Here a list of research reports on the topic "physical activity and body weight" that have been funded by the Federal Office of Public Health.
Physical activity
Mortality and years of life lost due to physical inactivity in Switzerland - 2022 and trends
Report in English, summary in English, German, French and Italian
Nathanael Lutz, Jan Taeymans, Heiner Baur, Renato Mattli
Berner Fachhochschule, May 2024
Accompanying study “Exercise, encounter, enliven in the neighbourhoods of Berne and Zurich” - Model project for sustainable spatial development
Report in German, summary in German, French and English
Angela von Däniken, William Fuhrer
Berner Fachhochschule, 2024
Effect of movement-friendly environments – mobility infrastructure
in English, abstract in English, German and French
Sarah Michel et al.
UniSanté, 2023
Effect of movement-friendly environnements – contact nature and greenspaces
in English, abstract in English, German and French
Nicola Banwell et al.
CIRE, UNI, 2023
SOPHYA II (Swiss children’s Objectively measured PHYsical Activity)
Repot in German, summarising brochure in German, French, Italian
Bettina Bringolf‐Isler et al.
Swiss TPH, 2022
Physical activity as a protective factor for the immune system
Report in German, summary in German, French, Italian, English
Claudio R. Nigg et al.
Berne, 2022
Development of competency profiles in the field of exercise as medicine in Switzerland
Report in French, abstract in German, French, Italian and English
Nicolas Grosjean et al.
Interface, 2022
Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030 (GAPPA), implementation and analysis of stakeholders in Switzerland
in German, abstract in German, French, Italian and English
Hanspeter Stamm, Adrian Fischer, Kei Mathis
Lamprecht und Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, 2021
Exercise as medicine - situation analysis and recommendations for action
Report in German, abstract in German, French, Italian and English
Irina Nast et al.
Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, 2021
Mortality from physical inactivity in Switzerland in 2017
Report in English, abstract in German, French and Italien
Maria-Eleni Syleouni, Linda Vinci, Renato Mattli
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW, 2020
Effects of sport and exercise during working hours on health and productivity in the workplace
Report in German, abstract in German, French, Italian
Prof. Dr. med. Julia Dratva et al.
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW, 2020
Active mobility of children an young people 1994 – 2015
in German, abstract in German, French, Italian and English
Daniel Sauter
Urban Mobility Research, 2019
Active mobility of children and young people 1994 - 2015
Federal Office of Public Health, 2019
Activity-friendly environment in Switzerland - good practice projects and success factors
Report in German, abstract in German, French, Italian
Adrian Fischer, Hanspeter Stamm, Markus Lamprecht
Lamprecht und Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, 2018
SOPHYA (Swiss children’s Objectively measured PHYsical Activity)
Report in German, abstract in French
Dr. Bettina Bringolf‐Isler et al.
Swiss TPH, 2016
Success factors of programs in the field of mobility management and their transmissibility to the structural promotion of physical activity in Switzerland
Rouven Pérez
Bachelorarbeitsprojekt Hochschule Luzern – Wirtschaft, 2016
Sedentary lifestyle: special analysis of the 2011 Omnibus and the 2012 Swiss Health Survey
Report in German, abstract in German, French, Italian
Hanspeter Stamm et al.
Lamprecht und Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, 2015
The cost of physical inactivity in Switzerland
Report in German, Executive Summary in German, French, Italian and English
Renato Mattli et al.
Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW, 2014
The promotion of healthy exercise and the fight against inactivity - situation analysis 2013
in German, abstract in German, French and English
Hanspeter Stamm, Angela Gebert, Doris Wiegand, Markus Lamprecht
Lamprecht und Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, 2013
Body Mass Index (BMI)
New communicative ways in prevention – a focus on social media and youth
in English, abstract in English, German and French
Suzanne Suggs
Swiss School of Public Health and Università della Svizzera italiana, 2023
The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa and Binge-Eating
in English
Joyce Haddad
Universität Bern, Inselspital, Stand 21.06.2022
Multiprofessional/multidisciplinary obesity management programs in Switzerland
Report in French, summary in German, French, Italian
Davide Malatesta
Institut des Sciences du Sport de Université de Lausanne, 2021
Overweight: knowledge about health risks
Federal Office of Public Health, 2019
Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio in Swiss recruits 2016
Report in German, abstract and executive summary in German, French and Italian
Dr. Nikola Koepke et al.
