BRICS to BRICSCESS: a perspective for practical action in the promotion of healthy lifestyles to improve public health in five countries
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2019Author
Chin, Ming-Kai
De Ridder, J. Hans
Anderson, Elizabeth
Uvinha, Ricardo R.
Durstine, J. Larry
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A brief historical summary of BRICS countries and the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS) is presented.
BRICSCESS functions to facilitate the accomplishment of the various tasks such as to establish links between institutions and organizations; establish an active and sustainable future leader/volunteer program; promote collaboration in research, teaching, and mentoring between international scientists; develop, organize, and promote conferences, seminars, workshops, symposiums, round-table discussions and training courses; and publish new scientific information related to exercise, physical activity, sports science, lifestyle management, and nutrition.
A central task of BRICSCESS is to establish an active and sustainable future leader/volunteer program for mentoring junio
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http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33284https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254619300985
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2019.07.008
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