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Welcome to the ISPAH #8Investments Community Hub

The Community Hub is a community of practice – where everyone, everywhere, can share experiences of promoting physical activity.

The role of the Community Hub is to connect our global community. Sharing real life experiences of creating and designing, implementing, and evaluating, physical activity promotion connected with the 8 investments in the real-world. 

The content of the Community Hub is and will continue to be shaped by you – our global community of academics, policymakers, practitioners, and everyone in between, who are united in enabling a more active world. 

The Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity document summarises the evidence for each of the 8 investments as well as the benefits of adopting a whole systems approach. The Eight Investments is a call to action for everyone, everywhere to embed physical activity in national and sub-national policies.

The process of implementing these evidence-based actions varies by country and context, and at times can be confusing and challenging.

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Whole-School
Programmes

Active Travel

Active urban
Design

Healthcare

Public
Education

Sports for All

Workplaces

Community
Wide

Whole-School Programmes

Programmes that engage school communities to provide students with multiple physical activity opportunities throughout the day have benefits for academic achievement and classroom behaviour.

Why?

  • Large amount of time spent at school
  • Wide population reach
  • Sustained reach over time
  • Facilities and personnel
  • Childhood development
  • Academic achievement

What?

  • Quality physical education
  • Active travel
  • Before and after school programmes
  • Recess
  • Active classrooms

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Active Travel

Transport policies that support walking, cycling and public transport induce demand for active travel which has multiple co-benefits to the achievement of the sustainable development goals.

Why?
  • Necessary activity
  • Low cost
  • Routine lifestyle activity= sustainable
  • Fossil fuel consumption
  • Traffic congestion
  • Reduce demand for parking
  • Air quality
  • Mitigation of climate change

What?

  • Destination accessibility
  • Reduce car parking and increase cost
  • Well maintained footpaths
  • Enticing cycling infrastructure
  • Reduce speed on residential roads
  • Safe crossings
  • Reduce distance to public transport
  • Enhance desirability of active travel modes

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Active Urban Design

Policies that support equitable access to parks, local amenities and better walking, cycling and public transportation infrastructure make being active more appealing.

Why?

  • Access to places and spaces conducive to more physical activity
  • Associated with active travel choices
  • Liveability and business activity co-benefits
  • More attractive and ‘liveable’ neighbourhoods
What?
  • Mixed land use – shops, schools, homes etc
  • Green spaces
  • Sports facilities

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Healthcare

Community health professionals such as general practitioners should promote physical activity to their patients for the prevention and management of disease.

Why?
  • Large population reach
  • Trusted source of health advice
  • Primary and secondary prevention
  • Integrated into patient appointments
  • Healthcare costs
What?
  • Assessment
  • Counselling
  • Links with local opportunities

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Public Education

Public education campaigns that transmit clear messages about physical activity can reach large populations and increase awareness of the importance of physical activity.

Why?
  • Effective way to communicate consistent and clear messages
  • Wide population reach
  • Wide population reach
  • Motivate changes in attitudes and motivation/intention
  • Raise awareness of opportunities to be active
  • Contribute to building cultural norms
What?
  • Gain-framed messages
  • Tailored and targeted
  • Multiple formats
  • Combined with supportive environments and opportunities

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Sports for All

Equitable access to formal and informal sporting opportunities across the lifespan to increase participation in sport will contribute to many of the sustainable development goals.

Why?
  • Social benefits
  • Leadership, teamwork
  • Volunteering
  • Potential for the profile of sport to inspire participation
What?
  • Accessible and appropriate places and spaces
  • Formal and informal clubs and programmes
  • Mass events that engage whole communities
  • Create positive role models
  • Foster positive experiences

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Workplaces

Workplace-based physical activity programmes which include opportunities to be active embedded throughout the day will have physical, mental, and social benefits, while also reducing absenteeism and burnout.

Why?
  • Most adults spend many hours in the workplace
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Facilities and personnel
  • Absenteeism
  • Burnout
What?
  • Supportive environments
  • Educational events
  • Active commuting (end of trip facilities, encouragement)
  • Promoting an ‘active culture’ e.g. Walking meetings

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Community Wide

Offering more than one approach to physical activity promotion is recommended. A joined-up approach to physical activity will have many co-benefits to society beyond health.

Why?
  • Offer a combined approach to Contribute to building cultural norms
  • A coordinated community approach is likely to have a greater impact than the sum of its parts
What?
  • Multi-component with a broad community reach
  • Promotion of walking and cycling trails
  • Physical activity programmes in diverse settings
  • Community centres
  • Aged care centres
  • Faith-based settings
  • Shopping malls

Stories from the Community

Disclaimer

The content of the Community Hub has been produced by the authors rather than ISPAH. All features are for the purpose of sharing examples of practice. The content does not represent the views nor endorsement of ISPAH.