Navigating Physical Activity Promotion and Policy in the Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Era.

Autor:	Richards J; Te Hau Kori, Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand., Siefken K; Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (IIES), MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany., Pratt M; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.; Institute of Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA., Bauman A; Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Mejía-Grueso J; The Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA!, Bogotá, Colombia., Woods CB; Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAfH), Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland., Wendel-Vos W; Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Hinckson E; School of Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand., Salvo D; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA., Hallal PC; Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign. IL, USA., Ramírez Varela A; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.; Center for Health Equity, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of physical activity & health [J Phys Act Health] 2024 Oct 09, pp. 1-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 09.
DOI:	10.1123/jpah.2024-0206
Abstrakt:	Background: There is limited evidence on the priorities and opportunities associated with promoting population physical activity (PA) participation for the post-COVID-19-pandemic future. Purpose: This study assessed government-led PA promotion efforts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with post-COVID-19-pandemic priorities and recommendations. Methods: Two separate cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2023. Survey 1 was targeted at the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) Country Contacts. Survey 2 also included key international informants representing influential stakeholders in PA policy implementation. Results: There were 68 respondents to Survey 1, collectively representing 61 countries. An additional 37 people, including representatives from 14 key international stakeholders responded to Survey 2. Eighty-two percent of countries had national PA policies. COVID-19 widely disrupted PA policy implementation. Less than 40% of countries integrated PA into their COVID-19 response plan and more than 75% reported policies that restricted PA participation. Although most respondents indicated that government PA priorities did not change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in five countries reported that cross-sectoral partnership had become more important during this period. Less than a third of postpandemic governments reported as highly engaged despite the widespread proliferation of PA policies and plans prior to the pandemic. There were variations according to country, region, and income. Conclusions: Elevating PA promotion on the public health agenda is crucial for the post-COVID-19-pandemic era. At a policy level, it is critical to focus on adequate resourcing, cross-sectoral partnerships, integrated interventions, and inequities in participation. These factors have become increasingly important in the postpandemic PA policy landscape.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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