Medicine

For physical activity, particularly through physical education (pe) in schools, rather than in relation to the proportion of children meeting recommended physical activity levels. there has been much surveillance of children’s physical activity but this has been undertaken infrequently over time, by a wide range of organisations, and with varying inclusion of different domains of activity such as school pe, leisure time activity and active travel. there has only been one campaign in england targeted at children and their intermediaries (change4life), which was an obesity campaign focussing on dietary behaviour in combination with physical activity. most recently an infographic supporting the physical activity guidelines for children and young people was developed, but details of its dissemination and usage are unknown. conclusions there have been many developments in physical activity policy in england targeted at children and youth. the area of greatest progress is national physical activity guidelines. establishing

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HIGHLIGHTS who: HEPA Europe Conference from the University Leipzig, Institue for Exercise and Public Health, Leipzig, Germany have published the […]

Medicine

Results the results of the 2021 round of data collection on hepa indicators showed an overall stabilization of the implementa- tion of pa promotion policies. besides important increases in several indicators, such as indicators 15 (hepa in the of physical education teachers), 20 (schemes to promote physical activity at the workplace) and 21 (schemes for community interventions to promote physical activity in older adults), many others decreased and others showed no progress. most national physical activity policies or action plans were multi-sectoral, with good coverage of the sectors recognized as important for hepa promotion. while some methodological aspects may have affected the results, this round also reflected policy implementation during the covid-19 pandemic (2019-2021). covid-19 has had a significant impact on all sectors of society but especially on health, sports, education and mobility, which are major areas for pa promotion and policy implementation. conclusions there seems to be an overall stabilization of the implementa- tion of pa promotion policies since 2015. public health experts and decision makers could utilise the increase in public awareness of the health benefits of physical activity kindled by the covid-19 crisis to implement new health-promoting policies. policy design, development and implementation of

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HIGHLIGHTS who: Viktoria A. Kovacs and colleagues from the Hungarian School Sport Federation, Budapest, Hungary Germany School of Mathematics and

Medicine

Results the results of the 2021 round of data collection on hepa indicators showed an overall stabilization of the implementa- tion of pa promotion policies. besides important increases in several indicators, such as indicators 15 (hepa in the of physical education teachers), 20 (schemes to promote physical activity at the workplace) and 21 (schemes for community interventions to promote physical activity in older adults), many others decreased and others showed no progress. most national physical activity policies or action plans were multi-sectoral, with good coverage of the sectors recognized as important for hepa promotion. while some methodological aspects may have affected the results, this round also reflected policy implementation during the covid-19 pandemic (2019-2021). covid-19 has had a significant impact on all sectors of society but especially on health, sports, education and mobility, which are major areas for pa promotion and policy implementation. conclusions there seems to be an overall stabilization of the implementa- tion of pa promotion policies since 2015. public health experts and decision makers could utilise the increase in public awareness of the health benefits of physical activity kindled by the covid-19 crisis to implement new health-promoting policies. policy design, development and implementation of

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HIGHLIGHTS who: Viktoria A. Kovacs and colleagues from the Hungarian School Sport Federation, Budapest, Hungary Germany School of Mathematics and

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