CONSCIOUS: COgnitive aNd phySical aCtivity In Older adUltS

FOOD systems and policy PATHways for equal population nutrition in Europe

GRAY – Ghent University Research for “Aging Young”.

Learning Network for AI and Data-Powered Social Innovation and Co-Creation of Transformative Change

Wearable sensors for the assessment of physical and eating behaviours

Young Adults in Health-enhancing Equitable Environments (YAHEE)

Co-creational development and evaluation of an intergenerational physical activity program for children and older adults.

Cognitively enriched walking interventions for older adults to promote cognitive plasticity

Defining individual and contextual determinants of food cravings in an obese adult population using EMA

Determinant informed physical activity behaviour interventions in youth: Linking determinants with the cocreative process for effective intervention development

Doctoral project Arwen Vangilbergen

Doctoral project Eveline Van Cauwenberghe

Doctoral project Pieter-Jan Marent

Doctoral project Ragnar Van Acker

Doctoral project Veerle Dubuy

Health-enhancing Equitable Environments for nutrition and physical activity in young adults.

Participatory Action Research (PAR) for health promotion in schools: a focus on teachers and other school staff members.

Physical activity on prescription in Belgian general practice: what is the role of general practitioners and how are they involved?

The Promotion of Physical Activity in Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: Unleashing the Power of Social Connectedness

Wat werkt voor wie, onder welke omstandigheden en hoe: het openen van de zwarte doos van mHealth interventies gericht op het reduceren van sedentair gedrag bij ouderen

What works for whom, under which circumstances and how: opening the black box of mHealth interventions to reduce older adults’ sedentary behavior.

A mobile intervention for promoting health behaviors and mental well-being in adolescence: Development, effectiveness and engagement

Doctoral project An De Meester

Doctoral project Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca

Doctoral project Lynn Van den Berghe

Doctoral project Marga Decraene

Doctoral project Mathieu Marlier

Gaining insights into older adults’ physical activity to optimize digital health interventions

Interventions in the built and social environment improving elderly’s wellbeing in an activity-travel context

The interactions of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in a preschoolers' 24-hour day

The plastic habitats and their function as marine micro-ecosystems for biomolecule production by micro-algae

A holistic approach on multiple health behaviours and their linked determinants: a project in older adults using network analysis and ecological momentary assessment.

Alliance Research Group: Physical education, physical activity and nutrition

An intergenerational, cognitively enriched physical activity program for grandparents with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their grandchildren.

Cognitively enriched walking interventions for older adults to boost cognitive plasticity

Developing and implementing a community-based intervention to create a more supportive social and physical environment for lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes in vulnerable families across Europe

Development and evaluation of an intervention to improve physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviour among adults using smart wearables  

Development and evaluation of the MOV-E-STAR methodology

Development and testing of an individually-tailored mobile application to promote physical activity in recently retired adults

Digital innovation for man and society

Effectiveness of a multi-factorial intervention for the promotion of physical activity in preschool children

Effectiveness of a multi-factorial intervention to promote physical activity in preschool children

Evaluating the influence of the physical environment on transport-related physical activity by agent-based simulation models of urban interventions.

Evaluation of the Flemish Action Plan Nutrition and Physical Activity

Evidence-based co-creation methodology for bridging the implementation gap between knowledge and action in health promotion.

Implementing and evaluating a school-based intervention together with school staff to promote healthy behaviour in adolescents: a co-creation approach

Interim evaluation of the testing grounds sport within the decree flanking and stimulation measures to encourage participation in culture, youth and sport

INtervention on the DEterminants of, and Expertise in, Physical activity behaviours

More and safer mobility for children: active transportation in primary schoolchildren and adolescents

Move My Own Way: a co-created and theory-based mHealth intervention to increase physical activity in adolescents with intellectual disability

Neighborhoods in motion

PACTAM: A longitudinal investigation of the dose-response relation between Physical Activity and CogniTive decline in older Adults with Mild cognitive impairment

Project “Life-line”: More and safer mobility in children: the effectiveness of an intervention to promote active transport and to improve biking skills in elementary school children.

PSYNC: Working together for mental health

Run, daddy, run! A multicomponent mHealth lifestyle intervention for the prevention of overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes: engaging fathers and their children.

Smart Clothing Gamification to promote Energyrelated Behaviours among Adolescents

Stand Up, Stay Top - a theory-based mHealth intervention aimed at the reduction of sedentary behavior in older adults

Stand Up, Stay Top! Tackling sedentary behavior in older adults through a feedback-based intervention

Testing of the ecological model to explain physical activity and overweight in 9- to 12-year-old children

Testing of the ecological model to explain physical activity and overweight in children and adolescents

Up for Brains! – evaluating the effect of standing desks in the classroom on adolescents’ cognitive function.

Using a co-creational approach to develop an intervention for preschool children’s lifelong engagement in healthy movement behaviors: the healthy day-project

Using virtual environments to gain a better understanding about how to create safe and attractive environments to walk or cycle for transport.

Using virtual environments to gain a better understanding about how to create safe and attractive environments to walk or cycle for transport.

What works for whom, under which circumstances and how: opening the black box of mHealth interventions to reduce older adults’ sedentary behavior

A comprehensive life-span approach to understand sedentary behaviour in its interaction with physical activity

A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of Ecuador

A safe cycling future through the Fietstrack.

Development and evaluation of an intervention to stimulate active living in recently retired adults

Development of intervention strategies to increase physical activity and to decrease sedentary behaviour among secondary schoolgirls using participatory health research.

“Every child is a winner”: Developing competence that promotes lifelong engagement in physical activity?

Happy and Healthy aging in Ghent, an inspiration trajectory.

Interventions in the built and social environment improving elderly’s wellbeing in an activity-travel context

The role of visual information in behavioral control and behavioral education in young bicycle users

Walk- and cycle friendly environments: how do we start?

Exploring preventive health strategies: the role of coastal environments in the physical and cognitive well-being of older adults