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A new track for technology: Can ICT take care for healthier lifestyles?
The paper takes a look on potential contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to abate public health challenges caused by demographics and lifestyle. From the current convergence of mhealth, and sport market products emerge targeting normal athletes to control their training in a quantified manner. The resulting feedback and transparency foster a healthier lifestyle. These products and services help overcome limitations to innovation typical to the health care market. The paper is based on research by the European Commission's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies on Integrated Personal Health/Care services. --eHealth,Integrated Personal Health/Care services,sport,training,lifestyle related disease,innovation
Effect of a health-improvement pilot programme for older adults delivered by a professional football club: the Burton Albion case study
Older adults are a priority within policy designed to facilitate healthy lifestyles through physical activities. Golden Goal is a pilot programme of physical activity-led health improvement for older adults, 55 years and older. Activities were delivered at Burton Albion Football Club. Sessions involved weekly moderate to vigorous intensity exercise sessions including exer-gaming (exercise-orientated video-games), indoor bowls, cricket, new age curling, walking football, and traditional board games and skittles. Secondary analysis of data collected through the original programme evaluation of Golden Goal investigated the impact of the intervention on participants. Older adults completed self-reports for demographics, health screening/complications and quality of life. Attendees, n = 23 males (42.6%) and n = 31 females (57.4%) with a mean age of 69.38 (±5.87) (n = 40), ranging from 55-85 years took part. The mean attendance was 7.73 (±3.12) sessions for all participants, (n = 51). Older adults with two or more health complications (n = 22, 42.3%) attended fewer sessions on average (6.91 ± 3.322) compared to those reporting less than two health complications (8.65 ± 2.694). Self-rated health was higher for women (87.32 ± 9.573) vs. men (80.16 ± 18.557), although this was not statistically significant (U = 223.500, p = 0.350). Results support the potential of football-led health interventions for recruiting older adults, including those reporting health problems. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis
Children and chemical substances in their diet
In 2006 a national food consumption survey was conducted commissioned by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport. This food consumption survey was focused on the intake of food by young children. RIVM (National Institute of Public Health and the Environment) and RIKILT-Institute for Food Safety will use the data to calculate the exposure of children to a number of chemical substances (contaminants) and to analyse whether the exposure complies with health-based guidelines
The State of Public Health and Health Care
Dit rapport presenteert enkele voorbeelden uit de eerste release van de Staat van Volksgezondheid en Zorg op www.staatvenz.nl. Een digitaal cijferoverzicht op deze website beschrijft uitgebreider de stand van zaken op de verschillende beleidsterreinen van het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS). Het belangrijkste doel van de Staat van Volksgezondheid en Zorg is actuele en eenduidige cijfers te presenteren waarmee het beleid van VWS kan worden gevolgd en verantwoord. Als onderdeel van de Staat wordt jaarlijks een op het digitaal cijferoverzicht gebaseerd rapport voor Verantwoordingsdag naar de Tweede Kamer gestuurd. Het kabinet legt op deze dag verantwoording af over de financiën en het beleid in het afgelopen jaar. Dit rapport is een eerste proeve van het jaarlijkse rapport. Het heeft daardoor nu nog het karakter van een korte introductie: een vogelvlucht die zowel de breedte als de toekomstige potentie van de Staat VenZ laat zien.May 2016 RIVM launched a new website www.staatvenz.nl as part of the project the State of Public Health and Health Care. The current publication presents some examples from the first release of this site. The data on www.staatvenz.nl provides a more extensive overview of the state of the various policy areas of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The main purpose of the State of Public Health and Health Care 'the State' is to present up-to-date and unambiguous data that allow for the Ministry's policy to be monitored and accounted for. As part of the State, a report based on the data on website will be submitted to the House of Representatives for Accountability Day on an annual basis. On that day, the government accounts for its finances and policies in the past year. This report is the first of a series of annual reports. Therefore, it serves as a brief introduction to the State by providing a bird's eye view of both the scope and the future potential of the State. The State and related publications are produced by a consortium consisting of Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), the Netherlands Youth Institute (NJi), the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZA), the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP), the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Trimbos Institute and National Health Care Institute (ZiN)
Management Model for Development Institute of Physical Education Towards A Sport University
