Stapsgewijs naar een bewegingsbeleid op het werk = [Step by step guide for a physical activity policy at the workplace]

Als werknemers voldoende bewegen tijdens en buiten de werkuren levert dat voordelen op, zowel voor henzelf als voor het bedrijf. Bewegings programma's die onderdeel zijn van het bedrijfsbeleid kunnen zowel de productiviteit als de arbeidstevredenheid mee verbeteren en dragen bij tot een positief bedrijfsimago. Een bewegingsbeleid omvat drie componenten: acties om te informeren en te sensibiliseren, beleidsrichtlijnen die voldoende beweging ondersteunen en activiteiten die het bewegingsaanbod verhogen. In deze publicatie vinden alle bedrijven en organisaties, ongeacht hun grootte, sector, cultuur of arbeidssysteem, handvatten om in zeven stappen een bewegingsbeleid te ontwikkelen, in te voeren, te evalueren en op te volgen. Bij elke stap horen bijlagen: kant-en-klare instrumenten zoals vragenlijsten, vergaderagenda's, checklisten, ...Dit boek verschijnt in de reeks Gezondheidsbevordering op het werk. Meer en meer bedrijven en organisaties zijn er zich van bewust dat de gezondheid en het welzijn van hun personeel een grote weerslag heeft op de werking van hun bedrijf of organisatie. Met deze reeks publicaties willen de initiatiefnemers, het Vlaams Instituut voor Gezondheidspromotie, de Stichting tegen Kanker en Prevent, geschikt materiaal aanbieden om de gezondheid van de werknemers te ondersteunen en bevorderen. Daarbij wordt naast het fysische aspect ook ruimschoots aandacht geschonken aan het mentaal en sociaal welbevinden.Deze publicaties zijn bedoeld voor zowel directies als HRmanagers, interne diensten voor preventie en bescherming op het werk, arbeidsgeneesheren, vakbondsafgevaardigden, ... en ook voor externe diensten voor preventie, welzijns- en gezondheidsorganisaties.. If employees are physically active in- and outside work hours this will generate benefits, for themselves as well as for their employer. Physical activity programs that are well integrated into the worksite can increase productivity, job satisfaction and the corporate image. A physical activity policy entails three components: education, guidelines and opportunity. This publication provides companies of any size, sector and culture with seven steps to develop, implement and evaluate a physical activity policy at the workplace. For each step tools, such as surveys, checklists, agendas are provided. This book is part of a series to improve health in the workpace. More and more employers are aware that health and well-being have a large impact on how their company is operating and the profits it might generate. In this publication the Flemish Institute for Health Promotion and the Cancer Foundation, want to provide suitable materials to support the health of employees. This publication is aimed at management, occupational safety officers and human resources staff

How can cities accelerate, support and evaluate actions for active movement for health: Protocol for CITY-MOVE, a multicase implementation research study in six cities in three continents

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of global mortality, disproportionately affecting low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Physical inactivity, a key contributor to NCDs, is prevalent worldwide despite evidence supporting the health benefits of physical activity (PA). Cities, while often associated with barriers to PA, also present unique opportunities to enhance PA through systemic, context-sensitive interventions or so-called actions. However, evidence on effective city-level PA strategies, particularly in LMICs, remains limited. The CITY based interventions to stimulate active MOVEment for health (CITY-MOVE) project aims to accelerate, support and evaluate the implementation of PA actions at the city level by adapting the WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity into locally relevant strategies across six cities worldwide, accompanied by a cross-contextual evaluation framework to ensure transferability and scalability. Methods and analysis This multicase study examines 13 PA actions in six cities (Bogotá, Lima, Kampala, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Ljubljana) across three continents, addressing both early (design and implementation) and late (evaluation) action stages. Early-stage actions employ action research in Living Labs to codesign and implement PA initiatives with local stakeholders, while late-stage interventions focus on retrospective evaluations of implementation outcomes. The framework integrates the Medical Research Council guidance on complex interventions with the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions. Mixed methods are employed, including document review, interviews, participatory workshops and quantitative analysis of PA and NCD indicators. A cross-contextual Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework will synthesise findings to inform scalability and transferability of actions. Ethics and dissemination Ethics approvals were obtained from local review boards in the participating cities. Dissemination will occur at three levels: local, regional and global. Locally, findings will be shared with city authorities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and healthcare providers through Living Labs and policy dialogues. At the regional level, knowledge will be spread across cities in Europe, Latin America and East Africa through Communities of Practice and the use of tools like the MCDA framework. Globally, the project will contribute to the scientific community and international organisations such as the WHO and UN-Habitat, by sharing results through open access publications, conferences and global networks to ensure widespread dissemination and sustainability of the project’s impacts. Registration details This study and its outcomes are publicly accessible on OSF (https://osf.io/mn8zd/) and ZENODO (https://zenodo.org/communities/citymove/)

Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study

INTRODUCTION: There is an urgent need to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in low-and middle-income countries, where the greatest burden lies. Yet, there is little research concerning the specific issues involved in scaling up NCD interventions targeting low-resource settings. We propose to examine this gap in up to 27 collaborative projects, which were funded by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) 2019 Scale Up Call, reflecting a total funding investment of approximately US$50 million. These projects represent diverse countries, contexts and adopt varied approaches and study designs to scale-up complex, evidence-based interventions to improve hypertension and diabetes outcomes. A systematic inquiry of these projects will provide necessary scientific insights into the enablers and challenges in the scale up of complex NCD interventions. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will apply systems thinking (a holistic approach to analyse the inter-relationship between constituent parts of scaleup interventions and the context in which the interventions are implemented) and adopt a longitudinal mixed-methods study design to explore the planning and early implementation phases of scale up projects. Data will be gathered at three time periods, namely, at planning (TP), initiation of implementation (T0) and 1-year postinitiation (T1). We will extract project-related data from secondary documents at TP and conduct multistakeholder qualitative interviews to gather data at T0 and T1. We will undertake descriptive statistical analysis of TP data and analyse T0 and T1 data using inductive thematic coding. The data extraction tool and interview guides were developed based on a literature review of scale-up frameworks. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The current protocol was approved by the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC number 23482). Informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The study findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and more broadly through the GACD network.</p