Obesity and Built Environment Conference
This conference, May 24-26 in Washington, DC, will provide a forum to discuss and illustrate how different elements of the built environment contribute to obesity through access to food and physical activity, and how environmental health research and interventions can address this public health problem. The built environment encompasses all of the buildings, spaces, and products created or modified by people, such as buildings (housing, schools, workplaces), land use (industrial or residential), public resources (parks, museums), zoning regulations, and transportation systems.
Professionals including academics, government representatives, advocacy and public health organizations, community and business leaders, policy makers, and health practitioners are invited to attend.
Learn more at http://www.ncpad.org/678/2957/2004-05-01, or contact Ms. Charle League at 919-541-5741 or league@niehs.nih.gov.
Physical Activity Policy in Action: Scanning the Landscape
On Wednesday, June 9, in Washington, DC, the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity will convene a national conference to address national problems of physical inactivity from a policy and programmatic standpoint. The conference will provide a 5-year inventory of enacted policies at the federal and state levels, review enacted policies, provide background information and explanations of the policies as well as analyze their intended and unintended outcomes, act as a catalyst for future policy and legislative action regarding physical activity, and convene diverse perspectives and resources around the physical activity issue.
Dr. James Rimmer, NCHPAD Director, is one of the invited speakers and will address issues regarding legislation and policy in recreation and physical activity for persons with disabilities.
For more information, and to register, go to http://www.ncpad.org/678/2957/2004-05-01 or contact Ms. Sheila Franklin at sfranklin@ncppa.org.
Research to Action for an Aging Society
The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) is pleased to have been chosen by the International Society for Aging and Physical Activity (ISAPA, http://www.ncpad.org/678/2957/2004-05-01) to host the 6th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity, "Research to Action for an Aging Society" from August 3 to 7 in London, Ontario.
The World Congress is an opportunity for the world community to share the latest research findings in the area of aging and physical activity. This will include leading edge methods on developing, implementing, and evaluating physical activity programs for older adults. Researchers, practitioners, organizations, older adults and the general public who are interested in promoting active and healthy lifestyles for adults should attend.
This World Congress is conducted in collaboration with Health Canada, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), International Association of Gerontology (IAG), Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA). This event is held every four years. Previous congresses have been held in West Point, NY (1984), Budapest, Hungary (1988), Jyväskylä, Finland (1992), Heidelberg, Germany (1996), and Orlando, FL (1999).
For more information, go to http://www.ncpad.org/678/2957/2004-05-01, call 519-661-1603, or e-mail wcapa@uwo.ca.
Amputee Coalition of America Annual Conference & Exposition
The Amputee Coalition of America will hold its 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee August 5-7.
The conference will include educational sessions, technology information, and peer-support sessions; fitness and gait labs to improve mobility; advocacy information on access to care; and exhibits displaying the latest technology.
For more information and to register, go to http://www.ncpad.org/678/2957/2004-05-01 or call 888-267-5669.