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Physical activity in children and adolescents: Lecture by Professor Russ Jago at BIPS

Prevention and Evaluation Event

Professor Russ Jago, one of the leading researchers in the field of physical activity in children and adolescents, will visit BIPS to present findings from the Passport study. The lecture will highlight why previous interventions often did not have the desired success and will show methodological considerations for effective school-based public health programs. The lecture will be held in English.

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Event details:

Title: Developing new ways to increase children’s physical activity at school: The design and early findings from the Passport study

Speaker: Professor Russ Jago, University of Bristol

In this talk, Russ Jago will provide an overview of the Passport study, which is designing a new intervention to increase the physical activity of primary age school children. The Passport intervention will then be evaluated via a stepped-wedge design. In the talk, Russ Jago will outline why he thinks current intervention approaches have not been as successful as planned and the rationale for developing a context specific portfolio intervention. He will also outline the work to date designing the intervention and the methodological considerations in designing stepped-wedge trials for public health interventions in schools.

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Date: March 5, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Room 1.550, BIPS

About Professor Russ Jago:

Jago is a professor at Bristol Medical School and has been at the University of Bristol since 2005, having previously worked at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. His research focuses on the importance of physical activity for public health, particularly in children and adolescents. He leads numerous projects under the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and is involved in policy-relevant public health research. He also supervises doctoral students and teaches in the MSc program in public health.