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Whole of community physical activity interventions : easier said than done
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by William MummeryWilliam Mummery, W BrownObjectives: To reflect on whole community intervention approaches to promoting physical activity, using experiences from the 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project. Design: Many studies are quasi-experimental with single site intervention and comparison communities. Setting and participants: Whole communities. Intervention: Coordinated multiple strategies designed to address individual, interpersonal and environmental determinants of physical activity. Main outcome measure: Physical activity. Results: There are many challenges to conducting whole community interventions. Developing community partnerships and coalitions, reaching socially disadvantaged groups, and developing effective evaluation methods are identified as specific concerns. Conclusions: Despite the challenges, the whole community approach still offers tremendous potential for developing the social and cultural change which will be required for sustained improvements in population physical activity.
Funding
Category 2 - Other Public Sector Grants Category
History
Volume
43Start Page
39End Page
43Number of Pages
5eISSN
0306-3674ISSN
1473-0480Location
United KingdromPublisher
BMJ GroupPublisher DOI
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Language
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health; Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health; Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR); Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR); University of Queensland;Era Eligible
- Yes