW84bWVnN2x1bG83ag==

Principal Investigator

Víctor Segura-Jiménez

Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain

Timeline

1/1/2023 – 12/31/2025

Other participants

Belén Donoso, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.

Yolanda Castellote Caballero, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain.

Manuel Delgado Fernández, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

Gema Gómez-Jurado, Hospital Unviversitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.

Gavriella Tsiarleston, Insituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain.

María Dolores López-Fernández, Insituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain.

Gemma Álvarez Corral, Hospital Unviversitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is among the most common health problems seen in primary care. Chronic LBP is defined as pain located between the lower limit of the ribs and the sacral region that lasts more than 12 weeks. In most cases, it is attributed to a non-specific cause by being classified as non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). The present project will try to ascertain the mediating value of habitual physical activity, sedentary behaviour and physical fitness in endogenous pain modulation, disability and other health outcomes in patients with NSCLBP, as well as analysing the effectiveness of a multimodal intervention on endogenous pain modulation disability and other health outcomes in this population. The current project will implement a randomized control trial with a 2-phase intervention program in clinical setting: phase 1 (rehabilitation exercise + behaviour change + education + mindfulness) with a total duration of 8 weeks; phase 2 (phase 1 + additional 8-week functional resistance training, with a total duration of 16 weeks). The control group will not receive any treatment during the intervention period. Long-term follow-up (2 years) will be carried out to study the prognosis of the disease among the different intervention groups and the associations between the variables of interest. The total duration of the project will be 36 months.

Research Topics

Nutrition;Physical Activity;Sedentary Behavior;Sleep;Physical fitness, Body composition, Mental Health

Multidimensional approach (exercise and mindfulness) for health improvement in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

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https://www.instagram.com/backfitproject?igsh=MW84bWVnN2x1bG83ag==

Principal Investigator

Víctor Segura-Jiménez

Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain

Timeline

4/20/2021 – 4/19/2026

Other participants

Belén Donoso, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.

Yolanda Castellote Caballero, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain.

Manuel Delgado Fernández, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

Gavriella Tsiarleston, Insituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain.

Yolanda Gil-Gutiérrez, Insituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain.

Rocío Pozulelo-Calvo, Hospital Unviversitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is among the most common health problems seen in primary care. Chronic LBP is defined as pain located between the lower limit of the ribs and the sacral region that lasts more than 12 weeks. In most cases, it is attributed to a non-specific cause by being classified as non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). No previous study has included a fully supervised multimodal program covering diverse dimensions of the patients with NSCLBP. More research is needed to understand the effect and magnitude of multimodal programs on health in patients with NSCLBP. The present project will try to ascertain the mediating value of habitual physical activity, sedentary behaviour and the level of physical fitness in pain and disability in patients with NSCLBP, as well as analysing the effectiveness of a multimodal intervention in several health outcomes in this population. The current project will implement a randomized control trial with two intervention programs in clinical setting [(1) exercise; (2) exercise + mindfulness]. The control group will be provided with the usual care received in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service: stretching, breathing and motor control exercises 2 days / week (45 minutes per session) during a period of 8 weeks. Intervention group 1 will undergo an exercise program 2 days / week (45 minutes per session) during a period of 8 weeks. Intervention will be applied by adapting rehabilitation exercising with focus on working the core muscles, starting with low-intensity isometric contraction of the core muscles that stabilize the trunk; increasing intensity by performing functional tasks. Intervention group 2 will receive the same treatment that intervention group 1 and will carry out a mindfulness program 1 day / week (2.5 hour per session, in addition to an optional retreat for patients, lasting 6-8 hours) during a period of 8 weeks. The project is framed within the Healthcare System and therefore the duration of the sessions will be adjusted as much as possible to the reality of the healthcare centres, so that in the future, if they are successful, they can be approached from clinical practice by professionals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Long-term follow-up (2 years) will be carried out to study the prognosis of the disease among the different intervention groups. The inclusion of several behavioural and health outcomes will allow to analyse the association of the levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and trunk muscle strength/endurance with pain, disability, quality of life and gait parameters in patients with NSCLBP.

Research Topics

Physical Activity;Sedentary Behavior;Sleep;Physical fitness

Effects of the inclusion of physical activity in academic classes on educational indicators and health markers: the ACTIVE CLASS study

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Principal Investigator

David Sánchez Oliva(1,2,3) & Daniel Camiletti Moirón(1,2)

1. GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain

2. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain.
3. ACAFYDE Research Group, Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.

