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Attacking the pandemic of physical inactivity: what is holding us back? by Pratt, Michael, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Salvo, Deborah, Kohl Iii, Harold W, Ding, Ding

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Towards better evidence-informed global action: lessons learnt from the Lancet series and recent developments in physical activity and public health by Ding, Ding, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Bauman, Adrian E, Ekelund, Ulf, Lee, I-Min, Heath, Gregory, Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Reis, Rodrigo, Pratt, Michael

“…In the past few decades, the field of physical activity has grown and evolved in scope, depth, visibility and impact around the world. Global progress has been…”
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Are There Effective Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Children and Young People? An Umbrella Review by Mannocci, Alice, D'Egidio, Valeria, Backhaus, Insa, Federici, Antonio, Sinopoli, Alessandra, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Villari, Paolo, La Torre, Giuseppe

“…Obesity and physical inactivity among children and young people are public health concerns. While numerous interventions to promote physical activity are…”
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Better Late Than Never?! Five Compelling Reasons for Putting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries High Up on the Public Health Research Agenda by Siefken, Katja, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Waqanivalu, Temo, Schulenkorf, Nico

“…Since 2020, the world has been navigating an epidemiologic transition with both infectious diseases (COVID-19) and noncommunicable diseases intertwined in…”
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Physical Inactivity and COVID-19: When Pandemics Collide by Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Sallis, Robert, Rowlands, Alex V, Sallis, James F

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Sex and age disparities in physical activity among Brazilian adolescents: nature or nurture? by Salvo, Deborah, Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas, Jauregui, Alejandra, Ramirez Varela, Andrea

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Self-perception of mental health, COVID-19 and associated sociodemographic-contextual factors in Latin America by Roa, Pablo, Rosas, Guillermo, Niño-Cruz, Gloria Isabel, Moreno-López, Sergio Mauricio, Mejía-Grueso, Juliana, Aguirre-Loaiza, Haney, Alarcón-Aguilar, Javiera, Reis, Rodrigo, Hino, Adriano Akira Ferreira, López, Fernando, Salvo, Deborah, Ramírez-Varela, Andrea

“…This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alterations in self-perceived mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associated factors in four…”
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Worldwide use of the first set of physical activity Country Cards: The Global Observatory for Physical Activity - GoPA by Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Salvo, Deborah, Pratt, Michael, Milton, Karen, Siefken, Katja, Bauman, Adrian, Kohl, 3rd, Harold W, Lee, I-Min, Heath, Gregory, Foster, Charlie, Powell, Kenneth, Hallal, Pedro C

“…The work of The Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! is the first global effort to compile standardized country-level surveillance, policy and…”
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Physical activity during pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment: A systematic review by Niño Cruz, Gloria Isabel, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, da Silva, Inácio Crochemore M., Hallal, Pedro Curi, Santos, Iná S.

“…Background Maternal physical activity (PA) during pregnancy could affect offspring's neurodevelopment. However, studies in humans in early childhood are scarce…”
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Plan Globally and Act Locally for Physical Activity? by Pratt, Michael, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Kohl, Harold W Bill, Klepac Pogrmilovic, Bojana, Pedišić, Željko, Sallis, James F

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Agreement of antenatal care indicators from self-reported questionnaire and the antenatal care card of women in the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by Morón-Duarte, Lina Sofia, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Bassani, Diego G, Bertoldi, Andrea Dâmaso, Domingues, Marlos R, Wehrmeister, Fernando C, Silveira, Mariangela Freitas

“…Studies of healthcare service use during the pregnancy-postpartum cycle often rely on self-reported data. The reliability of self-reported information is often…”
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S10-3 The Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! Policy Inventory: Progress and methods by Varela, Andrea Ramirez

“…Abstract Background In 2015, GoPA! was launched to monitor progress on Physical Activity (PA) surveillance, policy and research globally. In 2017, the GoPA!…”
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Does every move really count towards better health? by Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Hallal, Pedro C

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National physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies in 76 countries: availability, comprehensiveness, implementation, and effectiveness by Klepac Pogrmilovic, Bojana, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Pratt, Michael, Milton, Karen, Bauman, Adrian, Biddle, Stuart J H, Pedisic, Zeljko

“…Evidence on current, national physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) policies is limited. We, therefore, analysed availability, comprehensiveness,…”
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S10 Developing and Monitoring National Physical Activity Policy: A Global Challenge that Must be Addressed with a Global Response by Varela, Andrea Ramirez, Pratt, Michael, Pedišić, Željko, Bauman, Adrian

“…Abstract Goals Describe the progress of developing and monitoring global physical activity policy from the 1990s through the release and implementation of…”
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The GoPA! Second Set of Country Cards Informing Decision Making for a Silent Pandemic by Ramírez Varela, Andrea, Pratt, Michael

“…In 2012, the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) was established to provide information that would enable countries to initiate or improve…”
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Celebrating 10 Years of the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA by Pratt, Michael, Ramírez Varela, Andrea, Hallal, Pedro C

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Understanding how socioeconomic inequalities drive inequalities in COVID-19 infections by Laajaj, Rachid, Webb, Duncan, Aristizabal, Danilo, Behrentz, Eduardo, Bernal, Raquel, Buitrago, Giancarlo, Cucunubá, Zulma, de la Hoz, Fernando, Gaviria, Alejandro, Hernández, Luis Jorge, De Los Rios, Camilo, Ramírez Varela, Andrea, Restrepo, Silvia, Schady, Norbert, Vives, Martha

“…Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected economically disadvantaged groups. This differential impact has numerous possible…”
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Progress in physical activity research, policy, and surveillance in Canada: The global observatory for physical activity - GoPA by Cathro, Ashley, Spence, John C, Cameron, Christine, Varela, Andrea Ramirez, Morales, Diana, Kohn, Eduardo Ribes, Pratt, Michael, Hallal, Pedro C

“…The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of physical activity research and the comprehensiveness of national physical activity policies and…”
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An Overview of Physical Activity Research Evolution in Africa: The Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA by Oyeyemi, Adewale L, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Lambert, Estelle V, Kohn, Eduardo Ribes, Hallal, Pedro C, Pratt, Michael

“…To describe the evolution of physical activity (PA) research in Africa, examine income and gender inequalities, and discuss future possibilities. A secondary…”
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