ACTIVE ACTIVE SOCIETIES Implement behaviour-change communication campaigns and build workforce capacity to change social norms. Action 1.1" Communications: Implement social marketing campaigns linked with community-based programmes. physical activity, particularly from walking and cycling omoro Action 1.2. Co-benefits: Build awareness, through ki dae-shari ampaigns of the multiple social, economic, and envir tal co-benefits of Action 1.3. Mass participation events: Implement regular mass participation initiatives Action 1.4. Capacity-building: Strengthen professional know ledge, within and outside the health sector as well as in grassroots community groups and civil society organizations 8 ACTIVE a ENVIRONMENTS Promote safe, well maintained infrastructure facilities and public open spaces that provide equitable access to places for walking, cycling and other physical activity Action 2. 1. Policy integration: Integrate urban and transport planning policies, and prioritize the principles of compact, mixed-land use to deliver highly connected neighbourhoods Action 2.2. Infrastructure: Improve walking and cycling network infrastructure Action 2.3. Safety: Implement and enforce road safety and personal safety measures to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users Action 2. 4. Public open spaces: Improve access to good-quality public and green open paces, green networks, recreational spaces(including river and coasta areas) and sports amenities. Action 2.5. Design: Strengthen the policy, regulatory and design guidelines to enable all occupants and visitors to be active in and around the public building ction 1.2 and 3.2 are recommended as'Best' and'Good'buys for the prevention and control of noncommunicable
ACTIVE ACTIVE 6 A technical package for increasing physical activity Implement behaviour-change communication campaigns and build workforce capacity to change social norms. Action 1.1* Communications: Implement social marketing campaigns linked with community-based programmes. Action 1.2. Co-benefits: Build awareness, through knowledge-sharing and information campaigns, of the multiple social, economic, and environmental co-benefits of physical activity, particularly from walking and cycling. Action 1.3. Mass participation events: Implement regular mass participation initiatives. Action 1.4. Capacity-building: Strengthen professional knowledge, within and outside the health sector, as well as in grassroots community groups and civil society organizations. Action 2.1. Policy integration: Integrate urban and transport planning policies, and prioritize the principles of compact, mixed-land use to deliver highly connected neighbourhoods. Action 2.2. Infrastructure: Improve walking and cycling network infrastructure. Action 2.3. Safety: Implement and enforce road safety and personal safety measures to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users. Action 2.4. Public open spaces: Improve access to good-quality public and green open spaces, green networks, recreational spaces (including river and coastal areas) and sports amenities. Action 2.5. Design: Strengthen the policy, regulatory and design guidelines to enable all occupants and visitors to be active in and around the public buildings. Promote safe, well maintained infrastructure, facilities and public open spaces that provide equitable access to places for walking, cycling and other physical activity. * Action 1.2 and 3.2 are recommended as ‘Best’ and ‘Good’ buys for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (2)
ACTIVE ACTIVE PEOPLE Ensure access to opportunities, programmes and services across multiple settings to engage people of all ages and abilities in regular physical activity Action 3.1. Schools: Ensure provision of good-quality physical education and positive opportunities for physical activity across pre-primary to tertiary educationa set Action 3.2 Health care: Implement systems of patient assessment and counselling on physical activity in primary and secondary health care and social services. Action 3.3. Multiple other settings: Implement programmes in workplace, sport and faith based settings, and in public open spaces and other community venues, to increase opportunities for physical activity Action 3.4. older adults: Provide appropriately-tailored programmes and services to support older adults to start and maintain regular physical activity Action 3.5. Least active: Implement programmes and services that increase the opportunities for physical activity in the least active groups Action 3.6. Whole-of-community: Engage communities to implement comprehensive initiatives at the city, town or local level ACTIVE SYSTEMS og<°-0< trengthen leadership, governance, multisectoral partnerships, workforce, research, advocacy and information systems to support effective coordinated policy implementation Action 4.1. Governance: Strengthen national and subnational policies, recommendations and action plans and establish multisectoral coordination mechanisms Action 4.2. Data systems: Enhance information systems and digital technologies to strengthen monitoring and decision-making Action 4.3. Evidence: Strengthen research and evaluation capacity to inform effective policy solutions. Action 4. 4. Advocacy: Escalate advocacy efforts to increase awareness, knowledge and joint action Action 4. 5. Resources: Strengthen financing mechanisms to ensure sustainability Full details of each policy action are available in the global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030, with recommended roles for different stakeholders listed in Appendix 2
ACTIVE ACTIVE 7 A technical package for increasing physical activity Ensure access to opportunities, programmes and services across multiple settings to engage people of all ages and abilities in regular physical activity. Strengthen leadership, governance, multisectoral partnerships, workforce, research, advocacy and information systems to support effective coordinated policy implementation. Action 3.1. Schools: Ensure provision of good-quality physical education and positive opportunities for physical activity across pre-primary to tertiary educational settings. Action 3.2* Health care: Implement systems of patient assessment and counselling on physical activity in primary and secondary health care and social services. Action 3.3. Multiple other settings: Implement programmes in workplace, sport and faithbased settings, and in public open spaces and other community venues, to increase opportunities for physical activity. Action 3.4. Older adults: Provide appropriately-tailored programmes and services to support older adults to start and