About the Cluster

The Cluster for Physical Activity and Health is a team of experts in the field of physical activity and public health. The Cluster is staffed by public health researchers and epidemiologists with a special interest in physical activity and in health promotion. The Cluster focuses on physical activity epidemiology, PA measurement research, the design and evaluation of interventions to increase physical activity and policy research related to physical activity and health. The Cluster is located within the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. It is co-located with COO and CPHN. The cluster conducts a number of international projects in the Asia pacific region and elsewhere around physical activity in the context of non-communicable disease prevention.

Most of the Cluster's functions are supported by research grants, including the NHMRC. Part of the Cluster is funded by NSW Health for the period 2002-2005; this is to service NSW professionals and the NSW Health Department in the area of physical activity information, policy and practice. The cluster staff also have broader interests in behavioural epidemiology and in health promotion and disease prevention research.