Calling Mid-Career Researchers! Apply now for the 3rd edition of the Building Future Leaders Program
ISBNPA is excited to launch the 3rd edition of the Building Future Leaders course – an online, international leadership development opportunity for Mid-Career Researchers (MCRs).
What’s new @ISBNPA: February 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.
March 9 (1700 UTC): Physical Activity in a Changing World: Advancing Whole Health, Climate Action, and Political Priority – a Webinar hosted by UTHealth Houston
ISBNPA is delighted to inform you about the upcoming webinar featuring several of our current and former Executive Committee members. The event is organized by
Children and Families SIG: February 2026 Newsletter
Learn all about the latest activities from the Children and Families SIG. Click on this [LINK] to read the online version (available in Feb 16,
March 17, 2026 (2100 UTC). Children and Families SIG Webinar: Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) in advancing physical activity and nutrition research
Title: Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) in advancing physical activity and nutrition research When: March 17, 2026, 21:00 UTC Who: Speakers: Abi Pickard, University of Edinburgh,
February 13 (0900 UTC): Communicating systems approaches to a diverse range of audiences. A Systems Science Webinar
Title: Communicating systems approaches to a diverse range of audiences When February 13, 2026, 09:00-10:30 GMT Who: Speakers: Abstract Effectively communicating systems approaches is essential
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
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
Journal News
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
IJBNPA – Call for Expressions of Interest; Editorial Board Members
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) is the official journal of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA).
IJBNPA AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT, @ISBNPAXChange 2020
IJBNPA AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT The IJBNPA editorial team has recently identified the winners for their annual prizes and we are delighted to announce and congratulate
6.037 new Impact Factor for IJBNPA (2018-2019)
IJBNPA Impact Factor is now 6.037, up from last year’s 5.548
Call for expressions of interest | Associate Editors
IJBNPA is recruiting new Associate Editors to strenghten and complement the team.
New IJBNPA Impact Factor – 4.396: Top Journal in the Area of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
The 2016′ IF list was released on June 14th, 2016. IJBNPA is now the top journal of the area
Opportunities
Help shape reporting standards for accelerometry in health research!
2024-11-27 Hello ISBNPA Community, Please read the request for help from our colleague Dr Grace Dibben below. ********** Dear colleague, We would like to ask
Leadership Development Program: Apply now for the first course
The course aims at Mid-Career researchers. We are now accepting expressions of interest. See below how to apply. ISBNPA has been working hard to develop
Opportunities @ University of Limerick
The University of Limerick reached out to us to advertise two learning opportunities in the next few months. Both have submission deadlines in the first
JPI HDHL Webinar. Ultra- processed foods: towards a balanced perspective.
ISBNPA is disseminating this webinar opportunity. On June 15 (14:30-16:00 CEST), JPI HDHL organizes a webinar entitled ‘Ultra- processed foods: towards a balanced perspective’. What? The term ultra-processed foods
Prevention in Focus Webinar Series. World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior for Persons with Living with Disabilities: Process to Practice
ISBNPA is disseminating this webinar opportunity. World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior for Persons with Living with Disabilities: Process to
Ageing SIG: 2023 Early Career Researcher/PhD Student Seed Funding
This seed funding opportunity has been developed to assist ECRs and/or senior PhD students with a research initiative or project and/or to collect pilot data
ISBNPA - Talking Points
Let us not ignore body weight gain (by Annie S. Anderson)
