International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health

Important dates

1. 24 Oct

   Abstract / full paper deadline

   Passed

2. 20 Nov

   Conference

   Florence, Italy

All deadlines are as published by the organizer. Check the official website for the time zone.

About this conference

The key intention of ICPAPH is to provide opportunity for the global participants to share their ideas and experience in person with their peers expected to join from different parts on the world. In addition this gathering will help the delegates to establish research or business relations as well as to find international linkage for future collaborations in their career path. We hope that ICPAPH outcome will lead to significant contributions to the knowledge base in these up-to-date scientific fields in scope.

Topics and scope

• Sport science
• The health benefits of sport and physical activity
• Physical activity
• Physical health and fitness
• Psychological health and wellbeing
• Sport, exercise and health
• Sport, physical activity and risk factors for major diseases
• Sport and public health campaigns
• Health, sport and well-being
• Practical implications for sport-for-health programming
• Physical inactivity
• Healthy lifestyle
• Stress management
• Self-management
• Motivation
• Physical and psychological functioning
• The use of sport as a tool to raise awareness on communicable diseases in developing countries
• Sport as a didactical tool to communicate vital health-related information to ‘at risk’ groups
• Sports for achieving mental health objectives
• Developing healthy bones, efficient heart, lung function, motor skills and cognitive function
• Functional capacity
• Therapeutic role of exercise
• Prevention of diseases
• Positive, direct effects of regular physical activity
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, obesity, depression and osteoporosis

Call for papers

The call for papers closed on 24 October 2026. For other conferences, see open calls for papers in this field.