1. SETTINGS-BASED APPROACHES TO PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Week 6

3. What you need to know
The three key settings (schools, communities and workplaces)
Strategies
Programs
Effectiveness
Specific physical activity approaches across multiple settings
Commonwealth, state, local, private
Interventions for at-risk groups
Young, older and Indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, women and ethnic groups

4. Settings-Based Approach
Another common approach to the promotion of physical activity is to deliver the promotional strategy within a particular setting
A ‘setting’ describes a geographical area or place that contains a large number of targeted people, where physical activity message and/or programs can be delivered
Examples:
Family, transport, healthcare, workplace, community, school
We will focus on three settings – school, community and workplace

5. School Settings
Schools provide a powerful environment in which to promote physical activity
A school setting has the potential to reach ______ children for some time in their _____

6. School Settings Strategy examples Specific program examples
Curricular opportunities (_____ & _______)
Extra-curricular opportunities (__________, sport teams, outdoor ed. camps)
Incidental free play (________ and lunch time)
Facilities for activity (____________, gyms)
Specific program examples
Walking School Bus program
Gold Medal Project
TravelSmart program

7. School Settings Effectiveness
Can increase physical activity significantly, especially when used in a ________________ approach
Supportive physical environments
Policy support
Curriculum strategies
Adults who participated in school-based physical activity programs are significantly more active during adulthood
Best when physical activity is ____________ through the whole day (not just PE & Sport lessons)
Crowded curriculum can be a problem, especially in secondary schools

8. Community Settings
Community is an excellent setting to promote physical activity as it reaches a _______ range of people of all ______, ________________ levels and ____________ backgrounds
Community settings offer opportunities to:
Support and partner local councils and organisations
Deliver information resources
Work with local government
Increase access to affordable and safe programs/facilities
Support media campaigns

9. Community Settings Strategy examples Specific program examples
Developing local facilities
Use of community ___________ that encourage physical activity
Free health checks at shopping centres
_____________ sessions for community members on health issues
Review of council policies
Specific program examples
PICSAR (Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation)
10,000 Steps Rockhampton Project
Walk and Talk program

10. Community Settings Effectiveness
__________ evidence of the effectiveness of community-based settings approaches to physical activity promotion
What is known is that it is best to incorporate strategies and programs across ___________ settings (eg: schools, communities and workplaces)

11. Workplace Settings
A great opportunity to reach a large number of _________ in a single setting
Promotion of physical activity at work helps with:
Improved _________
Increased work _____________
Reduced _____________ (days off work)
Less feeling of being ____________
Reduced staff turn over
Improved community relations
Difficulties of physical activity in the workplace include:
Lack of interest at management level
The size of the organisation
Facilities available
Lack of support or interest from workers

12. Workplace Settings Strategies include Program examples
Environmental audit
Campaigns to use _________ rather than lift
Encouraging workplace to provide subsidised gyms
Incentives to cycle/walk to work
Providing ____________ facilities
Program examples
Find 30 – it’s not a big exercise
Stairway to Health program
Heart Beat Challenge, Let’s Get Moving and Stroll, Strut, Stride
Corporate Challenge

13. Workplace Settings Effectiveness
Research shows that if workplaces take a comprehensive approach to promoting physical activity then increases in physical activity levels can occur

14. Specific Physical Activity Approaches Across Multiple Settings
Multiple settings allow for a wide range of people to be reached (target group)
Involved agencies include
Commonwealth government
State government
Local government
Private organisations

15. Commonwealth Government
The Commonwealth government funds and develops sport and physical activity for local communities through to elite level through the Australian Sports Commission (ASC)
It has three main groups:
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
Sport Performance and Development
ASC Business Operations

16. Commonwealth Government
A more active Australia
Participation strategies for children

17. State Government Go for your life
Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) (list 3)
Other programs (list 3)

18. Local Government
Focuses on relevant community and their specific needs
Central role in implementing Go for your life, Junior Sport, Access for All Abilities

19. Private Organisations
Companies are aiming to make _________, but they also play a vital role in promoting physical activity
Gyms, fitness clubs (Fitness First)
Need to facilitate and ____________ physical activity to get customers
Event managers (IMG)
Promote physical activity through ________ sporting events
Development of equipment (Adidas, Nike)
New products to make physical activity easier and/or more enjoyable for the consumer

20. Interventions for Specific at-risk Target Groups
This is a major community challenge that requires
Community involvement
Comprehensive needs assessments
An understanding of the target group
At-risk target groups include:
Young Australians
________ _____________
People with ____________
__________
Indigenous Australians
Ethnic groups

21. At-Risk Groups Young Australians Older Australians
Aussie Sport
Dept. of Education Physical and Sport Education Policy
Older Australians
Mature Age Sport Program
Living Longer, Living Stronger
People with disabilities
Willing and Able program
Coaching Athletes with a Disability (CAD) scheme
Access for All Abilities

22. At-Risk Groups Women Indigenous Australians Ethnic groups
Women, Sport and the Media
A Plan for Women in Sport
Women and Sport Unit
Active Girls Campaign
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Mentoring scheme
Anti-racism in Sport strategy
Indigenous Sports Trust
Koorie Sports Star awards
Ethnic groups
Ethnic Youth Sports Development Program