Children's Physical Activity Research Group (CPARG)
Children's Physical Activity Research Group (CPARG)
The Children's Physical Activity Research Group (CPARG) is an interdisciplinary team
of faculty, staff, and graduate students who are dedicated to expanding the body of
knowledge on physical activity and its promotion in children and adolescents. An overarching
aim of CPARG is to enhance the health of young people by generating the knowledge
needed to design and implement effective public health policies.
Areas of research interest include:
Measurement of physical activity in children and adolescents
Interventions to increase physical activity of young people
Influences on physical activity behavior during childhood and adolescence
Relationships between physical activity and other health parameters in youth
Surveillance of physical activity in populations of young people
Impact of physical activity on body weight status in youth
