Spanish Network for an Active and Healthy Childhood

PI of PROFITH/UGR: Palma Chillón
Contact: pchillon@ugr.es
Network coordinator: Javier Brazo Sayavera, Universidad Pablo Olavide, Sevilla, España.

Email: jbsayavera@upo.es

Network web: https://retokids.org/registrate-reias/

Summary

The Red Española por una Infancia Activa y Saludable (REIAS)/ Spanish Network for an Active and Healthy Childhood was created with the aim of promoting active and healthy lifestyle habits among the child and adolescent population. REIAS focuses its activity on the generation and transfer of knowledge and to this end, interdisciplinary research projects are developed that allow establishing health surveillance indicators related to physical activity, as well as interventions to better understand their effectiveness. An example of this is the RETO! application. which aims to facilitate access to recommended activities for children and adolescents. To do this, it not only offers information but also involves the community when proposing certain activities. REIAS is coordinated by a research group from the Pablo de Olavide University (Seville) and has the support of the Global Alliance for an Active and Healthy Childhood (AHKGA).

Network partners

Founding members of the REIAS Network

(sorted alphabetically by surnames)

• Albisua Kaperotxipi, Neritzel; Universidad de Mondragón, Arrasate, España
• Aubert, Salomé; Alianza Global por una Infancia Activa y Saludable
• Cachón Zagalaz, Javier; Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, España
• Cadenas Sánchez, Cristina; Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
• Camacho Cardeñosa, Alba; Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
• Chacón Borrego, Fátima; Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España
• Chillón Garzón, Palma; Universidad de Granada, Granada, España
• Coca Núñez, Aitor; Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, España
• Corral Pernía, Juan Antonio; Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España
• Galán López, Pablo; Universidad Loyola, Sevilla, España
• Gómez Galán, Rafael; Universidad de Extremadura, Mérida, España
• Guadalupe Grau, Amelia; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, España
• Herrador Colmenero, Manuel; Universidad de Granada, Granada, España
• López Gil, José Francisco; Ayuntamiento de Archena (Murcia), España
• Llorente Cantarero, Francisco Jesús; Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España
• Prieto Prieto, Josué; Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
• Román Viñas, Blanca; Universitat Ramón Llull, Barcelona, España
• Rosa María Alfonso Rosa, Rosa María; Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España
• Tremblay, Mark; Alianza Global por una Infancia Activa y Saludable
• Zurita Ortega, Félix; Universidad de Granada, Granada, España

Funding

This Network has been funded and strengthed by 2 national competitive applications from the Spanish Ministery (Redes del Consejo Superior de Deportes), in 2021 and 2023. Currently, the Network is applying the similar funding for 2024.

Relevant information

• Application RetoKids: https://retokids.org/

Elaboration of the Tale “PACO, el niño que pedalea y anda al colegio”/”PACO, the boy who cycles and walk to school”, 2024. Authors: Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Pablo Campos-Garzón, Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Palma Chillón.