Welcome to Child & Adolescent Public Health

"We stand for innovative, high-quality and socially relevant research that contributes to the healthy growth of our youth"

Prof. Dr. Mai Chin A Paw, Section Chair

Playtime Fund

Who has the youth, has the future. A healthy future requires a healthy lifestyle.

Our Mission & Vision

The research of the Child & Adolescent Public Health section falls under the Department of Public & Occupational Health of Amsterdam UMC and is carried out within the Amsterdam Public Health research institute.

Youth grows up happy

CAPH focuses on scientific research that contributes to optimal opportunities for the healthy and happy growing up of young people; from -9 months to 19 years.

Connection between research & practice

Together with JGZ organizations, we form the Academic Workshop for CAPH. We conduct research in and together with practice.

Multidisciplinary, innovative, social research

Our research is multidisciplinary, innovative and socially relevant and ranges from risk factors to health effects and from development to evaluation of intervention programs.

Constant innovation

We continue to develop to remain distinctive and innovative.

Our latest news

ISBNPA XChange June 15 – 25: Sign up now!

As you all may now, J&G’s very own Prof. Dr. Mai Chin A Paw is the current president of International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)! ISBNPA has an annual conference in a different country each year. Due to the current COV-19 circumstances, this year’s ISBNPA conference in New Zealand has been cancelled. …

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3 June 2020

De nieuwste promovendus van J&G: dr Vera van den Berg!

Op maandag 13 januari 2020 promoveerde Vera van den Berg met haar dissertatie getiteld “SMART MOVES! Bewegen om beter te kunnen leren?”. Volgens onze collega, Daniëlle van der Aa, was het “een leuke en spannende dag! De opponenten kwamen uit heel het land en stelden interessante vragen. Zo werd er een vraag gesteld over de …

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14 May 2020

Welcome to our new, updated website.

We are very happy to have you here! Please feel free to browse around and take a look at what our team has to offer. We have multiple projects running aiming to improve the wellbeing of youth. Stop by from time-to-time to take a look at what’s new, including updates about events, new projects, etc. …

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Our team

New publications

Belmon, L.S.; Brasser, F.B.; Busch, V.; van Stralen, M.M.; Harmsen, I.A.; Chinapaw, M.J.M. Perceived Determinants of Children’s Inadequate Sleep Health. A Concept Mapping Study among Professionals. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7315.

Anselma M, Chinapaw MJM, Kornet-van der Aa DA, Altenburg TM. Effectiveness and promising behavior change techniques of interventions targeting energy balance related behaviors in children from lower socioeconomic environments: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2020;15(9):e0237969. Published 2020 Sep 1. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0237969

Waterlander WE, Luna Pinzon A, Verhoeff A, et al. A System Dynamics and Participatory Action Research Approach to Promote Healthy Living and a Healthy Weight among 10-14-Year-Old Adolescents in Amsterdam: The LIKE Programme. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(14):4928. Published 2020 Jul 8. doi:10.3390/ijerph17144928

Buffart LM, Sweegers MG, de Ruijter CJ, et al. Muscle contractile properties of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: Assessment of feasibility and exercise effects [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 29]. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2020;10.1111/sms.13758. doi:10.1111/sms.13758