Universität Zürich, 2016
Body-mass index of Swiss recruits 2015
Report in German, abstract und executive summary in German, French and Italian
Dr. Joël Floris et al.
Universität Zürich, 2016
Body weight in Switzerland: current data and comparisons with previous years (SGB 2012)
Report in German, abstract in German, French and English
Monika Eichholzer et al.
Abteilung Epidemiologie chronischer Krankheiten, Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin der Universität Zürich
Bundesamt für Gesundheit, Sektion Ernährung & Bewegung, Bern
Lamprecht & Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, Zürich
Bundesamt für Statistik, Sektion Gesundheit, Neuchâtel2
2014
Cost of Obesity in Switzerland in 2012
in English, abstract in German, French and Italian
Heinz Schneider, Werner Venetz
DataGen AG, 2014
Prevalence of eating disorders in Switzerland
in German
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schnyder et al.
Universitätsspital Zürich, 2012
Physical activity and BMI
Eating habits, physical activity, weight status and body image in 11- to 15-year-old schoolchildren in Switzerland
Results of the study « Health Behaviour in School-aged Children » (HBSC) 2018
Report in French, abstract in German, French, Italian and English
Marina Delgrande Jordan et al.
Sucht Schweiz, 2020
BMI, perceived body weight and body image in 11- to 15-year-old schoolchildren in Switzerland in 2018
Results of the study « Health Behaviour in School-aged Children » (HBSC) 2018
Schmidhauser, V. et al.
Sucht Schweiz, 2020
Synthesis study on body mass index and waist circumference as well as the associated cofactors in adults in Switzerland
Report in German, Abstract in German, French, Italian and English
K. L. Matthes et al.
Universität Zürich, 2020
Quantitative impact of behavioral risk factors on the occurrence of noncommunicable diseases: compilation of evidence 2020
Report in German, abstract in German, French and Italian
Prof. Dr. med. Elisabeth Zemp Stutz, Dr. phil. Giovanfrancesco Ferrari, Dr. phil. Cornelia Schneider
Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, Universität Basel, 2020
Obesity and lifestyle - an analysis of menuCH data
Report in German, abstract and executive cummary in German, French and Italian
Dr. Nicole Bender et al.
Universität Zürich, 2018
BMI, waist circumference and body fat measurements as well as NCD risk factors in 6 to 12 year old children in Switzerland
in English, abstract in German, French and Italian
Dr Isabelle Herter-Aeberli
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2018
Evaluation Microcensus Mobility and Transport (MZMV) - Mobility and BMI
Report in German, abstract in German, French and Italian
Adrian Fischer, Hanspeter Stamm, Markus Lamprecht
Lamprecht und Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, 2018
Implementation of health promotion and prevention in schools
Report in English, abstract in German, French and Italian
Murielle Bochud, Angéline Chatelan, Juan-Manuel Blanco, CHUV, Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive (IUMSP), Lausanne
Sigrid Beer-Borst, Universität Bern, Institut für Sozial und Präventivmedizin (ISPM), Bern
2017
Implementation of health promotion and prevention in schools
Report in German, abstract in German, French and Italian
Andrea Zumbrunn, Maria Solèr, Doris Kunz
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Hochschule für
Soziale Arbeit, 2016
Lifestyle, body weight and other risk factors for noncommunicable diseases, with a focus on nutrition
Report in German, abstract in German, French, Italian and English
Monika Eichholzer et al.
Abteilung Epidemiologie chronischer Krankheiten, Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin der Universität Zürich
Bundesamt für Gesundheit, Sektion Ernährung & Bewegung, Bern
Lamprecht & Stamm Sozialforschung und Beratung AG, Zürich
2014
Swiss Monitoring System of Addiction and Noncommunicable Diseases
Last modification 21.02.2025
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