Research Impact: This study has deepened understanding of how all stakeholders experience community-based physical activity programmes. The findings of this study have informed the development of the Move for Life intervention which has been […]
Tag: Catherine Woods
Publication: Barriers and Facilitators to changes in Physical Activity among Irish Adolescents
Barriers and Facilitators to changes in Physical Activity among Irish Adolescents Ng, K., Cooper, J., McHale, F., Clifford, J and Woods, C. Barriers and Facilitators to changes in Physical Activity among Irish Adolescents. BMJ […]
Publication: Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study
Research Impact: Physical activity trackers have the potential to help people to become, stay and increase physical activity. It can provide quantification of movement which is necessary to keep the body, mind and social circles […]
Publication: Teacher experiences implementing the ‘Active School Flag’ initiative to support physically active school communities in Ireland
Research Impact:If initiatives targeting physical activity in the school community are to be effectively implemented, they need to ‘make sense’ from the school’s perspective. That is, teachers need to see their value and feel confident […]
Publication: The (mis)alignment between young people’s collective PA experience & P.E. on curriculum development in Ireland
Research Impact Summary: In the context of the redevelopment of the primary curriculum and the enactment of the Junior Cycle Framework, this publication explores young people’s voice with regards to their experiences of collective physical […]
UL Talks | Move for Ireland – Prof. Catherine Woods
In this UL Talk, Professor Catherine Woods from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick talks about innovations to increase physical activity in Ireland’s young and old. Professor Woods describes […]
Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) – Public policies addressing health-related behaviours in Europe – Dr. Liam Kelly
Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of global mortality, responsible for 39.5 million deaths in 2015, which equates to 70% of all deaths. Successful policy actions to address physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and sedentary behaviour […]
Physical Activity: putting a system based approach into practice
Systems based approaches are an innovative area of science with real potential for a positive influence, but a better understanding is needed. The Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (https://i-parc) and members of the Health Research […]
Keep Youngsters Involved: practical ways to prevent youth sport dropout
Keep Youngsters Involved consists of eight partners of the European Erasmus+Sport Programme (co-funded by the European Union) aiming to find answers to the question: ‘How can we prevent youngsters (age 12-19) from dropout from sport?’ […]
MSc Studentship Physical Activity & Health: Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project
Applications are invited for a 2-year full time MSc Studentship In UL, we are committed to the all-round academic and professional development of our students. The successful candidate would become part of the Physical Activity […]
