Annual Conference 2015

The ALR2015 conference was held February 22 - 25, 2015 at the Paradise Point Hotel in San Diego, CA.

The theme of the 2015 conference, “The Science of Policy Implementation”, explored the process of taking scientific findings from the research field of active living to inform policies, then ensuring the policies are put into practice to increase population-level physical activity.

Our aim is to make the ALR conference the premier venue for both cutting-edge research and for making findings useable by non-scientists. Thus, the 2015 conference agenda included both research and practice/policy presentations.

Read Jim Sallis' recap of the conference in our Move! blog.

A select number of papers presented at the 2015 conference are available for free in the January 2016 Special Issue of Environment & Behavior.

2015 Translating Research To Policy Award

The seventh Translating Research to Policy Award recognized Deb Hubsmith, Founder of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, for her advocacy work that has catalyzed policy and environmental change of relevance to youth physical activity, sedentary behavior and obesity prevention. For more information on the recipient, please visit the 2015 Translation Award page.