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Abu-Omar K, Messing S, Tcymbal A, Fleuren T, Richardson D, Whiting S, Gelius P, Wickramasinghe K. A proposed checklist for climate-friendly sport and exercise programmes. Eur J Public Health 2022; 32:i44-i49. [PMID: 36031818 PMCID: PMC9421404 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fighting the climate crisis is the greatest challenge of our time and will touch all aspects of people's lives. In this context, the United Nations (UN) have called on the sport sector to reduce its negative impacts on the environment and show 'climate leadership'. While some efforts have already been made with regards to mega sport events, there is still a dearth of approaches on limiting the climate impact of recreational sport and exercise programmes. METHODS Based on the UN-Framework 'Sports for Climate Action', literature reviews and additional desk research, a checklist to support local level stakeholders in providing climate-friendly sport and exercise programmes was developed. RESULTS The proposed checklist consists of five dimensions that need to be considered when designing and offering a climate-friendly sport and exercise programme: (i) active transport to exercise programmes, (ii) the carbon footprint of different types of exercises, (iii) low carbon sport clothing and equipment, (iv) instructors as champions for climate action and (v) advertising and communication. These five dimensions result in a 16-item checklist that supports the planning, advertising, implementation and evaluation of climate-friendly sport and exercise programmes. CONCLUSIONS The proposed checklist intends to facilitate the development of climate-friendly sport and exercise programmes. However, additional work is needed to test the implementation of the checklist at the local level. While the sport sector can make its own contributions to reduce its climate impact, intersectoral action is needed to improve infrastructure for active transport and to build sustainable sport facilities.
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- Karim Abu-Omar
- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation.,EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Hintergrund Von Gesundheitsförderung profitieren häufig vorwiegend sozial privilegierte Personen während sozial Benachteiligte seltener erreicht werden. Ob dieses Präventionsdilemma auch auf kommunaler Ebene besteht, wurde bislang kaum erforscht. Ziel der Arbeit Die Studie untersucht anhand von zwei bayernweiten Projektausschreibungen zur kommunalen Bewegungsförderung, ob sozioökonomisch deprivierte Kommunen, die geringe Angebotsstrukturen der Gesundheitsförderung aufweisen, durch solche Ausschreibungen erreicht werden und welche Faktoren die Bereitschaft zur Beteiligung beeinflussen. Methoden Es werden Bevölkerungsdaten und sozioökonomische Deprivationsdaten von (n = 171) Kommunen aus drei Gruppen (teilnehmende/interessierte Kommunen und deprivierte Vergleichskommunen) verglichen. Durch eine systematische Internetrecherche werden die Gesundheitsförderungsaktivitäten ausgewählter Kommunen erhoben. Barrieren und Förderfaktoren für die Umsetzung der Projekte werden mittels einer Dokumentenanalyse erfasst. Ergebnisse Die teilnehmenden und interessierten Kommunen weisen höhere Einwohnerzahlen und geringere Deprivationswerte als der Durchschnitt der Kommunen in Bayern auf und stellen mehr Angebote der Gesundheitsförderung bereit als deprivierte Vergleichskommunen. Großen Einfluss auf die Teilnahme an den Projekten haben finanzielle Faktoren, politische Unterstützung und engagierte Personen. Diskussion Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie deuten auf ein Präventionsdilemma auf kommunaler Ebene hin. Um gesundheitlichen Ungleichheiten zwischen Kommunen vorzubeugen, sollten benachteiligte Kommunen in die Gestaltung von Förderprogrammen einbezogen werden, um diese Programme an deren Bedürfnisse anzupassen.
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- Annika Herbert-Maul
- Department für Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstr. 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Department für Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstr. 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Department für Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstr. 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Department für Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstr. 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Koordinierungsstelle gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit, Landeszentrale für Gesundheit in Bayern, München, Deutschland
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- Department für Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstr. 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Deutschland
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Till M, Abu-Omar K, Herbert-Maul A, Fleuren T, Reimers AK, Ziemainz H. Scaling Up Physical Activity Promotion Projects on the Community Level for Women in Difficult Life Situations and Older People: BIG-5 and GET-10—A Study Protocol. Front Public Health 2022; 10:837982. [PMID: 35493370 PMCID: PMC9046678 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.837982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for a population's health, especially among socially disadvantaged groups. Many health promotion projects focus on increasing physical activity among their respective target groups. However, because they are mostly developed and implemented under laboratory conditions, they fail when being scaled to real-world settings. The community-based participatory research projects BIG and GESTALT have demonstrated their effectiveness regarding the physical activity promotion in real-world settings by employing a participatory method. Material and Analysis Within the context of the BIG-5 and GET-10 projects, these previously implemented and tested participatory projects are scaled to 15 additional settings in Bavaria, Germany. By applying an overarching mixed-methods evaluation framework, the aim is to gain insights into a) the recruitment of communities for scale-up; b) the specific results of the projects according to the RE-AIM framework. In the recruitment of communities, standardized information on the first contact, the consultation process, the person in charge, and previously implemented health promotion projects are collected. A systematic web search will complete information on each community and their health promotion activities. Results will be compared with information on those communities most in need, here according to the deprivation index of communities in Bavaria, Germany. The scale-up process and its results will be measured using semi-structured interviews with project coordinators. A standardized questionnaire will be used with the course's participants. Applying the RE-AIM framework, the collected data will be analyzed deductively. Discussion We expect the results to be highly relevant for the effective scale-up of any health promotion project. The study will enhance the understanding of how to reach those communities most in need of health promotion projects and will identify the barriers coordinators face in reaching socially disadvantaged groups. Conclusion Although participatory projects are often used as individual projects, little is known about the scaling up of participatory health promotion projects. This cross-cutting evaluation of two projects aims at producing data on the barriers and facilitators for the reach of settings most in need, and those success factors for a durable implementation.
