Dr. Lee, with Dr. Tremblay, receives the JPAH 2024 Article of the Year award for Best Commentary!
Dr. Lee’s commentary article, co-authored with Dr. Tremblay and titled “Unmasking the Political Power of Physical Activity Research”, published in the 2024 volume of the Journal of Physical Activity & Health, has been awarded the JPAH 2024 Article of the Year for Best Commentary! The award will be formally presented at the ISPAH 2026 Conference in Mexico City!
The Key Points of the commentary:
The physical activity sector is facing a decline in funding due to its neoliberal orientation with a strong emphasis on generating biomedical evidence that places health as an individual responsibility.
The sector is also confronted with competing, more urgent challenges, such as climate change, economic inequality, and racial violence, all of which have been exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.
We must redefine and position physical activity as a vital part of the solution for addressing the complex challenges that we currently face, moving beyond a narrow public health focus.
Read the full commentary HERE.
Also available:
Overview of the winning articles in a newly published JPAH editorial
Best Commentary Shortlisted articles:
“The Physical Activity Policy to Practice Disconnect” by Michael Pratt, Andrea Ramirez Varela, and Adrian Bauman.
“Moving Toward the Inclusion of Step-Based Metrics in Physical Activity Guidelines and Surveillance” by Jacqueline L. Mair, Elroy, J. Aguiar, Emmanuel Stamatakis, and Sarah M. Edney.
