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Irelands Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014 Irelands Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, 2014 Deirdre M. Harrington, Ph.D. on behalf of the Report Card Research Work Group 1. The Report Card and its History 2.

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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, 2014

Deirdre M. Harrington, Ph.D. on behalf of the Report Card Research Work Group

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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

  • 1. The Report Card and its History
  • 2. The Report Card Structure
  • 3. Indicators
  • 4. Grading System
  • 5. Examples of Irish Data
  • 6. Public Health Implications
  • 7. Plans for 2014
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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

What is the Report Card ?

  • A comprehensive assessment of the current state of

physical activity among children and youth

  • The link between research and practice
  • Started in Canada in 2004, also in South Africa, Kenya

and the state of Louisiana since

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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

  • Introduction to the problem of inactivity
  • Definition of the indicators
  • Summary of the latest evidence and data from

Ireland

  • Data drawn from research literature, governmental

and non-governmental agencies

  • Assess efforts through grading system
  • Discussion around the grade
  • Some recommendations for research, practice and

policy

Report Card Structure

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Report Card Structure

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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

Indicators related to Physical Activity

1. Overall physical activity levels 2. Organized sport participation 3. Active play 4. Active transportation 5. Sedentary behaviours

Settings related to Physical Activity

6. Home (family and peers) – infrastructure, support, parental/peer behaviours 7. School – infrastructure, policies and programs 8. Community and the built environment - infrastructure, policies, programs, safety 9. Government – strategies, policies, investments

Health related indicators

  • 10. Overweight/obesity levels

Indicators

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Grading System

Benchmark A 81 - 100% B 61 - 80% C 41 - 60% D 21 - 40% F 0 - 20% INC Inconclusive - Not enough data exists

  • n this indicator
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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

Example - Sedentary Behaviours

Dataset/Source Year Question/Measure Strengths Weaknesses Growing up in Ireland 9 year old - Wave 1 2007- 2008 Time spent watching TV/video/DVD; computer use; bedroom TV/laptop/computer Large (+8000), representative sample Parental-report, narrow age range (9 yr-olds) Health Behavior of School- Aged Children Range (1997- 2010) Time spent watching TV/video/DVD on weekdays and weekend days Longitudinal, can compare to other countries Self-report Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitudes Survey 2010 Time spent watching TV/video/DVD and playing computer games North, similar questions to Rep sources Self-report CSPPA 2009- 2010 Time spent watching TV/video/DVD; computer use Large (5397 10 to 18 yr-olds) Self-report Harrington et al. (2011) Dowd et al (2013) 2011- 2012 Directly measured total sitting time (activPAL) Research, gold- standard measure Small, narrow, localised sample (11 15 to 18 yr-olds in Limerick) Policy/recommendations ?? ?? … …

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Ireland’s Report Card on Physical Activity, 2014

Example - Sedentary Behaviours

Dataset/Source Year Question/Measure Strengths Weaknesses Growing up in Ireland 9 year old - Wave 1 2007- 2008 Time spent watching TV/video/DVD; computer use; bedroom TV/laptop/computer Large (+8000), representative sample Parental-report, narrow age range (9 yr-olds) Health Behavior of School- Aged Children Range (1997- 2010) Time spent watching TV/video/DVD on weekdays and weekend days Longitudinal, can compare to other countries Self-report Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitudes Survey 2010 Time spent watching TV/video/DVD and playing computer games North, similar questions to Rep sources Self-report CSPPA 2009- 2010 Time spent watching TV/video/DVD; computer use Large (5397 10 to 18 yr-olds) Self-report Harrington et al. (2011) Dowd et al (2013) 2011- 2012 Directly measured total sitting time (activPAL) Research, gold- standard measure Small, narrow, localised sample (11 15 to 18 yr-olds in Limerick) Policy/recommendations ?? ?? … …

Grade??

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  • Alignment with Public Health documents and

strategies in Ireland

  • National Physical Activity Plan??
  • Monitor progress of physical activity promotion

efforts

  • Surveillance
  • Identify key needs and gaps, allocate funds and

develop activity promotion initiatives

  • As a reference for the latest physical activity data

Public Health Implications - Uses

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  • Anyone involved in policy, programming, planning of

children’s physical activity opportunities

  • Governmental agencies
  • Physical activity promotion, sport, health recreation

departments

  • education, urban planning, environment, transportation

departments

  • Non-governmental agencies
  • Charities and foundations
  • Academia and research group
  • Advocacy groups
  • Media
  • To inform the public

Public Health Implications - End Users

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  • Global matrix of grades
  • Active Healthy Kids Canada 2014 Global Summit on the

Physical Activity of Children

  • Paper in Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Release in Ireland
  • Ensure the future sustainability of the Report Card

format in Ireland by forming a small group of committed individuals and organisations and identifying potential sources of future funding

Plans for 2014

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Member Institution

  • Dr. Sarahjane Belton

Dublin City University, Dublin

  • Dr. Tara Coppinger

Cork Institute of Technology, Cork

  • Dr. Muireann Cullen

Nutrition and Health Foundation, Dublin

  • Prof. Alan Donnelly

University of Limerick, Limerick

  • Dr. Kieran Dowd

University of Limerick, Limerick

  • Dr. Deirdre Harrington

University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

  • Ms. Teresa Keating

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

  • Prof. Richard Layte

The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin

  • Prof. Marie Murphy

University of Ulster (Jordanstown), Antrim

  • Dr. Niamh Murphy

Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford

  • Dr. Elaine Murtagh

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

  • Dr. Catherine Woods

Dublin City University, Dublin

Research Work Group

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Questions, Comments or Data to Contribute?

Deirdre Harrington Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester

deirdre.harrington@uhl-tr.nhs.uk