
University of Cambridge, UK Editorial Board University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australiaįederal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland Loretta DiPietro, George Washington University, USA Senior Associate Editors Kohl III, University of Texas–Austin, USA Hootman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Morrow, Jr., University of North Texas, USA (Founding Editor) Blair, University of South Carolina, USA (Founding Editor) JPAH also devotes attention to original research and reports on issues related to physical activity assessment, surveillance, and practice.įederal University of Pelotas, Brazil Editors-in-Chief Emeriti JPAH is an interdisciplinary journal published for researchers and practitioners in fields of disease and injury prevention and control where physical activity may play a vital role. Of interest is work studying the role of physical activity as it relates to health as well as reports of efforts to increase physical activity on individual and community levels. JPAH is peer reviewed and publishes original research and practice reports as well as review papers. It is the mission of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health ( JPAH) to be the primary global outlet for research relevant to the science and practice of physical activity as it relates to health and health outcomes. JPAH is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published for researchers in fields of chronic disease (e.g., cancer, heart disease, mental health, weight control, neurologic deficits, etc.) in which physical activity may play a role in prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation. As an outcome, the journal invites papers that examine the behavioral, community, and environmental interventions that may affect physical activity on an individual and/or population basis. As an exposure, the journal publishes articles examining how physical activity influences all aspects of health. JPAH publishes original research and review papers examining the relationship between physical activity and health, studying physical activity as an exposure as well as an outcome. The Journal of Physical Activity and Health ( JPAH) is the official journal of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health.
