Chapter 3 - Promoting Physical Activity Flashcards
Benefits of PA interventions to the community
Stronger community connections
Reduce cost of health care and services
Community more attractive with improved facilities
Generic and Specific examples of community based PA interventions.
Developing and maintaining safe parks, walking and cycling paths
10,000 steps challenge
Aerobics for elderly or pregnant women
Generic and specific examples of workplace interventions
Provide facilities to encourage active transport to work
Sponsor workplace teams
Gym subsidies
Allow flexible hours so PA can be undertaken
Find 30 everyday
Benefits to employer for workplace initiatives
Reduces absenteeism
Improved productivity
Improved employee moral - greater employee retention
Reduced insurance premiums
Generic and specific examples of PA interventions for schools
Mandatory PE classes Provide extracurricular sports teams Sports carnivals Well maintained PA facilities Walking School Bus Jump Rope For Heart Go for your Life
Benefits to school of PA interventions.
Improved social interactions Improved facilities Attract enrolments More engaged students - better grades Better behaved children
Federal government initiatives for promoting PA:
NPAG Healthy spaces and places How do you measure up Get moving (mass media) Travel Smart
State government initiative to promote PA:
Go for your life
Walktober
Premiers walking challenge
Role of Vichealth in promoting PA:
Relationships with organisations govt and non-govt
Print media (pamphlets)
Fund sport clubs and coach
Targets at risk groups
Role of heart foundation in promoting PA:
Works with organisations (govt and non-govt)
Mass media
Organise school/community programs
Examples of Heart foundation initiatives for promoting PA.
Jump Rope for Heart
Heart Week
Examples of VicHealth initiatives for promoting PA.
Walking School Bus
Cycling for health
