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Description of the Countrywide Physical Activity Network Coordinated by the Brazilian Ministry of Health: 2005−2008
2010; Human Kinetics; Volume: 7; Issue: s2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1123/jpah.7.s2.s253
ISSN1543-5474
AutoresAlan Goularte Knuth, Déborah Carvalho Malta, Danielle Keylla Alencar Cruz, Adriana Miranda de Castro, Janaína Fagundes, Luciana Monteiro Vasconcelos Sardinha, Cristiane Scolari Gosch, Eduardo J. Simões, Pedro Curi Hallal,
Tópico(s)Public Health in Brazil
ResumoBased on the Brazilian National Health Promotion Policy (PNPS), the Ministry of Health (MoH) started stimulating and funding physical activity interventions in 2005, leading to the establishment of a countrywide network. The aim of the present article is to geographically describe this network (2005-2008) and to present structure and process evaluation indicators of interventions funded in 2006 and 2007.In 2005, the 27 state capitals received funding for carrying out physical activity-related interventions. From 2006 onwards, public calls for proposals were announced, and cities were selected through a competitive basis. Coordinators of interventions in cities who got funding in 2006 and 2007 answered to survey questions on structure and process aspects of the interventions.The network currently comprises 469 projects, out of which over 60% are carried out in small cities (<30,000 inhabitants). The most frequently used public spaces for the interventions are squares and indoor sports courts. The main physical activity-related topic of the PNPS prioritized in the projects is healthy diet. The main partnerships developed are between City's Health and Education Secretariats.Expanding the network to 1000 cities by 2010 and continuing the evaluation efforts are the next goals of the Brazilian MoH.
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