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  1. Physical activity policy implementation and physical activity levels in the European Union: Are we on track to close the gap between policy and practice?

    Article • Health Policy, January 2025, Elsevier

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  2. Physical Activity as a Victim, a Perpetrator, or Part of the Solution to the Climate Crisis?

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, December 2024, Human Kinetics

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  3. Physical Literacy in the Context of Climate Change: Is There a Need for Further Refinement of the Concept?

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, April 2024, Human Kinetics

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  4. Striking a Balance: Physical Activity and Planetary Health

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, December 2023, Human Kinetics

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  5. Gesundheitsförderung im Reallabor?

    Article • Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

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  6. Health surveillance indicators for diet and physical activity: what is available in European data sets for policy evaluation?

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  7. Der Capability-Ansatz in der Bewegungsförderung

    Article • Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

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  8. Co-producing an action-oriented framework for community-based Physical Activity Promotion in Germany

    Article • Health Promotion International, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  9. Coproduction to improve preventive health services—experiences from Germany

    Article • Health Promotion International, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  10. Toward the economic evaluation of participatory approaches in health promotion: lessons from four German physical activity promotion projects

    Article • Health Promotion International, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  11. Monitoring of physical activity promotion in children and adolescents in the EU: current status and future perspectives

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  12. Disseminierung der Nationalen Bewegungsempfehlungen: Partizipative Entwicklung von Disseminierungsstrategien in Deutschland

    Article • Das Gesundheitswesen, September 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

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  13. Scaling Up a Community-Based Exercise Program for Women in Difficult Life Situations in Germany—The BIG Project as a Case-Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2021, MDPI AG

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  14. Politik zur Bewegungsförderung in Deutschland

    Article • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  15. Policy Instruments for Health Promotion: A Comparison of WHO Policy Guidance for Tobacco, Alcohol, Nutrition and Physical Activity

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, August 2021, MaadRayan Publishing Company

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  16. Physical inactivity in nine European and Central Asian countries: an analysis of national population-based survey results

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, August 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  17. Promoting health-enhancing physical activity in Europe: Surveillance, policy development and implementation 2015–2018

    Article • Health Policy, August 2021, Elsevier

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  18. Scientific Cooperation and the Co-production of Scientific Outcomes for Physical Activity Promotion: Results From a Transdisciplinary Research Consortium

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, June 2021, Frontiers

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  19. Physical activity referral scheme components: a study protocol for systematic review and meta-regression

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2021, BMJ

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  20. The Long-Term Public Health Impact of a Community-Based Participatory Research Project for Health Promotion Among Socially Disadvantaged Women—A Case Study Protocol

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, April 2021, Frontiers

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  21. Development of national physical activity recommendations in 18 EU member states: a comparison of methodologies and the use of evidence

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2021, BMJ

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  22. Selection of key indicators for European policy monitoring and surveillance for dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  23. Sociodemographic correlates of physical activity and sport among adults in Germany: 1997–2018

    Article • German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  24. Development, implementation, evaluation and scaling-up of physical activity referral schemes in Germany: protocol for a study using a co-production approach

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2021, BMJ

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  25. Do adults with non-communicable diseases meet the German physical activity recommendations?

    Article • German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  26. Measuring capabilities in health and physical activity promotion: a systematic review

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  27. Physical inactivity in healthy, obese, and diabetic adults in Germany: An analysis of related socio-demographic variables

    Article • PLOS One, February 2021, PLOS

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  28. Locations of Physical Activity: Where Are Children, Adolescents, and Adults Physically Active? A Systematic Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2021, MDPI AG

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  29. Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Duration of Children Aged 6–9 Years in 25 Countries: An Analysis within the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) 2015–2017

    Article • Obesity Facts, December 2020, Karger Publishers

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  30. Bewegungsförderung bei Menschen in schwierigen Lebenslagen

    Article • B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, December 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

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  31. Das WHO-Kooperationszentrum für Bewegung und Public Health am Department für Sportwissenschaft und Sport der FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Article • B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, December 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

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  32. Zur Rolle des Bewegungsfachberufs in internationalen Bewegungsversorgungsstrukturen – ein internationaler Vergleich

    Article • B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, December 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

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  33. Physical activity promotion in the age of climate change

    Article • F1000Research, November 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

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  34. Improving the food environment in kindergartens and schools: An overview of policies and policy opportunities in Europe

    Article • Food Policy, October 2020, Elsevier

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  35. Transferring a Community-Based Participatory Research Project to Promote Physical Activity Among Socially Disadvantaged Women—Experiences From 15 Years of BIG

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2020, Frontiers

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  36. Health Surveillance Indicators: What is Available in European Data Sets for Policy Evaluation?

    Article • August 2020, Research Square

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  37. The capability approach as a bridging framework across health promotion settings: theoretical and empirical considerations

    Article • Health Promotion International, July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  38. What are effective policies for promoting physical activity? A systematic review of reviews

    Article • Preventive Medicine Reports, June 2020, Elsevier

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  39. Scaling-up auch in der Bewegungsförderung?

    Article • B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, June 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

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  40. How does sport and exercise and how we promote it relate to climate change?

    Article • F1000Research, May 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

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  41. German recommendations for physical activity and physical activity promotion in adults with noncommunicable diseases

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

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  42. Status and contents of physical activity recommendations in European Union countries: a systematic comparative analysis

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2020, BMJ

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  43. Hoe did physical activity promotion change over time?

    Article • Global Health Promotion, December 2019, SAGE Publications

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  44. Nine types of recommendations, guidelines and policies: an exploratory test of a proposed typology of physical activity promotion documents

    Article • Archives of Public Health, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

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  45. Klima und Sport? Klima und Sport!

    Article • German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

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  46. Von Erfolgsfaktoren, Hindernissen und Bedarfen zu Schlüsselkomponenten der kommunalen Bewegungsförderung bei Menschen mit sozialer Benachteiligung: Bericht von einem Workshop

    Article • B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, September 2019, Thieme Publishing Group

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  47. Bewegungsförderung bei Frauen in schwierigen Lebenslagen – das BIG-Projekt

    Article • Public Health Forum, June 2019, De Gruyter

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  48. Nationale Empfehlungen für Bewegung und Bewegungsförderung: ältere Erwachsene und Erwachsene mit einer chronischen Erkrankung

    Article • Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin, April 2019, Thieme Publishing Group

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  49. How Can Physical Activity Be Promoted Among Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review of Reviews Across Settings

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, March 2019, Frontiers

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  50. The German recommendations for physical activity promotion

    Article • Journal of Public Health, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

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  51. Does the combination of physical, cognitive and social activities help to prevent dementia

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, December 2017, Dove Medical Press

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  52. Action theory and policy analysis: the ADEPT model

    Article • September 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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