Active Tasmania Lucy Byrne Senior Project Manager (Regional Development) University of Tasmania Australia

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Tasmania’s population = 495,354

Tasmania has an ageing population Highest level of chronic conditions with 44.9% of residents have three or more long-term chronic conditions highest level of disadvantage Only 43.4% meet PA guidelines

Active Tasmania aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Tasmania. Based on the success of Active Launceston (2008), Active Tasmania provides consultancies, resources and project management to communities, groups and organisations.

Active Tasmania is underpinned by the Ottawa Charter and primarily focuses on the fifth key action area; Reorientate health services (a shift of focus for health services from treatment and cure to a more cost effective model of prevention, with the responsibility for health shared amongst individuals, the community, government and other organisations)

Cross-sectional community-wide programs Workplace health and wellbeing Healthy lifestyle promotions Undergraduate units Post-graduate research

Active Tasmania provides a number of community engagement, leadership, research and teaching outcomes for the University and the communities in which it serves. Active Tasmania enjoys support from across the faculties and regional jurisdictions of the University with staff and students from a variety of disciplines providing specialised input. Active Tasmania has attracted $

University Strategic Plan “Open To Talent” Research Teaching and Learning Community Engagement Regional Development Global Engagement

University Student Involvement 105 students between – 92 placement hours

Current projects: 1.Active Launceston 2.Royal Flying Doctors Service 3.University Staff Health and Wellbeing program 4.State Gov. Staff Health and Wellbeing program 5.Hawthorn Football Club 6.CXA003 Foundations of Active Living Unit 7.Postgraduate research

Active Launceston Target groups most at need Barriers to participation Variety of programs and activities Economic multiplier Creating networks Capacity building 17 programs in 2014

Process and impact mixed-method evaluation to allow for for triangulation of results Serial online surveys (545) Focus groups (n=41) Stakeholder interviews (n=13) Cross-sectional serial population telephone surveys n=879 (2008) and n=900 (2012)

Demographic analysis ( ) demonstrates Active Launceston attracted 8,240 attendees, attending 18,739 sessions, amounting to approximately 23,217 hours of physical activity.

Focus groups and stakeholder interviews identified: Personal benefits = Increased exercise and activities, health benefits, personal development and social engagement. Facilitators to participation = accessibility, inclusion, free, enjoyment, enthusiastic instructors, community connections. Barriers = Overcrowding and reaching target market

Pre- Intervention n=879 (%) Post- Intervention n=900 (%) Increase % points p-value Participated in physical activity during past 12 months 478 (54.4)694 (77.1) 22.7 < Moderate exercise during past 2 weeks 449 (56.1)508 (73.2) 17.1 < Vigorous exercise during past 2 weeks 154 (19.2)259 (37.3) 18.1 <

Royal Flying Doctors Service Primary health care at major events in rural and remote areas Health checks, screening, health promotion, research

Holistic health and wellbeing for staff Five campuses across the country 2400 employees 2014 session attendance = 3350

State Government Health Department Physical activity, nutrition, mental health, hydration, drugs and alcohol 12 Primary health care sites across the north of the state 3000 employees 2014 session attendance = 1451

Hawthorn Football Club Australian Rules Football Healthy Living Zones at football stadium 2014 session attendance = 579

CXA003 Foundations of Active Living Free online foundation unit Partnership with the Faculty of Health Modules include: physical activity, nutrition, hydration, mental health Logbook 147 students

Challenges Funding Retention of key staff Competing strategic directions of key partners

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