The objectives of this research were 1) to study successful sport universities from overseas, 2) to study readiness of the Institute of Physical Education towards becoming a sport university, 3) to study the feasibility of the Institute of Physical Education towards becoming a sport university, and 4) to present a development model for the Institute of Physical Education to become a sport university. The research, using a mixed method, was both qualitative and quantitative. The sample group was purposively sampled, consisting of 350 executive officers from Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Ministry of Education, Sports Authority of Thailand, Institute of Physical Education, Department of Physical Education, Office of the Higher Education Commission, Olympic Committee of Thailand and Sports Association. Tools such as feasibility evaluation form, data analysis through descriptive statistics, percentage, frequency, qualitative analysis and content analysis were used to explain Best Practices, necessity, readiness and foreign successful possibility. The research findings showed that: 1) sport universities namely Korea National Sport University, Beijing Sport University, and American Sports University commonly owned an efficient Sport University administration by specifying administrative policy, vision, mission, teaching, curriculums and fields in accordance with social needs. 2) regarding the readiness towards becoming a sport university, the Institute of Physical Education was ready according to the Higher Education standards which were: 1. Standard in potential and readiness of education management, consisting of 4 sub-standards: (1) Physicality (2) Readiness in education management (3) Finance (4) Administration; and 2. Standard in carrying out the mission of the higher education institution, consisting of 4 sub-standards (1) Graduate Production (2) Research (3) Educational Service to society (4) Art and Cultural Conservation; 3) regarding the possibility towards becoming a sport university, the Institute of Physical Education had potential and suitability in Technology an System, Economics, Laws, Operation, Schedule and Human Resources (Burch, 1992; Feasibility Study: Five common factor, TELOS). It also had potential in Higher Education Standards regarding institution establishment: 1) Strategy 2) Sport University Structure 3) Landscape Architecture 4) Technology 5) Curriculums 6) Students 7) Graduatesâ Particularities 8) Administration 9) Human Resources 10) Budget Research 11) Educational and Social Services 12) Art and Culture Conservation, as feasibility budget evaluation; and 4) The development model for Institute of Physical Education to become a sport university is to be a specialized university, dividing management into 4 regions. Each region will select one campus as a Sport University's location, having campuses and sports schools within the region as its subordinate sectors. In conclusion, a Sport University has 4 key missions i.e. 1) to provide Undergraduate and Post-graduate courses according to the specified standard criteria; 2) to study, research and develop knowledge and innovations regarding Physical Education, Sports, recreation, Sports Science, Health Science and other related fields; 3) to provide academic services to the community and the society, especially sports services; and 4) to maintain the art and culture, focusing on using and developing technology in order to build and strengthen a learning society in the region, meet the social needs as well as be able to compete internationally
Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Duration of Children Aged 6-9 Years in 25 Countries: An Analysis within the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) 2015-2017
Background: Children are becoming less physically active as opportunities for safe active play, recreational activities, and active transport decrease. At the same time, sedentary screen-based activities both during school and leisure time are increasing. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate physical activity (PA), screen time, and sleep duration of girls and boys aged 6â9 years in Europe using data from the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). Method: The fourth COSI data collection round was conducted in 2015â2017, using a standardized protocol that included a family form completed by parents with specific questions about their childrenâs PA, screen time, and sleep duration. Results: Nationally representative data from 25 countries was included and information on the PA behaviour, screen time, and sleep duration of 150,651 children was analysed. Pooled analysis showed that: 79.4% were actively playing for >1 h each day, 53.9% were not members of a sport or dancing club, 50.0% walked or cycled to school each day, 60.2% engaged in screen time for 1 h/day, 8.2â85.6% were not members of a sport or dancing club, 17.7â94.0% walked or cycled to school each day, 32.3â80.0% engaged in screen time for <2 h/day, and 50.0â95.8% slept for 9â11 h/night. Conclusions: The prevalence of engagement in PA and the achievement of healthy screen time and sleep duration are heterogenous across the region. Policymakers and other stakeholders, including school administrators and parents, should increase opportunities for young people to participate in daily PA as well as explore solutions to address excessive screen time and short sleep duration to improve the overall physical and mental health and well-being of children.The authors gratefully acknowledge support from a grant from the Russian Government in the context of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs.
