Neha Rathi Published a new Paper With the Support of the 2025 Pioneers Program edition
Neha Rathi, one of the recipients of the ISBNPA Pioneers Program has recently published a paper supported by our seed funding program. The paper titled
What’s new @ISBNPA: June 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.
Best Presentation Awards @ISBNPA2026
This year, the evaluation was shared by appointed judges and the public. We gathered 162 votes from Judges and 650 from the Public All presentations
Sofia Franco appointed Assistant to the Executive Director
ISBNPA is pleased to announce that Sofia Franco has been selected as the Society’s new Assistant to the Executive Director for Operations and Communications. Sofia is a
Supporting Documents for the Annual General Meeting of the Members 2026, June 23, 2030 UTC
This page contains the documentation for the upcoming AGM on June 23, 2026, at 2030 UTC. Slide deck AGM 2026 The meeting link was sent
Early Care and Education SIG: May 2026 Newsletter
Learn all about the latest activities from the Early Care and Education SIG. Click this [LINK] to read the online version. Or read the pdf
Hot Topics
SBM Policy Statement: Prioritize Evidence-Based Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs to Optimize Health Benefits of School Meals
ISBNPA endorses the latest Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Policy Statement. Prioritize Evidence-Based Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs to Optimize Health Benefits of School Meals
SBM Policy Statement: Retaining Funding for School Meals to Reduce Hunger and Food Insecurity in American Children
ISBNPA endorses the latest Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Policy Statement. Retaining Funding for School Meals to Reduce Hunger and Food Insecurity in American Children
SBM Supports Permanent Federal Funding for Food is Medicine to Address Nutrition-related Chronic Disease
ISBNPA endorses the latest Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Policy Statement. Permanent Federal Funding for Food is Medicine to Address Nutrition-related Chronic Disease Join us

SBM Policy Statement: Modernize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to Reduce Food Access Inequities
ISBNPA endorses the latest Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Policy Statement. Modernize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Reduce Food Access Inequities. Join us
SBM Policy Statement: Support Policies to Increase Nutrient-Dense Food Access Across Federal Food Assistance Programs
ISBNPA endorses the latest Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Policy Statement. Support Policies to Increase Nutrient-Dense Food Access Across Federal Food Assistance Programs. Join us
SBM Policy Statement: Permanently Increase WIC’s Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases.
ISBNPA endorses the latest Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Policy Statement. Permanently Increase WIC’s Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases. Join us in
Member News
Capacity Building Network – open call for new members
Are you a member of ISBNPA interested in joining the Capacity Building Network (CBN)? Please email Trynke Hoejstra with a brief personal profile and description
Open calls for ISBNPA Committee New Members
You can find the current open calls for new committee members on this page. Visit this page often as new calls will be listed below.
ISBNPA Executive Committee Elections 2022
The Nominations Committee has just ratified the results of the elections. We would like to thank all nominees for their willingness to stand for the
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
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

Update from the NESI team
Meet the NESI team Simone Verswijveren (student rep; Chair), Jenna Hollis (ECR rep) and Ines Santos (ECR rep) are leading the new NESI committee. Meet
Behind the scenes
Sofia Franco appointed Assistant to the Executive Director
ISBNPA is pleased to announce that Sofia Franco has been selected as the Society’s new Assistant to the Executive Director for Operations and Communications. Sofia is a
Supporting Documents for the Annual General Meeting of the Members 2026, June 23, 2030 UTC
This page contains the documentation for the upcoming AGM on June 23, 2026, at 2030 UTC. Slide deck AGM 2026 The meeting link was sent
Your ISBNPA, Your Voice
Vote Here – and Thank You! Thirty-second answers and results Click the link, post your answer and see the results gathered so far. What’s the
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
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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
ISBNPA - Talking Points
Let us not ignore body weight gain (by Annie S. Anderson)
