COVID-19 has impacted on the way people are active, access to facilities, programmes and services. COVID-19 has revealed and heightened the importance of physical activity for mental and physical health for everyone, however it has also exacerbated inequalities in health, and in physical activity opportunities.
This webinar “From evidence to policy: physical activity and COVID-19” is the third of a series of eight reINVENT and reBUILD webinars hosted by WHO on the overarching theme of “Working together for a stronger and fairer physical activity and sport system for all”.
Join us to hear about the latest science on physical activity and COVID-19 and discuss priority research gaps. We will debate if the evidence is informing current policy and COVID-19 response and recovery plans.
Moderator:
Amanda Harding, Convene
Chair:
Fiona Bull, WHO
Speakers:
- Pedro Hallal, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
- Bente Pedersen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
- James Sallis, University of California, USA
- Robert Sallis, Kaiser Permanent Medical Center, USA
- Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Health Scientist, WHO
For more information on the series, the full program and to register for other forthcoming webinars.