Promoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

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Chapter 3

• Promoting Physical Activity Settings Based
  Approaches

• Text Sources
• Nelson Physical Education VCE Units 34 4th
  Edition Malpeli, Horton, Davey and Telford
  2006.
• 2. Live It Up 2 2nd Edition Smyth, Brown,
  Judge, McCallum and Pritchard 2006.

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Whats Wrong with this Picture?
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A Settings Approach

• Promoting Physical Activity Settings Based
  Approaches

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A Settings Approach

• Why are people less physically active?
• Reliance on technology / motorised transport
• More people living in urban environments
• Changes in work practice / hours
• Changes in leisure patterns due to work /
  education needs

• A setting is an area where the health message can
  be communicated.
• Examples include
• Family
• Transport system
• Healthcare
• Workplace
• Community
• Schools Eg. Walking to school program
• Multiple Settings

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Suitability of School, Community and Workplace
Settings for Physical Activity Interventions

• Promoting Physical Activity Settings Based
  Approaches

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Family and Transport Setting

• Family Settings
• Family is a primary influence on child and
  adolescent health behaviours.
• Parents play a key role in stimulating
  childrens interest in physical activities.
• Parents need to be active role models for their
  children.

• Transport Settings
• Cars and public transport are the most common
  methods of transport.
• These methods require little physical activity.
• Transport should involve some level of activity.
• Examples Walk or ride to work/school, park
  further away from work/school, get of the tram a
  stop earlier and walk.
• See Go for your Life TV ads

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Healthcare Settings
p.65

• Healthcare provides the link between getting
  sufficient physical activity and good health.
• Examples of healthcare groups
• VicHealth
• VICFIT
• Asthma Victoria
• Diabetes Victoria
• Health Professionals
• Doctors
• eg. Active script
• Physiotherapists
• Nutritionists

• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• Strives to use a variety of settings to implement
  comprehensive studies.
• National Heart Foundation
• Aims to increase community fitness levels
• Gives physical and social support through social
  settings.

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Workplace Settings

• Promotion of PA at work assists with
• Improved morale
• Increased work productivity
• Reduced sickies
• Less feeling of being stressed
• Reduced staff turn over
• Improved community relations

• Difficulties include
• Lack of interest at management level
• The size of the organisation
• Facilities available
• Lack of support or interest from workers

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Community Settings

• A community refers to local groups of people,
  whole cities or whole nations.
• Strengthening the communities knowledge and
  interest in the benefits of physical activity is
  therefore vital.

• Community strategies include
• Developing local facilities
• Use of community venues that encourage physical
  activity
• Free health checks at shopping centres
• Educative sessions for community members on
  health issues.
• Review of council policies
• Eg. Leading the way resource for councils.

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Community Settings
p.69

• Community settings provide opportunities to
• Support local councils
• Promote PA
• Work with transport agencies
• Increase access to facilities
• Support media campaigns

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School Setting-based Programs

• Promoting Physical Activity Settings Based
  Approaches

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School Settings

• Schools play a major role in shaping childrens
  attitudes towards PA and living an active
  lifestyle. Schools encourage lifelong patterns of
  PA.
• School based programs are
• Moderately effective
• People who participated in these programs are
  more likely to be active for life.
• Print material and school curriculum appears to
  be the most effective methods.

• Active after schools program
• http//www.ausport.gov.au/aasc/index.asp
• However PA decreases as students during the
  secondary years due to a crowded curriculum and
  student subject choices.
• Schools can increase PA by
• Following government recommendations for time
  allocated to PE.
• Providing sufficient sports equipment and
  facilities / public use.
• Promoting school sporting events

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In and out of school community links
extra curricula initiatives
policy change
What intervention strategies could we do at our
school?
more equipment
Reducing TV Watching
active transport activity
reducing video games
active family programs
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School Setting

• Recommended Activities
• PE and Sport classes in the curriculum
• Opportunities to participate in extra-curricular
  activities
• Free play at recess and lunch
• Walking School Bus program
• Active playgrounds
• Parental involvement with childrens sporting
  interests.

