Is there any greater joy than discovering there are direct flights from Shannon to your conference destination? Perhaps not. Those three little words — Flights from Shannon — are enough to warm the heart of […]
Tag: Kevin Volf
Publication: Effectiveness of Physical Activity Policies in Early Childhood Education and Care
Research Impact: Dr Sven Messing and Dr Kevin Volf were involved in conducting a systematic review to analyse the effectiveness of public policies promoting physical activity (PA) in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) […]
Irish Rugby’s Representativeness Issues Are Much Worse Than You Think – Kevin Volf.
Keith Earls’s book, Fight or Flight, is uncommonly interesting for a sports autobiography. One of the most memorable incidents recounted is of an unhappy and academically frustrated Earls getting expelled from St Munchin’s College in […]
ISPAH 2024 conference diary – dr kevin volf and dr sven messing.
Monday, 28th of October Pre-conference workshops. At our workshop, presentations on our project book-end interactive sessions designed to familiarise participants with the policy tool we have developed (the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index, PA-EPI). The […]
IMPAQT project is launched – kevin volf.
In response to the pressing global challenge posed by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the urgent need for equitable physical activity policies, the IMproving Physical Activity policies and their impact on health eQuiTy (IMPAQT) project is set […]
The Benefits of Erasmus mobility programmes – Kevin Volf.
It seems to have rained all summer here in Limerick. Luckily for me, I escaped two weeks of it by participating in a staff mobility programme facilitated by UL Global. The advantages of travelling abroad […]
Knowing, Teaching, Learning. A reflection on supervising my first student – Kevin Volf.
The Vitae framework can be a great teacher for early career researchers. It teaches you what you need to know and I needed to know how to teach. Looking at the framework, I knew that […]
A Short Overview of the WHO’s Global Status Report on Physical Activity – kevin volf.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has an important role in setting the global agenda on public health priorities. WHO member states expect, inter alia, support and guidance from the WHO secretariat on health policy issues. […]
How can public policy support mass-media campaigns that promote physical activity? – Kevin Volf.
Today’s blog post covers research conducted as part of Policy Evaluation Network (PEN). The research was led by researchers from Amsterdam University Medical Center. Other contributing authors were affiliated with Friedrich-Alexander University, Leibniz Institute for […]
Evidence of the impact of sport policies on physical activity and sport participation: a systematic mixed studies review- kevin volf.
Research Impact: Research impact: there is a consensus among physical activity researchers that participation in sport and active recreation can contribute to health enhancing physical activity. Both socio-ecological models and systems-based approaches, which are increasingly […]
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