Aims
The overall goal of the AG PAR is to advance the research of the BIPS in the field of physical activity promotion with a focus on children and adolescents. Based on the National Recommendations for Physical Activity and the Promotion of Physical Activity, and primarily, but not exclusively, building on the scientific basis of the ACTIPROS project, the working group PAR coordinates the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions for the promotion of physical activity in childhood and adolescence. The working group is headed by PD Dr. Mirko Brandes.
Internationally, the working group PAR networks BIPS with leading persons and institutions in the field of physical activity promotion in children and adolescents, with the aim of conducting joint research activities with international partners. Furthermore, the working group PAR provides topic-specific proposals in calls by funding institutions and actively participates in research proposals (with or without calls).
At the regional level, the working group PAR also cooperates with research partners in the field of physical activity and health, e.g. with the Leibniz-Science Campus Digital Public Health. On the methodological side, there is cooperation with the Emmy Noether junior research group Beyond Prediction - Statistical Inference with Machine Learning led by Marvin Wright.
In addition to its research activities, the working group PAR is responsible for the transfer into practice (e.g. in the preparation and commenting of movement recommendations), for studies on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on physical activity and health, and pursues a close direct relationship to practice (e.g. through the Leibniz Living Lab).
Mirko Brandes
Working Group coordination
Contact:
PD Dr. rer. medic.
Mirko Brandes
Tel: +49 (0)421 218-56905