Alan M Beck, PhD, CHES

Thank you @HomeDepot for providing these kits to kids - he now wants to be a construction worker!

#HighlyAccessedPaper #mdpinursrep Perceptions of COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies between Rural and Non-Rural Adults in the US: How Public Health #Nurses Can Fill the Gap by @Alan_M_Beck et al. Access for Free: mdpi.com/1525194 @MediPharma_MDPI

Our first #Battlehawksgameday!

Some much-needed changes may be coming to the NIH review process. “NIH plans grant-review overhaul to reduce bias” nature.com/articles/d4158…

Are you Agile? We are (learning to be)! Our I2, Provost's office, and strategic planning evaluation teams are training to use Agile methodology in our #washu digital transformation implementation work. #HereAndNext

PA Section Members - Do you want a mentor in the field or want to be a mentor to someone? Submit an application to our new Mentoring Program today!

Findings of PRC study highlight the need for multilevel interventions to address physical activity across multiple domains in rural communities, especially among females and older adults. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36419021/

D&I Rural Health Symposium helps build “stronger collaborations in broader communities” publichealth.wustl.edu/di-rural-healt…

#rural adults in this study attained most of their #physicalactivity in the occupational domain. Further, when creating #physicalactivity interventions in rural areas, #females and #olderadults likely need special consideration. bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

We are hiring a coordinator to help manage our @HRSAgov-funded Public Health Scholarship program to help to build back the #PublicHealth workforce in IL by providing 50-100% scholarships for MPH students of color. Know anyone who’s a good fit? Pls encourage them to apply! Info 👇

Join us tomorrow, November 16th* for this month's Grand Rounds with Jeff Whitfield from the CDC! #PAPRENGrandRounds #ActivePeople @jfchriqui @CDC_DNPAO Registration required: buff.ly/3DOzL9V *off-cycle date

Thanks to @IHOP for the Veterans Day meal - lucky enough to go with my sidekick! (No school) #VeteransDay2022

Are you at @APHAAnnualMtg and interested in #PhysicalActivity? Join us for our #CoffeeTalk tomorrow with @APHAEnvironment at 9am and in the evening at our PA Section social! RSVP to the social at bit.ly/PASOCIAL22

Rural residents, especially women, face disproportionately lower moderate vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels. Improving recreational access and self-efficacy may be effective strategies for increasing MVPA. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36268648/

The #GlobalMatrix 4.0 on physical activity for children and adolescents publicly launched today! Want to learn more about it? Consult activehealthykids.org/4-0/ and read the main scientific report at doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2…

I'm happy to have been a part of this work. Great stuff @DrNatSerrano!

"It's the fountain of youth, if you will." Great pointers in this. Thank you, @heartcuredoc, @sandee_lamotte and @CNN! @ACLifeMed #LifestyleMedicine @PAAmovewithUS cnn.com/2022/10/10/hea…

Several of our section leadership (@Bridgette_Do @ChelseyKirk_46 @GinaBesenyi @BowlinSmock & K. Lanza) collaborated on a systematic review of youth #PhysicalActivity and #COVID19 Check it out here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.pmed…

Join us on August 25th at 1PM EST with representatives from @WHO,@HealthGov,@CDC_DNPAO, and @FrameWorksInst! Our speakers will share key framing approaches to communicating equity in physical activity. Register:heart.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #MoveWithUS #PhysicalActivity #HealthEquity

Listen to our very own @LaurieWhitsel and @richardsthomas on the importance of bringing together stakeholders of the physical activity community so that we can speak with a single voice on important policy and system reforms! halotalks.com/episode-344-dr… #MoveWithUS #physicalactivity