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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...

February 8-20, 2020 Background story. The main purpose of this visit to India was to attend a very unusual conference for me: 8th...

By Jim Sallis April 2019 This is my personal memorial to Karen Calfas Polarek as a colleague, friend, and fan. On the very sad occasion...

Experiencing the Tibetan Community near Mundgod, India August 7-13, 2018 I have been an admirer of Tibetan culture since the mid-1970s...

April 2018 Though 2017 had a strong negative undercurrent due to the Trump presidency and for me personally due to continuing grief over...

Blog post: Sallis, J. Driverless cars could be better or worse for our health—it’s up to us. The Conversation. Blog posted January 2,...

Jim Sallis. September 25, 2017 Dr Xiaobo Wang contacted me by email in 2015 and expressed an interest in being a visiting scholar with...

IPEN Coordinating Center Makes Connections at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne Jim Sallis. September 25, 2017. The core team...

June 13, 2017 By Jim Sallis This post first appeared on the America Walks blog: http://americawalks.org/are-sidewalks-for-pedestrians/....

May 2017. I want to explain why and how I am semi-retiring. Though my work has been meaningful and gratifying over many years, I am...

James Sallis, PhD April 22, 2017 What does it take to get scientists to leave the comfort of their labs and climb down from their ivory...

James F. Sallis, Ph.D. SBM President, 2016-2017 April 11, 2017 It seemed carefully planned to have the Society of Behavioral Medicine...

May 2016 The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has long been a leader in socially and environmentally responsible development practices....

2016 Publications List As of April 15, 2016 James F. Sallis, Ph.D. Peer-Reviewed Papers Kurka, J.M., Adams, M.A., Todd, M., Colburn, T.,...

Visiting the Be Activ India team: IPEN Adolescent in Chennai July 28 to August 6, 2015 The most recent team to join the IPEN Adolescent...

June 7, 2015 IPEN at ISBNPA in Edinburgh, Scotland. June 1-6. Edinburgh welcomed us with perfect Scottish weather, which means it was...

2015 Publications List As of June 2015 James F. Sallis, Ph.D. Peer-Reviewed Papers Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., De Bourdeaudhuij, I.,...