Data collection in the following countries was made possible through funding. Albania: WHO through the Joint Programme on Children, Food Security and Nutrition âReducing Malnutrition in Childrenâ (the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund) and the Institute of Public Health; Bulgaria: Ministry of Health, National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, WHO Regional Office for Europe; Croatia: Ministry of Health, Croatian Institute of Public Health and WHO Regional Office for Europe; Czechia: grants AZV MZÄR 17â31670 A and MZÄR â RVO EĂ 00023761; Denmark: Danish Ministry of Health; Estonia: Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and Research (IUT 42â2), WHO Country Office, and National Institute for Health Development; France: Sante Publique France, the French Agency for Public Health; Georgia: WHO; Ireland: Health Service Executive; Italy: Ministry of Health and Italian National Institute of Health; Kazakhstan: Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and WHO Country Office; Kyrgyzstan: WHO; Latvia: Ministry of Health, Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Lithuania: Science Foundation of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Lithuanian Science Council and WHO; Malta: Ministry of Health; Montenegro: WHO and Institute of Public Health of Montenegro; Poland: National Health Programme, Ministry of Health; Portugal: Ministry of Health Institutions, the National Institute of Health, Directorate General of Health, Regional Health Directorates and the kind technical support from the Center for Studies and Research on Social Dynamics and Health (CEIDSS); Romania: Ministry of Health; San Marino: Health Ministry, Educational Ministry, Social Security Institute and Health Authority; Spain: Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN); Turkmenistan: WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan and Ministry of Health; Turkey: Turkish Ministry of Health and the World Bank
Impact of the introduction and withdrawal of financial incentives on the delivery of alcohol screening and brief advice in English primary health care : an interrupted timeâseries analysis
Aim
To evaluate the impact of the introduction and withdrawal of financial incentives on alcohol screening and brief advice delivery in English primary care.
Design
Interrupted timeâseries using data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database. Data were split into three periods: (1) before the introduction of financial incentives (1 January 2006â31 March 2008); (2) during the implementation of financial incentives (1 April 2008â31 March 2015); and (3) after the withdrawal of financial incentives (1 April 2015â31 December 2016). Segmented regression models were fitted, with slope and step change coefficients at both intervention points.
Setting
England.
Participants
Newly registered patients (16+) in 500 primary care practices for 2006â16 (n = 4â278â723).
Measurements
The outcome measures were percentage of patients each month who: (1) were screened for alcohol use; (2) screened positive for higherârisk drinking; and (3) were reported as having received brief advice on alcohol consumption.
Findings
There was no significant change in the percentage of newly registered patients who were screened for alcohol use when financial incentives were introduced. However, the percentage fell (P < 0.001) immediately when incentives were withdrawn, and fell by a further 2.96 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.21â3.70] patients per 1000 each month thereafter. After the introduction of incentives, there was an immediate increase of 9.05 (95% CI = 3.87â14.23) per 1000 patients screening positive for higherârisk drinking, but no significant further change over time. Withdrawal of financial incentives was associated with an immediate fall in screenâpositive rates of 29.96 (95% CI = 19.56â40.35) per 1000 patients, followed by a rise each month thereafter of 2.14 (95% CI = 1.51â2.77) per 1000. Screenâpositive patients recorded as receiving alcohol brief advice increased by 20.15 (95% CI = 12.30â28.00) per 1000 following the introduction of financial incentives, and continued to increase by 0.39 (95% CI = 0.26â0.53) per 1000 monthly until withdrawal. At this point, delivery of brief advice fell by 18.33 (95% CI = 11.97â24.69) per 1000 patients and continued to fall by a further 0.70 (95% CI = 0.28â1.12) per 1000 per month.
Conclusions
Removing a financial incentive for alcohol prevention in English primary care was associated with an immediate and sustained reduction in the rate of screening for alcohol use and brief advice provision. This contrasts with no, or limited, increase in screening and brief advice delivery rates following the introduction of the scheme
A new track for technology: Can ICT take care for healthier lifestyles?
The paper takes a look on potential contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to abate public health challenges caused by demographics and lifestyle. From the current convergence of mhealth, and sport market products emerge targeting normal athletes to control their training in a quantified manner. The resulting feedback and transparency foster a healthier lifestyle. These products and services help overcome limitations to innovation typical to the health care market. The paper is based on research by the European Commission's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies on Integrated Personal Health/Care services
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Bump start needed: linking guidelines, policy and practice in promoting physical activity during and beyond pregnancy
First paragraph: There is compelling evidence that regular physical activity (PA) during pregnancy benefits both mother and baby.1 2 Notably, physical and psychological benefits are evident in the literature, such as marked reductions in the development of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders, alongside improvements in depressive symptoms and cardiorespiratory fitness.1 2 The evidence base has been reflected by recent policy initiatives, for example, in 2017 (relaunched in 2019), the UKâs chief medical officers (CMOs) published PA guidelines for pregnant women, which made substantial strides in unifying and translating the evidence into recommendations.1 The CMO guidelines are aimed at supporting health professionals to provide consistent, evidence-based PA messages to women throughout pregnancy.1 Recently, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity have updated their professional standards for working with antenatal and postnatal clients to align with these CMO guidelines.3 However, not all women have access to professionals with this level of expertise and training, potentially limiting the impact of the CMO guidelines
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