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Physical Activity: recreational & transportation options

Physical Activity: recreational & transportation options. Godfrey Xuereb Team Leader, Population-based Prevention Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion World Health Organization. 1.5 billion adults are insufficiently active. Aged 15+; 2008;.

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Physical Activity: recreational & transportation options

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  1. Physical Activity: recreational & transportation options Godfrey Xuereb Team Leader, Population-based Prevention Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion World Health Organization

  2. 1.5 billion adults are insufficiently active Aged 15+; 2008;

  3. Physical inactivity - 4th leading risk factor for global mortality Source: WHO's report on "Global health risks" 60% of global deaths due to NCDs

  4. Percentage of insufficient physical activity comparable country estimates, 2008 Age standardized; by WHO Region and World Bank income group, men and women Source: Global Status Report on NCDs, WHO, 2001

  5. Global response to NCDs Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 2000 2002 2003 2004 2008 2011 High-level Meeting on NCDs (New York, 19-20 September 2011)

  6. Recommended actions for Member States "Ensure that physical environments support safe active commuting, and create space for recreational activity"

  7. Recommended actions for Member States • Introduce transport policies that promote active and safe methods of travelling to and from schools and workplaces, such as walking or cycling; • Ensure that walking, cycling and other forms of physical activity are accessible to and safe for all;

  8. Recommended actions for Member States • Improve sports, recreation and leisure facilities • Increase the number of safe spaces available for active play • Implement school-based programmes • Develop and implement national guidelines on PA for health

  9. How much physical activity do we need?New WHO Global Recommendations • Main aim: providing guidance on dose response relation between frequency, duration, type and total amount of PA needed for prevention of NCD’s • Three age-groups; 5-17 year olds; 18-64; and 65+ • Main target audience; national and local policy makers

  10. Children and youth - aged 5-17 at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity daily > 60 minutes provide additional health benefits Should: be mostly aerobic activity include vigorous intensity activities include muscle strengthening and bone health activities at least 3 times per week.

  11. PA includes play, games, sports, transportation, recreation, physical education, or planned exercise, in the context of family, school, and community activities.

  12. Promoting physical activity: what works?

  13. Interventions targeting the built environment: reducing barriers to physical activity, Supportive transport policies and policies to increase space for recreational activity. Policy and environment

  14. Success: Ciclovias, Bogotá, Colombia A cross between a street party and a marathon, Bogota's Ciclovía manages to combine sport, recreation, health, commerce and culture in one package. • Improvements in public transport at the city level. • % persons travelling by car has dropped from 17% to 12% at peak times. • 55% of programmes provide economic opportunities (temporary businesses) • 63% of programs reported engaging the community (eg:volunteerism) • Ciclovia has now extended to more than 38 cities in at least 11 countries in the Americas.

  15. Multisectoral approach to implementation

  16. Look for “win-win-win” options, that help each sector achieving its own goals

  17. School-based interventions • High-intensity interventions that are comprehensive, multi-component and include: • curriculum on physical activity taught by trained teachers; • supportive school environment/policies; • a physical activity programme; • a parental/family component;

  18. School-based interventions • High-intensity interventions that are comprehensive, multi-component and include: • A focused approach: • programmes aimed at reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing participation in physical activity, accompanied by supportive activities within the curriculum. • Formative assessments addressing: • school needs and • cultural contexts

  19. WHO is linking with other sectors 2010 update: Memorandum of Understanding IOC-WHO " …agree to join efforts and to cooperate…to promote healthy lifestyles, physical activity and sport for all among the communities."

  20. Interventions • Multi-component interventions • Adapted to the local context • Culturally and environmentally appropriate interventions • Using existing social structures of a community (e.g. schools, weekly meetings of older adults) • Multistakeholder involvement throughout the process • Listening, learning and targeting populations needs. • Interventions targeting the built environment. http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/whatworks/

  21. Thank you http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/index.html

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