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School Program Examples
Program Web Page Origin Aim/s
Community use of ovals Vic Effective use of green space
Discovering the TurtleWay QLD Connecting paths and cycle-ways between townships
Fluorescent playground markings UK More children playing in specific areas
Walking school bus www.walkingschoolbus.com Vic Increase increase amount of PA and safety
TravelSmart www.travelsmart.gov.au QLD, VIC, SA and WA Sustainable travel arrangements
Active Primary School SCOT Increase PA at school and beyond
Case Study 3.1, 3.2 p.72-3 Laboratory
3.3 p.73
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Workplace Setting-based Programs

• Promoting Physical Activity Settings Based
  Approaches

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Workplace Program Examples
Program Web Page Origin Aim/s
Heart Beat Challenge, Lets Get Moving and Stroll, Strut, Stride www.newhealth.govt.nz NZ Increase PA at work and health awareness
Walk in to Work Out http//www.dundee.ac.uk/sportexercise/events/2005/walkin.htm UK Provides self-help information
Stairway to Health www.activelivingatwork.com CAN Increase use of stairs at work
Find 30 its not a big exercise http//www.findthirty.com.au/ WA Recommendations for a healthier approach to PA in the workforce
Health at Work http//www.shaw.uk.com/ SCOT Incentives for businesses which promote PA.
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Community Setting-based Programs

• Promoting Physical Activity Settings Based
  Approaches

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Community Program Examples
Program Web Page Origin Aim/s
Sonnong Common Health Walks http//www.dpi.wa.gov.au/walking/713.asp UK Use of volunteers to lead regular nature walks in the local environment
Walking the Way to Health http//www.whi.org.uk/ UK Making recreational walking safer and provides information for walkers.
Path to Health http//www.path-to-health.com/ IRE USA Walking paths close to existing footpaths. Located near residences and workplaces
Burnley Community Walks WA Bi-monthly walks lead by volunteers
Walk and Talk VIC Local walking groups promoting PA and social environments
Stepping Out SA Older adult walking groups and provides resources/kits
Mobile skate parks www.joondalup.wa.gov.au WA Provides a skate environment for any community
Case Study 3.4 p.77
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Specific Physical Activity Approaches - Federal

• Federal Programs
• Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
• Sports Performance and Development
• http//www.ausport.gov.au/
• Australian Sports
• Commission Business
• Operations

• Active after school communities
• Junior Sport
• Indigenous Sport
• Disability Program
• Women in Sport
• Drugs in Sport
• Playing Fair ethics in Sport
• Membership Growth and Club Development
• Coaching and Officiating

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Specific Physical Activity Approaches - State

• Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV)
• Access for all abilities
• Indigenous Sport and Recreation
• Masters Sport
• Physical Activity Initiative
• Women in Sport

• Junior Sport Conference
• Community Organisation Development
• Member Protection
• SRV funding grants

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SRV Funding Projects
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Program Effectiveness Summary
p.81

• Schools
• Evidence for increase in PA levels
• Whole school approach most effective
• Positive impact on local communities
• Flow on effect to parents.

• Workplace
• Increase in PA levels and staff health
• Provide good short term benefits
• Problems do exist with current programs
• Community
• Little evidence of how effect these programs are.
• Written Report 3.5 p.80

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Web Links Chapter 3

• Australian Sports Commission http//www.ausport.g
  ov.au
• Find 30 promotion (Government of WA Department of
  Health) http//www.find30.com.au
• Walking School Bus promotion (UK)
  http//www.walkingbus.com
• Ministry of Health (New Zealand) toolkits
  http//www.newhealth.govt.nz
• The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project
  http//www.10000steps.org.au/rockhampton/
• Travelsmart Australia http//www.travelsmart.gov.
  au
• World Health Organisation http//www.who.int
• Heart Foundation Australia http//www.heartfounda
  tion.com.au
• VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion
  Foundation) http//www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
• Be Active promotion (Government of South
  Australia) http//www.beactive.com.au

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Web Links Chapter 3

• Physical Activity Resources for Health
  Professionals Introduction (Centre for disease
  control and prevention USA) http//www.cdc.gov/
  nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.h
  tm
• Health Promotion (Public Health Agency of
  Canada) http//www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/index.ht
  ml
• Strategic Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical
  Activity and Health (SIGPAH) http//www.nphp.gov.
  au/workprog/sigpah/
• Healthy youth (Centre for disease control and
  prevention (USA) http//www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
  
• America On The Move promotion http//www.americao
  nthemove.org
• Papers from the International Journal of
  Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity
  http//www.ijbnpa.org/home
• Department of health and aging (Australian
  government) http//www.health.gov.au/internet/wcm
  s/publishing.nsf/content/home
• Building a healthy, active Australia (Australian
  government) http//www.healthyactive.gov.au
• National Public Health Partnership
  http//www.nphp.gov.au
• Be Active promotion (Government of South
  Australia) http//www.beactive.com.au
• Sport and Recreation Australia
  http//www.sport.vic.gov.au