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Fleuren T, Thiel A, Frahsa A. Identification of Network Promoters in a Regional and Intersectoral Health Promotion Network: A Qualitative Social Network Analysis in Southern Germany. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18168372. [PMID: 34444123 PMCID: PMC8392189 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Health in all policies is a key approach to promote health and calls for cooperation between diverse levels of government and different sectors. In this paper, we analyze how a network called ‘Healthy Region Plus’ in Southern Germany addresses intersectoral cooperation at city and county levels. We aim to analyze the different roles of actors involved in the network based on the promoter model. We conducted two socio-material network mappings based on the Net-map approach by Schiffer and Hauck. The analysis followed three steps: data visualization, descriptive analysis of network properties, and interpretation of findings. Our findings reveal a complex intersectoral cooperation structure, with county and city level clusters, with network members who act as diverse power, expert, process, or relationship promoters. We also identified certain relevant sectors not to be part of the network. We discuss that the success of the network depends on the members’ active participation in and their outreach beyond the existing network, between city and county levels, and across sectors to promote health and build health-promoting structures in the region.
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- Tobias Fleuren
- Department of Social and Health Sciences of Sport, Institute of Sport Science, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany; (T.F.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Social and Health Sciences of Sport, Institute of Sport Science, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany; (T.F.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Social and Health Sciences of Sport, Institute of Sport Science, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany; (T.F.); (A.T.)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Ferschl S, Allmeta A, Fleuren T, Weege M, Abu-Omar K, Gelius P. Scaling-up auch in der Bewegungsförderung? B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1153-5882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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ZusammenfassungDie flächendeckende Verbreitung erfolgreicher Interventionen der Gesundheitsförderung ist eine wichtige Voraussetzung, um messbare und nachhaltige Gesundheitswirkungen auf Bevölkerungsebene zu erzielen. Das Konzept des Scaling-Up bietet Ansätze, um Pilotinterventionen auf andere Standorte oder ganze Systeme zu übertragen und sie so einer Vielzahl von Menschen zugänglich zu machen. Dieser Beitrag möchte für den deutschsprachigen Raum auf Basis einer Literatur-Review einen ersten Überblick über einige theoretische Scaling-Up-Modelle sowie praktische Leitlinien für ein erfolgreiches Scaling-Up geben. Der Blick in die aktuelle Forschung liefert wichtige Erkenntnisse zur Definition von Scaling-Up und von damit verbundenen Konzepten, den verschiedenen Typen von Scaling-Up, zu zentralen Akteuren und ihren spezifischen Rollen, zum Ablauf von Scaling-Up-Prozessen sowie zu begünstigenden und hinderlichen Kontextfaktoren für erfolgreiches Scaling-Up. Damit kann dieser Artikel einerseits die Planung und praktische Umsetzung konkreter Scaling-Up-Vorhaben unterstützen und andererseits Anregungen für die weitere Forschung auf diesem Gebiet bieten.
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- Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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- Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Fleuren T, Bütterich A, Hassel H. Results from the pilot project „healthy district“– roundtables for the regional health promotion. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv175.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bütterich AY, Hassel H, Fleuren T. Kommunale Gesundheitsförderung in Bayern: Ergebnisse aus dem Modellprojekt „Gesunder Landkreis – Runde Tische zur Regionalen Gesundheitsförderung“. Gesundheitswesen 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1563216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bütterich AY, Fleuren T, Hassel H. Gesundheit gemeinsam fördern, Lebenswelten berücksichtigen. Partizipation als Schlüssel für bedarfsgerechte und akzeptierte Projekte. Gesundheitswesen 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1386879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Fleuren T, Bütterich AY, Hassel H. Gesundheitsziele gemeinsam gestalten – Zielgruppenbeteiligung durch Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS). Gesundheitswesen 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1386899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Haux R, Hein A, Eichelberg M, Appell JE, Appelrath HJ, Bartsch C, Bisitz T, Bitzer J, Blau M, Boll S, Buschermöhle M, Büsching F, Erdmann B, Fachinger U, Felber J, Fleuren T, Gietzelt M, Goetze S, Gövercin M, Helmer A, Heuten W, Hohmann V, Huber R, Hülsken-Giesler M, Jacobs G, Kayser R, Kerling A, Klingeberg T, Költzsch Y, Künemund H, Kunze J, Ludwig W, Marschollek M, Martens B, Meis M, Michael Meyer E, Meyer J, Nebel W, Neyer FJ, Okken PK, Remmers H, Rölker-Denker L, Rohdenburg T, Schilling M, Schulze GC, Song B, Spehr J, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Tegtbur U, Thoben W, Van Hengel P, Wabnik S, Wahl F, Wegel S, Wilken O, Winkelbach S, Wist T, Wittrock M, Wolf KH, Wolf L, DerLaan MZV. The Lower Saxony research networkdesign of environments for ageing: towards interdisciplinary research on information and communication technologies in ageing societies. Inform Health Soc Care 2010; 35:92-103. [DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2010.520419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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