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Can Indigenous Wisdom Help Prevent the Worst of Climate Change? April 2024 James F Sallis, Ph.D.   I presented some of these ideas during my keynote talk at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference in Auckland, New Zealand, October 2024 www.drjimsallis.org     Like many people around the world, I am worried about the growing threats of climate change and insufficient efforts to reduce the threats. It has become clear that fossil fuel

Physical Activity as a Priority for COVID-19 James F. Sallis, Ph.D. As of March 2023 [A list of my COVID-related publications and presentations follows the text] 2020 Origins of my COVID-19 involvement As we all adjusted to the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, many people were looking for ways to make positive contributions. As a longtime physical activity researcher and advocate, I wanted to contribute to educating people about the multiple important roles of physical act

Posted May 2020. I apologize for being so slow. 2018 was a hectic year, with continuing efforts to act like a semi-retired person. There...

Posted August 2021 At first I had two invitations to go to China. Xiaobo (Bob) Wang invited me during his year-long visit to San Diego in...