maintain regular physical activity. Action 3.5. Least active: Implement programmes and services that increase the opportunities for physical activity in the least active groups. Action 3.6. Whole-of-community: Engage communities to implement comprehensive initiatives at the city, town or local level. Action 4.1. Governance: Strengthen national and subnational policies, recommendations and action plans, and establish multisectoral coordination mechanisms. Action 4.2. Data systems: Enhance information systems and digital technologies to strengthen monitoring and decision-making. Action 4.3. Evidence: Strengthen research and evaluation capacity to inform effective policy solutions. Action 4.4. Advocacy: Escalate advocacy efforts to increase awareness, knowledge and joint action. Action 4.5. Resources: Strengthen financing mechanisms to ensure sustainability. Full details of each policy action are available in the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030, with recommended roles for different stakeholders listed in Appendix 2 (1)
ACTIVE What is physical activity? active and thus can either enable or hinder participation. Understanding There are many different ways to b these causes of inactivity in a community physically active: walking, cycling, sports is necessary for the development of and other active forms of recreation(for effective tailored policy response example, dance, yoga, tai chi). Physical activity can also be undertaken as a Of note, is that girls, women, older adults form of transport(walking and cycling), people of low socioeconomic position, at work and around the home(cleaning, people with disabilities and chronic carrying and care duties). All forms of diseases, and marginalized populations hysical activity can provide health are often less active than others because benefits if undertaken regularly and of they have less access to appropriate sufficient duration and intensity (3) places and programmes to support them What is sedentary Economic development and the behaviour? associated changes towards more sedentary occupations and Sedentary behaviour is characterized recreation, as well as the increasing by a very low energy expenditure, use of motorized transport, can such as sitting, reclining or lying down help explain the higher levels of (4). Extended periods of sedentary inactivity seen in some high-,as behaviour(for example sitting at well as middle-income, countries work, during travel, or for leisure)are Governments and communities must detrimental to health (5). All individuals, act to counterbalance these trends a d especially children, should be and provide the environments, facilities advised and supported to limit long and services that support people to periods of sedentary behaviour by be active through more walking and incorporating regular activity breaks cycling, sports and active recreation, throughout the day, and, in particular as well as through incidental physical to limit the amount of time spent using activity throughout each day screen-based devices such as phones and tablets, and watching television What are the causes of The global recommendations physical inactivity? on physical activity for health Participation in physical activity outline the type, intensity influenced not only by individual and frequency and duration of family characteristics, such as knowledge, physical activity for optimal motivation and social support, but also health benefits for youth, adult by wider social and cultural values, as and older adults (2). Regular well as environmental and economic participation in physical activity conditions. These factors determine how is recommended for all ages accessible, affordable acceptable and and abilities to provide multiple safe it is for individuals to be physically health benefits
ACTIVE ACTIVE 8 A technical package for increasing physical activity What is physical activity? There are many different ways to be physically active: walking, cycling, sports and other active forms of recreation (for example, dance, yoga, tai chi). Physical activity can also be undertaken as a form of transport (walking and cycling), at work and around the home (cleaning, carrying and care duties). All forms of physical activity can provide health benefits if undertaken regularly and of sufficient duration and intensity (3). What is sedentary behaviour? Sedentary behaviour is characterized by a very low energy expenditure, such as sitting, reclining or lying down (4). Extended periods of sedentary behaviour (for example sitting at work, during travel, or for leisure) are detrimental to health (5). All individuals, and especially children, should be advised and supported to limit long periods of sedentary behaviour by incorporating regular activity breaks throughout the day, and, in particular, to limit the amount of time spent using screen-based devices such as phones and tablets, and watching television. What are the causes of physical inactivity? Participation in physical activity is influenced not only by individual and family characteristics, such as knowledge, motivation and social support, but also by wider social and cultural values, as well as environmental and economic conditions. These factors determine how accessible, affordable, acceptable and safe it is for individuals to be physically active and thus can either enable or hinder participation. Understanding these causes of inactivity in a community is necessary for the development of effective tailored policy responses. Of note, is that girls, women, older adults, people of low socioeconomic position, people with disabilities and chronic diseases, and marginalized populations are often less active than others because they have less access to appropriate places and programmes to support them. Economic development and the associated changes towards more sedentary occupations and recreation, as well as the increasing use of motorized transport, can help explain the higher levels of inactivity seen in some high-, as well as middle-income, countries. Governments and communities must act to counterbalance these trends and provide the environments, facilities and services that support people to be active through more walking and cycling, sports and active recreation, as well as through incidental physical activity throughout each day. ACTIVE The global recommendations on physical activity for health outline the type, intensity, frequency and duration of physical activity for optimal health benefits for youth, adults and older adults (2). Regular participation in physical activity is recommended for all ages and abilities to provide multiple health benefits