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This table of interventions was developed from the following resources: Reducing Risk for Chronic Disease: An Action Planning Guide for Community - Based Initiatives, Work Group of Health Promotion & Community Development, University of Kansas and How to Promote Physical Activity in Your Community, A Publication of A Project to Promote Partnering on Physical Activity.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY(PA)
Channels and Types of Interventions
LEVEL | SCHOOLS | HEALTH CARE SETTINGS (HCS) | WORKPLACE | BROADER COMMUNITY |
AWARENESS (Informs the public about health issues, concerns, and/or solutions) |
*Mark trails,
stairs, and hallways to encourage walking in schools *Sponsor community PA campaigns |
*Provide signs
that encourage use of stairs and trails in and around HCS *Sponsor community PA campaigns |
*Provide signs
that encourage use of stairs, hallways and marked trails
in and around worksite *Sponsor community PA campaigns |
*Provide info
about public PA facilities *Establish an "idea column" in local paper on how to incorporate PA into daily lives |
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS (Educates the public about causes, symptoms, strategies, etc., of public health issues) |
*Increase
variety of physical activities offered in PE classes *Train PE teachers on lifetime skills per Instructional Goals *Train teachers on incorporating wellness across curriculum per Instructional Goals |
*Sponsor
walking clinics in the community *Sponsor community wide education and skill building exercise programs |
*Sponsor
walking clinics in the community *Sponsor community education programs *Support a lunchtime walking program *Provide activity breaks |
*Hold educational trainings on PA in local churches, senior centers, etc. |
SUPPORTIVE
ENVIRONMENTS (Educates the public about causes, symptoms, strategies, etc., of public health issues) |
*Expand access
to gyms and playgrounds *Mark out walking trails around or in the school *Increase PA opportunities (expand intramurals, subsidized dance classes, weekend activity events, etc.) *Provide incentives for PA participation with friends, families and teachers |
*Mark out
walking trails in or around HCS *Sponsor walking clubs *Encourage patients to walk while waiting for appointments *Prescribe PA to patients *Sponsor teams that encourage PA among men, women and families |
*Offer flex
time for PA *Establish rewards for employees who progress toward PA goals *Sponsor teams that encourage PA among men, women and families *Establish a worksite garden *Mark walking trails in and around worksite *Allow employees to use stairs and hallways for walking during breaks |
*Mark walking
trails *Increase number of community events that promote PA *Increase number of sidewalks and bike paths *Increase lighting, proximity, attractiveness of public parks *Provide recognition for programs that promote PA *Support walking clubs *Support community coalitions that support & promote PA |
POLICIES/ REGULATIONS (Establishes and enforces policies and/or laws that promote healthy behaviors) |
*Support &
encourage daily PE & PA *Integrate PE & PA into K-12 curriculum per Instructional Goals *Enact policies which support health promotion and rewards improved health |
*Include PA
assessments as part of the patient intake protocol *Support reimbursement for PA counseling *Enact lower health insurance rates for employees who exercise *Provide incentives for employees who exercise *Establish PA programs into health profession training |
*Reduce health
insurance premiums for employees who exercise regularly *Provide incentives for employees to walk or cycle to work |
*Provide
zoning, tax rebates and other incentives to encourage use
of land for recreation *Subsidize cost of recreational facilities and opportunities (such as dance, swim or gymnastics lessons) |