Thursday 16 December 2010

UK Society of Behavioural Medicine Conference

Researchers working on the PARC study recently attended the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine 6th Annual Scientific Meeting in Leeds (http://uksbm.org.uk/).


Prof Frank Kee delivered a key note lecture on new paradigms in public health medicine.


Dr Alberto Longo presented his work on the influence of safety, ease of access to local facilities and aesthetics on changes in physical activity. 





Dr Ruth Hunter presented a poster on physical activity and deprivation.




Claire Cleland presented her work on  community leaders' experiences of physical activity interventions in a socio-economically disadvantaged area.


Thursday 9 December 2010

Latest article about physical activity from the PARC team

There is a lot of interest in using objective monitors to promote and measure physical activity.
Here is a link to a recent article on the subject

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/ptr/2010/00000015/00000003/art00001

It is an editorial article as part of a special edition on the use of activity monitors in clinical populations.
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