| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Klepac, Pogrmilovic., Ramirez, Varela., Pratt, M., Milton, K., Bauman, A., Biddle, S. JH., & Pedisic, Z. (200918). National physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies in 76 countries: Availability, comprehensiveness, implementation, and effectiveness. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), |
| 2019 | Klepac, Pogrmilovic., O'sullivan, G., Milton, K., Biddle, S. JH., & Pedisic, Z. (191113). A systematic review of instruments for the analysis of national-level physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies. Health Research Policy and Systems, 17(1), |
| 2019 | Klepac, Pogrmilovic., O'Sullivan, G., Milton, K., Biddle, S. JH., Bauman, A., Bellew, W., Cavill, N., Kahlmeier, S., Kelly, M. P., & Mutrie, N. (190802). The development of the Comprehensive Analysis of Policy on Physical Activity (CAPPA) framework. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1), |
| 2018 | Klepac, Pogrmilovic., O'Sullivan, G., Milton, K., Biddle, S. JH., Bauman, A., Bull, F., Kahlmeier, S., Pratt, M., & Pedisic, Z. (181128). A global systematic scoping review of studies analysing indicators, development, and content of national-level physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15(1), |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Public health policy
- Active living and public health
- Health inequity
- Health policy analysis
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About Bo Klepac Pogrmilovic
Bo is passionate about reducing health inequities and achieving better health outcomes for disadvantaged communities through policy change.
She holds a PhD in public health policy, a masters degree in political science and a masters degree in European studies. In 2020, she received a Victoria University Medal for Academic Excellence in Research.
Bo is co-author of the Comprehensive Analysis of Policy on Physical Activity framework. She is involved in several international and national research projects and is a researcher in the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) network.
At Victoria University, Bo has lectured in:
- Health policy and promotion
- Growth, development and ageing
- Sustainability in sport and recreation.
She was a media and policy consultant on various European Union-funded projects and programs.
In 2017, Bo received a Early Career Research Award at the HEPA Europe conference for her global systematic review on physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies. She has extensive experience in health promotion, policy analysis, and research to policy/practice translation.
Qualifications
- PhD Public Health Policy
- MA Political Science
- MA European Studies
Key publications
Journal article (showing 4 of 8)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.
Supervision of research students at VU
Not available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2019 - Mar 2019 |
Lecturer in Health Policy and Promotion
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Feb 2019 -
Mar 2019
|
Lecturer in Health Policy and Promotion
Victoria University |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Early Career Research Awards - Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe |
| 2020 |
Victoria University Medal for Academic Excellence in Research - Victoria University |
Professional memberships
- Vice President, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations
