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Deborah Salvo

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Public health, physical activity, urban health, & global health researcher | Associate Professor at UT Austin, ISPAH President-Elect (2024-2026) | Posts my own. Repost ≠ endorsement

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health @jpahjournal.bsky.social · Apr 21

🏆 JPAH's Best Observational Study (2024) 🏆

“Heat-Resilient Schoolyards: Relations Between Temperature, Shade, and Physical Activity of Children During Recess”

doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0405

Congrats to the award-winning authors! Kevin Lanza, @debsalvo.bsky.social et al.

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health @jpahjournal.bsky.social · Feb 18

As JPAH enters its third decade, we felt it was time to revise our Mission & Vision statements. As a research community, we hope we're all headed in the same direction -- toward a healthier world that prioritizes equitable health outcomes across diverse populations.

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health @jpahjournal.bsky.social · Feb 11

We started the Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy in 2024 with ISPAH to help early career researchers navigate the complexities of peer review in a hands-on, mentor-driven program. Meet our first class of participants!

For more info on the participants & the program: ispah.org/introducing-...

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health @jpahjournal.bsky.social · Feb 7

New research highlights significant gaps in #PhysicalActivity opportunities in K–12 schools across the US.

While elementary schools generally provide more PA options, middle & high schools do not, with access to #PE and #recess falling short of national recommendations.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · Feb 6

Looks like the Federal Highway Administration Complete Streets page is gone

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Feb 6

It really says a lot about the state of the world when this is one of the least alarming headlines I've read all day.

Asteroid's chances of hitting Earth have nearly doubled in a week, ESA scientist warns

An steroid up to 300ft wide now has a 2.2% chance of colliding into Earth. It could prompt a space mission to intercept it.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Feb 5

The real problem in most cities isn’t that the density of people or the density of buildings is “too high.” It’s that the density of cars is too high.

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Stuart Biddle @stuartjhbiddle.bsky.social · Feb 5

Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study - The Lancet Public Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study

In addition to confirming the association between leisure-time physical activity and increased disease-free years across population subgroups, our findings show that these health benefits are often mo...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jan 30

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”

“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss

Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.

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