Whole of community physical activity interventions: easier said than done.

摘要

OBJECTIVES: To reflect on whole community intervention approaches to promoting physical activity, using experiences from the 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project. DESIGN: Many studies are quasi-experimental with single site intervention and comparison communities. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Whole communities. INTERVENTION: Coordinated multiple strategies designed to address individual, interpersonal and environmental determinants of physical activity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Physical activity RESULTS: There are many challenges to conducting whole community interventions. Developing community partnerships and coalitions, reaching socially disadvantaged groups, and developing effective evaluation methods are identified as specific concerns. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the challenges, the whole community approach still offers tremendous potential for developing the social and cultural change which will be required for sustained improvements in population physical activity.