Secretariat The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA University of California San Diego, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil |
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Chairs Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH – Co-Chair Pedro C Hallal, PhD – Co-Chair Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD – Co-Chair |
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Steering Committee Adrian Bauman, AO, MB.BS, MPH, PhD, Dr.Med (h.c, SDU), FAFPHM, FACSM, FAHMS I-Min Lee, MBBS, MPH, ScD Deborah Salvo, PhD Adewale Oyeyemi, PhD Shigeru Inoue, MD, PhD Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva, PhD João Martins, PhD |
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Emeritus Members Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III, MSPH, PhD Kenneth E. Powell, MD, MPH Gregory W. Heath, DHSc, MPH |
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Project Manager and Operations Coordinator Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc |
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Graphic Designer Cíntia Borges |
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Information Technology Paulo R. Ferreira Jr, PhD Lucas Simões Ferreira , BSc |
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Audiovisuals Content Creator and Manager Daniel Rogério Petreça,PhD |
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Social Media Manager Aakriti Singh,BDS, MDS |
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Working Group
Policy
- Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA - Pedro C Hallal, PhD
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA - Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc
GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA - Adrian Bauman, AO, MB.BS, MPH, PhD, Dr.Med (h.c, SDU), FAFPHM, FACSM, FAHMS
Emeritus Professor, Public Health, Sydney University 2006 NSW Australia - Catherine B. Woods, PhD
Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland - Katja Siefken, PhD
Department Performance, Neuroscience, Therapy & Health, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (IIES), Medical School Hamburg, Germany - Wanda Wendel-Vos, PhD
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands - Sitong Chen
Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia - Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, MSc
Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil - Kaiyue Zhang, MSc, PhD student
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA - Deborah Salvo, PhD
Center for Research to Community Impact; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA - Eugen Resendiz, MPP, PhD
Center for the Future of Cities, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico; School of Architecture, Art, and Design, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico - Josef Mitáš, prof., PhD
Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic - Zdeněk Hamřík, PhD
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic - Thaís Duarte Zappelini, PhD
Brasillinois Iniciative, Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
Surveillance
- Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA - Pedro C Hallal, PhD
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA - Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc
GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA - Deborah Salvo, PhD
Center for Research to Community Impact; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA - Inácio Crochemore-Silva, PhD
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas-RS, Brazil - Gisselle Soto, MSc
Ecuadorian Corporation for Research and Academic Development (CEDIA), Cuenca, Ecuador - Samuel C. Dumith, PhD
Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil - Ho Han, MA, PhD
School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA - Leonessa Boing, PhD
Physical Education, College of Health and Sport Science, Santa Catarina State University, Florianopolis, Brazil - James Sanders, BSc, MSc, PhD
Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK - Jonah Thomas, PhD
Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom - Brigid Lynch, PhD
Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia - Terry Boyle, PhD
Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Research
- Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA - Pedro C Hallal, PhD
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA - Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc
GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA - Eduardo Ribes Kohn, PhD
Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil - Maurício Mello
Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil - Rogério Irala
Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil - Flavia Almeida
Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil - Gabriel Melo Magalhães
Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil - Debora Tornquist, PhD
Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences and Rehabilitation, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil - Luciana Tornquist, PhD
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Promotion, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil - Danilo Bastos Moreno, MSc (Physical Activity and Health), PhD student
Hebiatry Post-Graduation Program, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Ceará State Department of Education, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil - Thaís Maria da Silva, MPH
School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - Daniel Rogério Petreça, PhD
Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - Diego de Melo Lima, M.Ed., PhD student
Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - Juan Carlos Freire, MD
Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - Luciana Zaranza Monteiro, PhD
Department of Epidemiology/Public Health, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Jonathan Y. Cagas, PhD
Department of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines - Tracy-Kolbe Alexander, BA (Physical Education), BSc (Med) Hons Exercise Science, MPH, PhD
School of Health and Medical Sciences and Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australia; UCT Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS), Division of Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa - Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, MSc
Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil - Katja Siefken, PhD
Department Performance, Neuroscience, Therapy & Health, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (IIES), Medical School Hamburg, Germany - Kaiyue Zhang, MSc, PhD student
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA - Gisselle Soto, MSc
Ecuadorian Corporation for Research and Academic Development (CEDIA), Cuenca, Ecuador - Samuel C. Dumith, PhD
Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil - Ho Han, MA, PhD
School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA - Carmen Hernández, MPH
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Olga Karen Goode, B Pharm, MPH(c)
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Vithória Silva Oleiro, M.Ed.
Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil - Carla Menêses Hardman, PhD
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - Javiera Alarcón Aguilar, PhD
Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Instituto del Deporte y Bienestar, Universidad Andres Bello, 755000, Santiago, Chile - Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira
Department of Physical Education, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Brazil - Angélica Ochoa Avilés, MD, PhD
Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Chemical Science, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador - Gabriela De Roia, PhD
Laboratorio de Estudios en Actividad Física (LEAF), Universidad de Flores (UFLO), Buenos Aires, Argentina - Emilia Chagas Costa, PhD
Federal University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil - Simone Honda Barros, PhD
School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - Gloria Isabel Niño-Cruz, PhD
School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia - Rafael Cristão, M.Ed., PhD student
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal - Uday Pratap Singh, MDS, PhD Student
Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Xiaoqian Jiang, MS, PhD
Associate Vice President for Medical AI Chair, Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Christopher Sarofim Family Professorship in Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering, CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research Director Center of Secure Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare (SAFE), McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA - Godsway Otchere, PhD
College of Health Solutions, Population Health, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA - Rushad Nihal, MS
Department of Biostatistics, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA - Aue Te Ava, PhD
School of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, College of Health – Te Kura Hauora Tangata, Massey University