Belgrad 22nd-25th of April Between Public and Private Policies: how to fill the gap?

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1 Belgrad 22nd-25th of April 2010 Between Public and Private Policies: how to fill the gap? Antonio Borgogni Faculty of Sport Sciences University of Cassino 1

2 A financial and cultural glance Sustainability Physical activity and Health 2

3 A financial and cultural glance Two processes - Every European government is prioritizing the preventive effects of PA - The curriculum time allocation of Physical Education is constantly decreasing in EU (Hardman, 2008) 3

4 Ken Hardman On behalf of the University of Worcester is in charge for UNESCO of the monitoring of the situation of PE worldwide PE Time allocation in EU Primary schools ( ) Secondary schools ( ) 117 4

5 Ken Hardman The factors of the crisis of reliability of PE: - The excess of competition-oriented activities - Contents of PE are not meaningful for children - The risk that PE can be reduced to countering the obesity problems - It s scientifically unproven that PE can contribute to achieve all the aims written in many documents The sustainability of PE as Lifestyle-enhancing enterprise 5

6 The gap Increasing demand for PA Who and how will fill the gap? Decreasing time institutionally delivered 6

7 The gap Increasing demands for PA Which sector will be in pole position? The private or the third sector? Decreasing time institutionally assured 7

8 The gap How an association can cope with this challenge? 8

9 How an association can cope with this challenge? Suggestions 1) Proposing projects at school level account of the Hardman s recommendations NEVER FORGETTING THE EDUCATIONAL AIMS 9

10 How an association can cope with this challenge? Suggestions 2) Finding alliances and building projects starting from evidence based data and literature review - Health measurement - Self perceived health - Willingness to participate (Le Boulch availability/disponibilité ) An attitude bringing to a behaviour Continuing, braodening and deepening the path inaugurated by the very well done 10

11 Suggestions: Diary of my health 11

12 How an association can cope with this challenge? Suggestions Using internationally validated tools like IPAQ INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE (August 2002) SHORT LAST 7 DAYS SELF-ADMINISTERED FORMAT FOR USE WITH YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS (15-69 years) 1. During the last 7 days, on how many days did you do vigorous physical activities like heavy lifting, digging, aerobics, or fast bicycling? days per week No vigorous physical activities Skip to question 3 12

13 How an association can cope with this challenge? Suggestions Using internationally validated tools like SF-36 SF-36 QUESTIONNAIRE Name: Ref. Dr: Date: ID#: Age: Gender: M / F Please answer the 36 questions of the Health Survey completely, honestly, and without interruptions. GENERAL HEALTH: In general, would you say your health is: Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health in general now? Much better now than one year ago Somewhat better now than one year ago About the same Somewhat worse now than one year ago Much worse than one year ago 13

14 How an association can cope with this challenge? Suggestions Using the most updated data like Eurobarometer 14

15 Suggestion: Eurobarometer 15

16 Suggestion: Eurobarometer 16

17 Suggestion: Eurobarometer 17

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19 How an association can cope with this challenge? Suggestions 3) paying more attention to environments facilitating physical activity. The role of the associations in this context, which is an increasing field also for EU (e.g. projects like IMPALA headed by Proff. Rutten and Suomi), could be very important in sensitizing national and local governments in being aware of the importance of the connection between lifestyles and urban context, in managing spaces, in re-qualyifing their offer as expert on this matter, in beeing agents of participative processes. 19

20 Suggestions: following the stream of 20

21 Suggestions Move 2009: Alfred Rütten presentation IMPALA Improving Infrastructures for Leisure-Time Physical Activity in the Local Arena 21

22 Reflection Healthy city Slim City Active City Are those projects and visions hiding a biopolitic through body control? 22

23 Perception of Lifestyles A comparison between sports practicing and non-practicing young people The questionnaire: general data 697 answerers: 55,7% males 44,3% female; Average age: 16.5 Practicing sport age 6-13: 89,9% Practicing sport nowadays: 75,1% Competitive: 60,5% Amateur: 39,5% Not practicing: 24,7% Abandoned: 68% Sedentary: 32% Has never smoked: 54,5% 23 23

24 First Phase Second Part The questionnaire defines 4 profiles: competitive: who practices competitive sport; amateur: who practices amateur sport; who gave up sport: who abandoned sport; sedentary: who never practiced sport and physical activity

25 COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY 17.A I am satisfied with my current lifestyle 17 A for total profile (%) COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY total agreement total disagreement 17.A for single profile (%) I definitely agree I agree I don't really agree I absolutely disagree 25 25

26 17.A I am satisfied with my current lifestyle by gender 17. A by GENDER (%) 60,00 50,00 40,00 30,00 20,00 10,00 0,00 male female I definitely agree I agree I don't really agree I absolutely disagree 26

27 17.B My current lifestyle could be better if I decided to practice more physical activity 17. B for total profile COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY total agreement total disagreement 17. B for single profile I definitely agree I agree I don't really agree I absolutely disagree COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY 27

28 17.B My current lifestyle could be better if I decided to practice more physical activity 17.B by GENDER 45,00 40,00 35,00 30,00 25,00 20,00 15,00 10,00 5,00 0,00 male female I definitely agree I agree I don't really agree I absolutely disagree 28

29 17.D My current lifestyle could worsen if I abandoned to practice physical activity 17. d for total profile COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY total agreement total disagreement 29

30 Habits for each profile SMOKE for single profile 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% yes not now, but in the past never 0% COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% ALCOHOL for single profile YES NO COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ABANDONED SEDENTARY 30

31 Habits by gender smoke by gender (%) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% MALE FEMALE yes not now, but in the past never Alcohol by gender (%) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% MALE FEMALE 31 YES NO

32 22. In your opinion how much important are the follow habits for an active and healthy lifestyle 10,00 9,00 8,00 7,00 6,00 5,00 4,00 3,00 2,00 1,00 0,00 following a correct diet practising physical activity every day, even for a short time choosing to cycle or walk instead of driving having regular rhythms of life (not too much or too little sleep) not smoking not drinking not making use of drugs of any kind competitive 8,23 8,16 6,65 7,47 8,40 7,82 9,18 amateur 8,78 8,08 7,09 7,60 8,31 7,88 9,16 abandoned 8,66 7,39 6,73 7,40 7,73 7,55 9,09 sedentary 8,26 7,00 6,96 7,40 7,40 7,45 8,70 mean 8,48 7,66 6,86 7,47 7,96 7,68 9,03 competitive amateur abandoned sedentary mean 32 32

33 A little story About the importance of associations Three years ago in Ferrara, a very important scientist agreed with the association of medical practitioner and the local health service 33