Timeline

6/1/2020 – 12/31/2023

Other Participants

Tomás García Calvo

ACAFYDE Research Group, Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.

Carmen Padilla Moledo

1. GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain

2. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain.

Inmaculada González Ponce

ACAFYDE Research Group, Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.

Alberto Grao Cruces

1. GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain

2. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain.

Abstract

Physical inactivity has been highlighted as one of the main determinants of childhood obesity, and the World Health Organization emphasizes that physical inactivity is considered the fourth risk factor with respect to mortality worldwide. Specifically, it has been observed how during the school day students spend most of their time in sedentary behaviors, so the educational context is an interesting framework to increase the physical activity (PA) levels. The main aim of this project is to develop an intervention program based on the inclusion of PA in academic classes, as well as to evaluate the impact on PA, health, educational, and cognition outcomes.

We will carry out a Randomized Controlled Trial at school level. We estimate the participation of 6 high schools and 300 students from 1st and 2nd degree of secondary stage from Cáceres and Cádiz regions. Schools will be randomized assigned to a control group (n = 2), experimental group I (n = 2), and experimental group II (n = 2). The experimental group I will be characterized by the implementation of 4 active classes per week in Math. The experimental group II will be characterized by the inclusion of a daily active break 10 minutes long. Both interventions will last 12 weeks, and measures will be taken before the intervention, at week 6, in the last week of intervention (week 12), and 8 weeks after the intervention. In each of the data collection, PA and sedentary levels will be assessed by accelerometry, levels of health-related physical fitness through field tests, body composition parameters through anthropometry, academic performance through grades, positive health (quality of life and self-rated health status) by questionnaires and cognition parameters (attention and concentration capacity) through specific cognition tests. Additionally, a qualitative study will also be carried out, with the aim to know the teachers perception regarding the intervention program (interest, barriers, facilities, student perception of learning, future intention to implement, etc.).

This project will be the first national empirical study about physically active classes interventions, and it is expected to verify the positive effects of the intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in adolescents, which will contribute with teaching resources that may be used by teachers in order to increase PA levels and, therefore, improve health during the school day.

Main objective

To test the effects of an intervention programme based on the inclusion of PA in academic classes on PA levels, sedentary time, educational indicators, cognition and health markers in secondary school students.

INtervention on the DEterminants of, and Expertise in, Physical activity behaviours

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https://www.indeep-project.eu

Principal Investigator

Kieran Dowd

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest | Ireland

Timeline

3/1/2024 – 3/1/2028

Other participants

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest | IE

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK | IE

UNIVERSITETET I AGDER | NO

STICHTING VU | NL

LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR PRAVENTIONSFORSCHUNG UNDEPIDEMIOLOGIE – BIPS GMBH

UNIVERSITEIT GENT | BE

COFAC Universidade Lusofona | PT

STICHTING VUMC | NL

Abstract

The INtervention on the DEterminants of, and Expertise in, Physical activity behaviours (INDEEP) research programme and training network will train a new generation of doctoral researchers who will gain expertise in innovative, interdisciplinary research activity in physical activity (PA) and health promotion. Specifically, the doctoral network will support the theoretical and applied development of the state-of-the-art of determinants of PA and evidence-based population level PA interventions, by promoting international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility across the PA for health sector. Progressing the work achieved in the JPI HDHL DEDIPAC KH, COST Action CA19101 (DE-PASS) responded directly to the gaps and research needs in relation to the absence of European harmonised data on PA and their determinants. Grounded in DE-PASS, the INDEEP network seeks to generate excellence in research and training, providing graduates that will advance the state-of-the-art in PA promotion, through a comprehensive understanding of the associated determinants. INDEEP addresses the need for a genuinely multidisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges of improving PA in youth and across the lifespan, arising from the poor efficacy of existing approaches to PA change. The network ultimately aims to provide an intervention development toolbox, supporting the integration of determinants of PA behaviours, behaviour change theory and intervention co-creation to aid in the development of evidence-based interventions which integrate top-down and bottom-up intervention approaches. Outcomes beyond the lifetime of this project have the potential to have important societal and global impacts, including contributing to achieve many of the Bangkok Declaration Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including contributing to good health and well-being, gender equality, work and economic growth, reduced societal inequalities, sustainable communities and climate action.