CFP: Active Living Research

Active Living Research invites abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2009 Annual Conference on February 18 - 20, 2009 in San Diego, CA.

http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2009/cfa2009

The theme for the 2009 conference is Active Communities for Youth and Families: Creating Momentum for Change. Abstracts describing research results on all topics related to active living policies and environments are welcome and abstracts related to the conference theme are particularly encouraged.

The childhood obesity epidemic presents an urgent need to create social and built environments that support active living among youth and families. The 2009 conference will accelerate the understanding of how evidence-based policies and environmental changes can help promote active living and prevent childhood obesity. ALR welcomes abstracts on research about children and adolescents at greatest risk for obesity—African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander children and youth living in low-income communities. Abstracts with an international focus are encouraged as well, as there are lessons to be learned from policy and environmental innovations from around the world.