Call for expressions of interest for the ISBNPA 2027 pre-conference workshops
The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is November 25, 2026. The call opens on September 28, 2026. The form is available [HERE], but please
Nominations for the ISBNPA 2027 Elections
If you are an ISBNPA member we invite you to submit nominations for the election of the following ISBNPA Executive Committee positions: • 2 Members-at-Large
What’s new @ISBNPA: September 2026 Newsletter
Learn all about ISBNPA’s latest activities and discover what’s coming up. Click on this [LINK] to read the online version. Or read the pdf below.
Pioneers Program: Call guidelines (study to be presented at ISBNPA2027, Halifax, Canada)
Page updated: 2026-09-09 Submit by October 12th, 2026. Access a pdf of the application [HERE] to prepare your submission. The submission form is here: https://forms.gle/TLUFBM57LUCcBvnQ9 The
Cancer Prevention and Management SIG: August 2026 Newsletter
Learn all about the latest activities from the Cancer Prevention and Management SIG. Click this [LINK] to read the online version. Or read the pdf
Mental Health & Wellbeing SIG: August 2026 Newsletter
Learn all about the latest activities from the Mental Health & Wellbeing SIG. Click this [LINK] to read the online version. Or read the pdf
Hot Topics
SBM Policy Statement: Support Child Nutrition Programs, Evidence-Based Nutrition Standards and Expanded Access to School Meals
ISBNPA endorses the latest SBM Policy Statement. School nutrition programs are fundamental in the fight against inequalities, one of the main vectors of our strategic
Reply and help the research by ISBNPA colleagues
Researchers at the University of South Carolina are interested in how behavioral scientists view preliminary studies regarding evidence to scale to a larger, well-powered trial.
Increasing Diet Quality through Pandemic-EBT benefit, SNAP, and School Meals during and after COVID-19: A SBM Position Statement
ISBNPA supports the Society of Behavioral Medicine Position Statement about the quality of meals of child nutrition programs during the pandemic. Summary Statement The Society
COVID-19 and Physical Activity; A call for action from Jim Sallis and Michael Pratt
The text below was sent to ISBNPA by the authors, asking to make it available to the ISBNPA community. ISBNPA is actively looking into the
The Science of Weight Loss: Dispelling Diet Myths. A free Massive Online Open Course
The Science of Weight Loss: Dispelling Diet Myths. A free Massive Online Open Course
Physical Activity Can Be Helpful in the Coronavirus Pandemic – a letter from Jim Sallis and Michael Pratt
Physical Activity Can Be Helpful in the Coronavirus Pandemic – a letter from Jim Sallis and Michael Pratt
Member News
Nominations for the ISBNPA 2025 Elections
As part of the ISBNPA community (current member or not) you are invited to submit nominations (only ISBNPA members can be nominated) for the election
eblast March 20, 2024. ISBNPA2024 Final program, Early bird registration
Read all about the latest ISBNPA activities in this eblast. To access a web-version click on this [LINK]. Or download/view a pdf of the newsletter
eblast Oct 30 2023. Extension for the Call for abstracts ISBNPA2024
Read all about the latest ISBNPA activities in this eblast. To access a web-version click on the link below. https://conta.cc/46OiOIU Or download/view a pdf of
eblast Oct 24 2023. Call for abstracts ISBNPA2024
Read all about the latest ISBNPA activities in this eblast. To access a web-version click on the link below. https://conta.cc/497XCPC Or download/view a pdf of
Nominations for the ISBNPA 2024 Elections
The ISBNPA Executive Committee will have several positions up to election in November 2023. Both ISBNPA members and non-members may suggest nominees for those positions.
Dianne Ward Obituary
In Loving Memory of Dianne Ward It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to an extraordinary individual, Dianne Ward, who has left an
Behind the scenes
Call for Nominations – ISBNPA Awards 2026
Please consider the following links to participate in our annual meeting awards nominations. The deadline is January 31, 2026. * Tom Baranowski ISBNPA Award https://forms.gle/sahyvKpYPsMHyTSp6
Nominations for the ISBNPA 2026 Elections
If you are an ISBNPA member we invite you to submit nominations for the election of the following ISBNPA Executive Committee positions – President-elect (2026-2027,
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program is the recipient of the MS Nanney ISBNPA Award 2025 (Commendation for Impact)
The award The MS Nanney award is a prize for a specific research project that exemplifies ISBNPA values of behavioural nutrition and/or physical activity to
Supporting Documents for the Annual General Meeting of the Members 2025, June 24, 10AM UTC
This page contains the documentation for the upcoming AGM on June 24, 2025, at 10AM UTC. FOLDER AGM 2025 The link for the meeting was
David Crawford is the recipient of the Tom Baranowski Lifetime Achievement Award 2025
Honoring Professor David Crawford We are delighted to announce that Professor David Crawford AM, Deakin Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has been awarded the highest honor of
We now welcome all bids to organize the #ISBNPA2027 and 2028 meetings
We now welcome all bids to organise the #ISBNPA2023 meeting
Meet your Neighbor
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IRPD – ACTIVE CLASS study
IRPD – INDEEP
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IRPD – Fathers & Families
Journal News
IJBNPA – New Associate Editors 2017
We are delighted to announce that Jean Adams, Melanie Hingle, Nanna Lien, Dana Olstad, and Delfien Van Dyck have been appointed as Associate Editors of IJBNPA. Our new colleagues greatly expand the expertise of the editing team and we are pleased that we have been able to recruit such outstanding scientists.
IJBNPA scores the highest rank on Open Access Journals Ranking Report
IJBNPA has scored the highest rank on Open Access Journals Ranking Report.
IJBNPA update – October 2015
We want
the journal to be the home of the best behavioural nutrition and physical
activity research but we need your help – we cannot do the job without you! So,
please submit your BEST work, review
papers when asked, read the articles, and cite and tweet about the fantastic
science that is being conducted in our field.
Opportunities
Call for leadership members – Socioeconomic Inequalities SIG
The Socioeconomic Inequalities SIG wants to express to all our international inequality researchers the will to have you as a part of our leadership team.
2022 Early Career Researcher/PhD Student Seed Funding
ISBNPA-Cancer Prevention and Management (CPM) Special Interest Group Due July 15, 2022 by 11:59pm ET This seed funding opportunity has been developed to assist ECRs
#ISBNPA2022 Scholarships
We take pride in letting you know that the ISBNPA is covering the costs of this initiative. ISBNPA is pleased to be able to offer
Call for IJBNPA’s Editor-in-Chief
Job Description We are seeking an Editor-in-Chief for IJBNPA to handle new submissions, and continue to enhance the journal’s quality and reputation. IJBNPA is currently a
NCCOR’s newest resource: A Toolkit for Evaluating Childhood Healthy Weight Programs
To make it easier to assess the impact of programs and therefore improve program effectiveness and sustainability, National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) developed A
Nominations for ISBNPA Executive Committee 2021
You are invited to submit nominations for the election of the following ISBNPA Executive Committee positions: President-Elect (term will run from June 2022 until June
