Tag: physical activity

Project looking at built environment and impact on children in Wales and Australia

18 June 2020News

Centre for Population Health (NCPHWR) researchers are part of a new collaborative research project, which will explore the effects of the built environment on child health and obesity in Australia and Wales. The BEACHES (Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia) project, joint funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Medical Research Council…

Let them have their say: Give teenagers a voice in physical activity to get them more active…

14 April 2020News

Giving teenagers more choice when it comes to being active boosts their physical activity and makes them feel more empowered to take part. Research carried out by Swansea University, and funded by the British Heart Foundation, worked with young people in Swansea to develop a project that would improve their fitness and heart health while…