Karim Abu‐Omar

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg — Germany

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Physical Activity and Health(97), Health and Medical Studies(65), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(52), Behavioral Health and Interventions(37), Urban Transport and Accessibility(25)

Publications207 total

The impact of public policy on socioeconomic equity in physical activity: a systematic review
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·2026Open Access
S10-2: Updating the German Recommendations for Physical Activity Promotion – Integration of Sector-Relatedness, Health Equity, and Planetary Health
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S08-2: Monitoring Physical Activity Policies at the Subnational Level: A Review of Existing Tools
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S10: Lessons From Developing or Updating National Physical Activity Recommendations in Switzerland, Germany, and Hungary: Processes and Challenges
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S20-1: A Rapid Review Examining the Impact of Public Policy on Equity in Physical Activity
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S10-3: Updating the German Recommendations for Physical Activity. Moving Beyond Quantitative Recommendations?
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S18-1: Bikepool – Evaluating and Enhancing a Practice-Based School Cycling Project for Sustainable Health Promotion
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S08-1: Mapping Established Monitoring Tools for National Physical Activity Policies: Insights and Implications
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S20-2: Providing Guidance on Equity and Physical Activity Policy: The Development of the PA-EPI Equity Module
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S19: Making Sport Events and Physical Activity Promotion More Climate Friendly
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
S19-2: Travel Distances in Recreational League Play – An Analysis of 317 Football Teams Playing More Than 4,000 Games
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences·2026Open Access
Discourses of Climate Delay in the Fields of Physical Activity and Sport Promotion
Journal of Physical Activity and Health·2026
Mitigating climate change in sports leagues: A scenario-based analysis of travel distances in women’s and men’s amateur soccer in Germany
Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science·2025Open Access
Commercial determinants of active travel: a crucial but overlooked barrier to health and sustainability
The Lancet Planetary Health·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Collaborative Development of an Instrument to Monitor Physical Activity Promotion Based on Policy-Makers’ Needs – the TARGET:PA Tool
International Journal of Health Policy and Management·2025Open Access
The challenge of participatory projects for physical activity promotion: What to scale and how to scale?
PLoS ONE·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Physical Activity Promotion in Extremely Rural Districts: An Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers in 13 Rural Districts of Bavaria
Journal of Physical Activity and Health·2025
Physical activity policy implementation and physical activity levels in the European Union: Are we on track to close the gap between policy and practice?
Health Policy·2024
Describing and optimising travel distances in amateur football and handball in Germany
F1000Research·2024Open Access
Physical Activity as a Victim, a Perpetrator, or Part of the Solution to the Climate Crisis?
Journal of Physical Activity and Health·2024· 6 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Alfred Rütten(22), Peter Gelius(17), Sven Messing(14), Stephen Whiting(8), Klaus Pfeifer(8), Annika Frahsa(7), Anne K. Reimers(7), João Breda(6), Antonina Tcymbal(6), Wolfgang Geidl(6), Ionuţ Burlacu(5), Romeu Mendes(5), Alfred R�tten(4), Ulrike Ungerer-Röhrich(3), Lee Goodwin(3), Diana Schow(3), Ivo Rakovac(3), Antony Morgan(3), Rüdiger Meierjürgen(3), W. Adlwarth(3)