Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)

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@GDARnetwork researchers have contributed to a new book on Urban Health in Africa. The book assembles a diverse group of scholars to explore the critical impacts of rapid urbanisation on the health & prosperity of Africans. Find out more about the book - buff.ly/LiGwO6N

A recent publication produced insights into the relationship between geospatially measured walkability and actual walking behaviours. The research is a partnership between the Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte (@ufmgbr) & @GDARnetwork Read - bit.ly/4mLriIr

Researchers from @GDARnetwork spoke at the @ISBNPA conference in Aotearoa, New Zealand, in June The conference gave our researchers to connect with others in the field & reflect on the importance of context & community in global health research Read more bit.ly/4egmwQ0

Earlier this year, @GDARnetwork & @Cambridge_Uni MPhil student, Gospel Ikpotokin-Ab attended the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods in Toronto, Canada. Read more about Gospel’s experiences - gdarnet.org/2025/05/23/the…

We are a transdisciplinary global public health research network, studying the determinants of population-level patterns of diet and physical activity across Global South cities to inform local and policy-level action. Follow us on LinkedIn for more detail about our research.

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We explored the role of active commuting to school among adolescents in Yaoundé. We found that while walking & cycling contribute to daily physical activity but barriers e.g. poor infrastructure & socioeconomic disparities must be addressed. Read - bit.ly/3RcbdgO

Inspiring Youth Voices! Our Human Centered Design workshop sparked crucial conversations about Urban Environment Design, Climate Change, NCDs & Adolescent Health. So many innovative ideas for healthier urban spaces. We're one step closer…#GDARSpaces #FutureofHealth #HCD #NCDs

For International Women’s Day, we celebrate the championing of women in science and celebrate their achievements. Meet Dr Lou Foley (@loudoestweet), Co-Director of @GDARnetwork, @MRC_Epid. #AccelerateAction #IWD2025

Wonderful meetup with our dynamic and truly global GDAR leaders, Tolu Oni, T. Alafia Samuels, and Lou Foley

@DaalenKim @drrachellowe @TheLancetPH @BSC_CNS @CAMBRIDGE_CEU @Cambridgecardio @Gates_Cambridge @TheLancet @GDARnetwork Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition for your important work! 👏

The @LancetCountdown's Inaugural Report on Health and Climate Change for Small Island States has been published. Led by @GDARnetwork's Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit @CAIHRJA, University of the West Indies bit.ly/4hzNzGD

Congratulations to GDAR member Dr Gabriel Okello on the Early Career Researcher prize in @Cambridge_Uni Cambridge Awards for Research Impact & Engagement cam.ac.uk/news/researche… He applied multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to tackle air pollution in African cities.

@KEMRI_Kenya GDAR held their first meeting this year to plan key outputs, stakeholder consultations, & student dissertations. Three of the team - @Clwanga16, Gladys Odhiambo, & Lillian Sewe - will graduate this year with Masters in Public Health. Read - bit.ly/4jJrNSr

The BELIEVE study is a household-based prospective cohort study with 73883 participants to investigate biological🧬, behavioural 🚲, & environmental 🌱determinants of NCDs in Bangladesh. Read more in our just published 📰 @BMJ_Open Cohort profile ⤵️🧐 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e…

The GDAR team came out in force at the 20th International Conference on Urban Health in Marrakesh #ICUH2024 Read more about our time there gdarnet.org/2024/12/02/gda…

Highlighted within the research is the potential to use the findings to design and implement individual and population-based interventions, enabling the reduction of exposure to air pollution with the potential to improve health outcomes. Read - sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 3/3

GDAR’s Gabriel Okello (@okellogab256) & researchers from the Cambridge_Uni, @Makerere, @ManchesterUniv, @LSTMnews, & @DrexelUniv examined associations between air pollution and healthcare facility events, in Kampala.

Air pollution and meteorological conditions influence respiratory illnesses. This research explored how fine particulate matter impacts monthly visits and admissions for respiratory healthcare in Kampala, taking into account weather variables. Read - sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 1/3