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RAFA International Course - Success!

The Physical Activity Network of the Americas, RAFA-PANA, organized on August 22-23, the II International Course on Physical Activity and Public Health in Leon, Mexico.

The course was sponsored by the University of Guanajuato and was attended by:

- Miguel Malo, from the Pan American Health Organization;
- Rudy Leisner of the Ta Bida Foundation;
- Jim Skinner of the American College of Sports Medicine;
- Mariona Violan of the Barcelona Secretariat of Sports;
- Margarita Claramut of the Costa Rican Ministry of Health;
- Maribel Parra, University of Valparaiso-Chile;
- Angel Javier Perez, from the Puerto Rico Physical Activity Network;
- Carlos Danilo Zapata, from the Technological University of Pereira;
- Oscar Diaz, from the Uruguayan Physical Activity Network;
- Farah Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico;
- Oscar Incarbone, YMCA University-Buenos Aires;
- Victor Matsudo, CELAFISCS;
- Juan Manuel Huesca and Hernan Negrete of the National Sports Council of Mexico;
- Maciste Habacuc, the University of Gunajuato who was also the Course Coordinator.

The quality of the presentations met the objectives of the Course and the aspirations of more than 100 participants.