2023 Newsletters
QUARTER 4: October – December 2023
Topics in this Issue
A LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
- Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
- Update from the USC PRC
- Update from the USC PRC Special Interest Projects
- Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
- A JPAH Special Issue Call for Papers
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects 2023 Culture of Health Prize Winners
- APHA Officially Commences Grant Program that will Create Cooler, Healthier Cities
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES
- January, February, March
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
- No FY24 Budget & (Another) Possible Government Shutdown – What Does it Mean for Walking, Bicycling, and Safe Routes to School?
- U.S. Rep. Nannette Diaz Barragán Leads Rally in Support of Outdoors for All Act
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Randomized Trial of Exercise and Nutrition on Chemotherapy Completion and Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Breast Cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition Early After Diagnosis Study
- Association of Accelerometer-measured Physical Activity Intensity, Sedentary Time, and Exercise Time with Incident Parkinson’s Disease
- Association Between Leisure Sedentary Behavior and Uterine Fibroids in Non-menopausal Women: A Population-based Study
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
- National Youth Sports Health and Safety Institute Launches New Podcast: Healthy Youth Sports
- Moving The Nation: The Role of Federal Policy In Promoting Physical Activity
- First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
- Clemson University Receives Funding to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in South Carolina
- Rowan University Hosts Camp Aiming to Empower Visually Impaired Youth Through Physical Activity
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
- January, February, March
QUARTER 3: July – September 2023
Topics in this Issue
A LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
- Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
- Update from the USC PRC
- Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network III
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
- Alabama Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan
- Addressing Systems Change with Safe Routes to Parks Grantees
- How Fitness Benefits Help Prevent Burnout and Foster an Engaged Workforce
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES
- October, November, December
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
- ICYMI: The Biden-Harris President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition First Annual Meeting
- Major Milestone for Physical Activity Alliance's 'It's Time to Move' Campaign
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Association Between Physical Activity and Body Posture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Physical Activity Among Adolescent Cancer Survivors: The PACCS Study
- Can Quantifying the Relative Intensity of a Person’s Free-living Physical Activity Predict How They Respond to a Physical Activity Intervention? Findings from the PACES RCT
- Joint Associations of Physical Activity and Sleep Duration with Cognitive Aging: Longitudinal Analysis of an English Cohort Study
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
- HHS Releases Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Implementation Strategies for Older Adults
- WEBINAR: Sidewalk Inventories: A Tool for Equity and ADA Compliance
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
- Physical Activity Intervention on Cognitive Development of Young Children in Low Socioeconomic Areas
- Instructional Physical Activity Program Summit
- Walk Across Texas Challenge Gets People Moving
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
- October, November, December
Topics in this Issue
A LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR
UofSC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
- Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
- Update from the USC PRC Projects
- Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
- Kids Run the Nation Grant Fund
- 2023 Trail Fund Recipients Announced
- America Walks Walk2Connect Program
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES
- July, August, September
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
- PHIT Act to Incentivize Physical Activity
- Members of Congress Call for Updated Vehicle Safety Ratings to Protect Pedestrians
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mortality from Influenza and Pneumonia: A Cohort Study of 577,909 US Adults
- Associations Between Type and Timing of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Mental Health in Adolescents and Young Adults
- A Community Profile of Walking and Cycling for Exercise or Transportation in a Rural County in the Southeastern United States
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
- WHO Database of Physical Activity in the EU
- Report: Best Complete Streets Policies 2023
- Wellness Policy Toolkit: Physical Activity Wellness Policy Series
- Increasing Equity of Physical Activity Promotion for Optimal Cardiovascular Health in Adults: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
- Drew Brees Bringing Annual Pickleball Fest to New Orleans
- Rec-Connect™ Makes Fitness Fun for Everyone
- Department of Health unveils free, dual language ‘Walk With Ease’ program
- Billings Nonprofit, The Phoenix, Expanding Sobriety Through Social Events and Physical Activities
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
- July, August
QUARTER 1: January – March 2023
Topics in this Issue
A LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
- Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
- Update from the USC PRC
- Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Network II
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
- New Signage Program Celebrates History Along the Great American Rail-Trail
- Podcast: Advancing Physical Activity and Health Equity Through Active Parks
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES
- April, May, June
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
- Federal Safe Streets and Roads for All Program Grantees
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Playground Design & Physical Activity
- Associations of Timing of Physical Activity with All-cause and Cause-specific
Mortality in a Prospective Cohort Study - Effects of a Family-based Lifestyle Intervention on Co-physical Activity and Other
Health-related Outcomes of Fathers and Their Children: The ‘Run Daddy Run’
Intervention - Data of Worldwide Observational Studies of Adults with Accelerometry-measured
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
- WHO Report: Physical Activity-Related Savings in the EU
- Prevalence of Adults Meeting PA Guidelines in the US
- Foot Traffic Ahead 2023
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
- Youth Fitness Campaign Launches in Iowa
- Decriminalizing Walking in Denver, CO
- Henrico County Moves Forward with plans for 99-Acre Park in Sandston
- Walk Kansas Offers the Opportunity to Enjoy Being Healthier
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
- April, May, June
