Sustaining effective health interventions is essential to create a real impact on population health. Despite its importance, there is a near absence of studies focusing primarily on the sustainability of effective health interventions. The World Health Organization and ExpandNet have exhorted researchers, policymakers, and funders to sustain evidence-based health interventions.
Regular physical activity (PA) is an effective primary and secondary preventative strategy for reducing the risks of at least 25 chronic medical conditions. Approximately 25% of adults fail to meet recommended PA guidelines, the prevalence of insufficient activity is considerably higher for youth (87%-95%), older adults (88%), and those in lower income countries.
Many PA interventions were implemented and some effectively increased levels of PA. Notably, only a few studies were sustained. Policymakers and other stakeholders are increasingly concerned with the long-term impact of their investment.
This Research Topic is designed to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for reporting the latest findings on topics to advance our understanding of how to sustain the health impact and implementation of effective interventions within the context of physical activity promotion.
Papers on all methods and approaches involving the following topics are welcome for this Research Topic:
• Health impact and implementation of physical activity interventions with a minimum study duration of 12 months.
• Definitions and evaluation metrics of sustainability in physical activity interventions
• The process and implementation strategies to sustain health impact and implementation of physical activity interventions
• Factors that influence the sustainability of physical activity interventions.
• Current status, challenges, and future directions of sustainability research in physical activity promotion.
• Impact of physical activity interventions on Public Health
Sustaining effective health interventions is essential to create a real impact on population health. Despite its importance, there is a near absence of studies focusing primarily on the sustainability of effective health interventions. The World Health Organization and ExpandNet have exhorted researchers, policymakers, and funders to sustain evidence-based health interventions.
Regular physical activity (PA) is an effective primary and secondary preventative strategy for reducing the risks of at least 25 chronic medical conditions. Approximately 25% of adults fail to meet recommended PA guidelines, the prevalence of insufficient activity is considerably higher for youth (87%-95%), older adults (88%), and those in lower income countries.
Many PA interventions were implemented and some effectively increased levels of PA. Notably, only a few studies were sustained. Policymakers and other stakeholders are increasingly concerned with the long-term impact of their investment.
This Research Topic is designed to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for reporting the latest findings on topics to advance our understanding of how to sustain the health impact and implementation of effective interventions within the context of physical activity promotion.
Papers on all methods and approaches involving the following topics are welcome for this Research Topic:
• Health impact and implementation of physical activity interventions with a minimum study duration of 12 months.
• Definitions and evaluation metrics of sustainability in physical activity interventions
• The process and implementation strategies to sustain health impact and implementation of physical activity interventions
• Factors that influence the sustainability of physical activity interventions.
• Current status, challenges, and future directions of sustainability research in physical activity promotion.
• Impact of physical activity interventions on Public Health