WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health at FAU

The Department of Sport Science and Sport (DSS) at Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) is one of more than 800 high-ranking academic institutions globally that support the World Health Organization (WHO) in areas such as nursing, occupational health, communicable diseases, nutrition, mental health, chronic diseases and health technologies.

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21APR 2026
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Participation in the First Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in Lyon
The Co-Directors of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Karim Abu-Omar and Wolfgang Geidl, participated in the first Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres, held from 7 to 9 April 2026 in Lyon, France. The event brought together representatives from more than 800 institutions across over 80 countries […]
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21MAR 2025
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New Policy Briefs on Physical Activity Promotion
On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health, the WHO CC for Physical Activity and Public Health has compiled comprehensive surveys on the promotion of physical activity in Germany. In addition to the analysis on the promotion of physical activity among children and adolescents published in 2022, three further reports are now available: ✅ Adults […]
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05MAR 2025
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Updating and Further Developing the German National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion
On the 1st of February, we have started a new project the NEBB-Update: Updating and Further Developing the National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion that is funded by the German Ministry of Health. Physical activity is essential for health – but which recommendations are scientifically sound, and how can they be effectively […]
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26MAR 2024
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19th Meeting of the EU Physical Activity Focal Points Network
The 19th Meeting of the EU Physical Activity Focal Points Network took place in Brussels on 22-23 February. The aim of this collaborative effort was to foster knowledge exchange and strategic discussions to bolster physical activity promotion and policy monitoring throughout the region. At the meeting, representatives from the Special Initiative on Noncommunicable Diseases and […]
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04MAR 2024
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Minimising travel distances in American Football
Researchers from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health are collaborating with Dominik Bantle (league head) and Frank Grimm (head coach of the youth selection team) from the American Football Federation Hesse (www.afvh.de) to explore ways to reduce travel in Flag Football among adolescent teams. Longer driving distances lead to higher CO2 […]
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19DEC 2023
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Keynote lectures „Physical activity, climate change and planetary health”
Researchers from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health have increased efforts to engage the scientific community, policy-makers and sports organisations in discussions on how to promote physical activity in a sustainable way. In 2023, Karim Abu-Omar (Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre) gave keynote presentations at the following conferences: 12th Conference […]Researchers from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health have increased efforts to engage the scientific community, policy-makers and sports organisations in discussions on how to promote physical activity in a sustainable way. In 2023, Karim Abu-Omar (Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre) gave keynote presentations at the following conferences: 12th Conference […]
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health
Department of Sport Science and Sport
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Gebbertstrasse 123b
91058 Erlangen
Germany

Phone:
+49 9131 85-25004,
+49 9131 85-28182

Email:
karim.abu-omar@fau.de, wolfgang.geidl@fau.de

WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health at FAU

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Participation in the First Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in Lyon

New Policy Briefs on Physical Activity Promotion

Updating and Further Developing the German National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion

19th Meeting of the EU Physical Activity Focal Points Network

Minimising travel distances in American Football

Keynote lectures „Physical activity, climate change and planetary health”

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