Children's Physical Activity Research Group
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Improving physical fitness in adolescents through a school-based intervention: the EDUFIT study
CPARG member, Vanesa España-Romero received the first award granted by the Association of Physical Education of Andalusia (Spain), as the best investigation on Innovation in Physical Activity and Sports Science in 2011 in Andalusia, Spain for her work on the following manuscript:
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Assessing Sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP)
CPARG members, Dr. Ruth Saunders, Dr. Russell Pate, Dr. Marsha Dowda, and Dr. Rod Dishman’s article, Assessing Sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP), has been published in Health Education Research.
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Upcoming Presentations
Dr. Russell Pate will give the Keynote Address at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of American College of Sportsmedicine on February 9, 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Russell Pate’s lecture is titled, “The Evolution of Physical Activity as a Public Health Priority”
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