Part of the mission of the PAPH Lab includes outreach to the community and advocacy for policies and environments that promote physical activity at a population level.
An energetic and motivated group of 7 undergraduate Kinesiology students participated in ACSM’s Capitol Hill Day/SFIA National Health Through Fitness Day in 2019.
Kines students on Capitol Hill
Kines students with Hershel Walker, the spokesperson of National Health Through Fitness Day
Undergraduate Kinesiology students participated in ACSM’s Capitol Hill day 2017 to advocate for physical activity related legislation with lawmakers.
Undergraduate and graduate students from the PAPH Lab participate in the SFIA National Health Through Fitness Day/ACSM Capitol Hill day 2016. Learn more about our trip in this story.
Physical Activity and Public Health Lab students at the Capitol Building
Graduate students from the PAPH lab participate in the SFIA’s 2015 National Health Through Fitness Day – Washington, DC
PAPH Lab members visiting Congress to speak about physical activity and public health
Dangaia, Zack and Joanna with Hershel Walker – Heismann winner – as a part of a team who spoke with congressional leaders about legislation for physical activity.
PAPH lab graduate student Dangaia Sims attend the American Heart Association’s You’re the Cure on the Hill event in 2015. Watch a video of the event here:
Dr. Bopp served on an expert panel for the Faith-based sector for the National Physical Activity plan, which is a comprehensive set of policies, programs, and initiatives that aim to increase physical activity in all segments of the American population.
Active Lions team members have participated in many events around campus and the State College community, including Winter Bike to Work Day, Fall Bike to Work Day, and the Penn State Kinesiology department’s Exercise is Medicine on Campus initiative.
Advocacy Resources
Learn more about becoming an advocate for physical activity and have your voice heard. Visit these organizations for more information on current legislation about physical activity.
American College of Sports Medicine
