John C. Spence

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University of Alberta

Canada

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John C. Spence is a Professor at the University of Alberta in Canada. His research focuses on the intersections of physical activity, nutrition, and public health, with recent articles addressing topics such as the promotion of sport and recreation in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the impact of built environments on physical activity among different populations. He has extensively studied behavioral correlates of active transportation and the effectiveness of community-based health interventions, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articles (19)

The relevance of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in the promotion of sport, physical activity, and recreation in Canada

Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Fully Web-Based Nutrition and Exercise Program for Individuals With Chronic Disease During COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial

Are Experiences of Discrimination Associated With Views of Physical Activity and Climate Policy Support in Canada?

Access to Healthy Built and Natural Environments and Physical Activity and Screen Time in New Zealand Adolescents: A Geospatial Cross‐Sectional Study

Community Group-Based Physical Activity Programs for Immigrant Older Adults: A Systematic Realist Review

Assessing Support for Policy Actions With Co-Benefits for Climate Change and Physical Activity in Canada

Temporal relationships in the movement behaviour of adolescents: Testing and methodological considerations of the ActivityStat hypothesis

Behavioural correlates of active transport among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Canadian national active transportation Survey, 2021

Effectiveness of the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit: A scoping review

Was it diffusion? Exploring the spread of daily physical activity policies in Canada

‘Research is like English as a second dialect’: community members’ perspectives of promising practices for physical activity-focused community-based participatory research

“I feel like a kid again”: the voices of youth experiencing homelessness in a mobile recreation program

‘We are developing our bubble’: role of the built environment in supporting physical and social activities in independent-living older adults during COVID-19

Longitudinal associations between the school built environment and adolescents’ physical activity: Evidence from the COMPASS study.

Canadian family medicine residency program survey of physical activity curriculum content

Parental perceptions of a national program that funds sport participation for low-income children and youth in Canada

Active Travel in Rural New Zealand: A Study of Rural Adolescents’ Perceptions of Walking and Cycling to School

Measurement of obesity in primary care practice: chronic conditions matter

Perceived relevance of neighborhood features for encouraging preschoolers’ active play, parents’ active recreation, and parent–child coactivity.

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Michael K. Stickland

Simon Kingham

Nicholas Holt

Eun-Young Lee

Kirsten Coppell

Debbie Hopkins

Dana Lee Olstad

Kate Storey

Melody Smith (nee Oliver)

Ryan Rhodes

Kai Kaufman

Stephanie Chamberlain

Tara-Leigh McHugh

Megan Strickfaden

Puneeta Tandon

Katherine A. Tamminen

C. Allyson Jones

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