National Conference
On July 1-2, 2009, over three hundred individuals representing more than two hundred organizations gathered in Washington, D.C. for a working conference aimed at generating the content that would lay the foundation for the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP).
Plenary sessions of the two-day conference featured national and international experts in the field of physical activity and public health. Presentations highlighted evidence supporting policy change that ultimately will yield increases in population levels of physical activity.
Breakout groups met over the course of the conference to review the summary recommendations from white papers for each of the eight societal sectors. In addition to the summary recommendations, breakout groups were briefed on evidence from what has and has not worked in other nations, while also considering organizational polling for prioritizing the content of the NPAP.
The conference was sponsored by
Conference Presentations
- Welcome and Introduction
Russ Pate, Chair, National Plan Coordinating Committee - Keys to Developing a National Plan – the European Perspective
Brian Martin, European Network for Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity - Keys to Developing a National Action Plan
Fiona Bull, National Center on Physical Activity and Health, British Heart Foundation - The policy environment: Lessons from Australian experience
Trevor Shilton, National Heart Foundation of Australia - The Urgency for Change: Winning Battles, Losing the War.
Mark Fenton - Making the Working Groups "Work"
Jim Sallis, Active Living Research, San Diego State University - Getting It Done: Effective Implementation of a National Plan – the European Perspective
Brian Martin, European Network for Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity - Effective Implementation of a Physical Activity Plan
Fiona Bull, National Center on Physical Activity and Health, British Heart Foundation - The policy environment for physical activity in Australia: Design and implementation in Western Australia
Trevor Shilton, National Heart Foundation of Australia - National Physical Activity Plan