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HEPA Europe symposium announcement with a city street background. Text reads: 'Call for symposium abstract! #HEPA2026. Green Pathways to Health: Integrating Green Spaces and 24-Hour Movement Behaviours for Combating NCDs. Deadline Extended to 8 March.' Logos of HEPA Europe, NIJZ, and WHO are visible at the top right corner.

🌿 SYMPOSIUM DEADLINE EXTENDED → 8 MARCH!
Present alongside policymakers & practitioners shaping green spaces + 24h movement.
✨ Turn research into real change
🔗 Submit NOW: hepa2026.si

#HEPA2026 #CallForAbstracts

Image: A promotional graphic with a background photo of Ljubljana’s car-free city center, featuring architecture and pedestrians. Top right corner displays logos of HEPA Europe, NIJZ, and WHO Europe. Centered bold text reads: “Share your work at HEPA 2026!” Below it: “Submit your abstract to present at the HEPA Europe Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia – September 2026.” At the bottom: “Abstract deadline: 15 March 2026 | Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia | More info and submission link in description.”

🌿🚶‍♀️ #HEPA2026 in Ljubljana: “Green Pathways to Health”
Share research on environment, #PhysicalActivity & health!

📝 #CallForAbstracts deadlines:
- Symposium: 28 Feb '26
- Indiv: 15 Mar '26

📍 8–10 Sept '26
🔗 hepa2026.si/abstract-submission/

👉 Tag a colleague who should present!

#AcademicConference

📣 Call for Contributions!
HEPA Europe Conference 2026 🇸🇮 now accepting submissions!

⏰ Deadlines
• Symposium: 28 Feb 2026
• Abstract: 15 Mar 2026

🔗 Submit & find guidelines: hepa2026.si/abstract-sub...

🔗Learn more: hepa2026.si

“Goldilocks day”: identifying the optimal awake movement behaviour composition for predicted cardiometabolic health outcomes in youth Most research focuses on the relationship of individual movement behaviours, neglecting how different compositions throughout the day associate with cardiometabolic health outcomes.The aim of this ...

“Goldilocks day”: identifying the optimal awake movement behaviour composition for predicted cardiometabolic health outcomes in youth. New publication from the @hepaeurope.bsky.social Children and Adolescents working group doi.org/10.1080/0301... #PhysicalActivity #SedentaryBehaviour

An interesting three days ahead at the @hepaeurope.bsky.social HEPA Europe Network 16th Annual International Conference in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Strong public health underpinning from opening talks from @who.int World Health Organization and European Union representatives.

#HEPA2025

Thank you @hepaeurope.bsky.social for a wonderful conference in Kaunas! Highlights included discussing key issues around children's physical activity and health and being involved in HEPA Europe's Climate and Sustainability Action Pledge to embed #sustainability into all aspects of our work 💛

🎉 HEPA Europe turns 20! 🎉
We’re celebrating 2 decades of impact, connections & collaboration 💙
📸 Share your photos (events, projects, moments) to be featured at HEPA Europe 2025 in Kaunas!

👉 Send by 9 Sept to @hepaeurope.bsky.social with year + caption.

🚨New Publication from @hepaeurope.bsky.social working group members using ICAD data.

📢Read about the optimal awake movement behaviour composition associated with predicted cardiometabolic health outcomes in youth.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎉 20 years of @hepaeurope.bsky.social !
Since 2004, we’ve advanced #PhysicalActivity together. Now, share your story:
🔹 Favorite memory?
🔹 How has HEPA helped you?
🔹 Key milestones?
We’ll feature reflections at @hepaeurope.bsky.social conference (Kaunas, 17–19 Sept).
👇 Reply or scan the QR code!

NEW 📢 WHO Promoting walking and cycling: A toolkit of policy options to celebrate UN Global Road Safety Week! 🚲🚶🏽‍♂️

📃Who is this toolkit for?
National and local governments, civil society, private sector, UN and those working across other sectors (tourism, transport...)
iris.who.int/handle/10665...

📅 Important Dates:
– Deadline for Symposia and Abstract Submission (Extended): 19 May 2025
– Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 1 June 2025
– Early-Bird Registration and Author Registration Deadline: 17 June 2025
– Late Registration Deadline: 9 September 2025

The @hepaeurope.bsky.social Conference Abstract deadline has been extended until May 19th!

For more information, please visit hepa2025.com
📧 For contacts and enquiries: hepa2025@lsu.lt

📢 Call for abstracts!
Be part of the 16th HEPA Europe Conference in Kaunas, Lithuania, 17–19 Sept 2025
🌱 Theme: Health Enhancing Physical Activity – Taking Steps Towards Sustainability
Organized by Lithuanian Sports University
🔗 Submit now: lsu.eventsair.com/hepa/
#HEPAEurope #PublicHealth #Kaunas

LithuanianSports University and the @hepaeurope.bsky.social are hosting the 20th annual meeting and 16th conference of HEPA Europe on 17-19 September 2025 in Kaunas, Lithuania 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

Find more information at lsu.eventsair.com/hepa/timeline 🤝 You're welcome to attend!

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WHO Europe & @hepaeurope.bsky.social present the Health Promoting Sports Coach Implementation Guide! 📖 A key resource to help coaches promote #Health through their actions, relationships & club culture. 🌱🏆 Read more ➡️ www.who.int/europe/publi... #Sports #Coaching #PhysicalActivity

Have your say: shape the future of EU support for sport The EU is gearing up for its next 7-year budget starting in 2028, and we want your input! This is your chance to influence how the EU supports the sport sector.

Have your say: shape the future of EU support for sport.

The EU is gearing up for its next 7-year budget starting in 2028, and we want your input! This is your chance to influence how the EU supports the sport sector.

sport.ec.europa.eu/news/have-yo...

In case you missed it..
Did you know that the abstracts from the 2024 HEPA Europe Conference in Dublin 'Optimising health-enhancing physical activity: the importance of inclusion' are available in a supplement in the @European Journal of Public Health, available at 👇 academic.oup.com/eurpub/issue...

Abstract submission for the 16th HEPA Europe conference Lithuanian Sports University in Kaunas is now open!

Join us for "Health Enhancing Physical Activity: Taking Steps Towards Sustainability" (17-19 Sept)

Visit hepa2025.com for more information.