ParticipACTION after 5 years of relaunch: a quantitative survey of Canadian organizational awareness and capacity regarding physical activity initiatives

Faulkner, Guy; Ramanathan, Subha; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Berry, Tanya R.; Deshpande, Sameer; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Tremblay, Mark S.; Spence, John C.

doi:10.24095/hpcdp.38.4.02

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“…sport, recreation, public health, education) provided responses for a quantitative assessment of organiza tional awareness of ParticipACTION and their capacity for physical activity promo tion. The findings from the quantitative analysis of these data are presented in the paper by Faulkner et al 45 A sample of respondents from the quantitative survey 45 participated in a followup telephone interview to examine in more detail their organizational capacity for physical activ ity promotion, and the related barriers and facilitators, using qualitative research techniques. Findings of this study are reported by Ramanathan et al 46 Both these studies were completed in 2013 approximately six years after the relaunch of ParticipACTION and the collection of baseline data on organizational capacity.…”

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Exploring the impact of the ‘new’ ParticipACTION: overview and introduction of the special issue

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Yun

Tremblay

et al. 2018

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ParticipACTION is the Canadian physical activity communications and social marketing organization first launched in the fall of 1971 and then ceased operations in 2001. ParticipACTION was relaunched in 2007. Framed as a public health natural experiment, evidence was collected from a population-based survey of knowledge, awareness, understanding of physical activity, and physical activity levels among Canadians (individual level), and key informant surveys and interviews examining capacity, readiness and advocacy for physical activity promotion among physical activity organizations (organizational level). The purpose of this paper is to first provide an overview of some of the major initiatives undertaken by the 'new' ParticipACTION that may have contributed to any changes at these individual or organizational levels. Second, the paper sets the stage for the three empirical papers in this special series reporting follow-up results.

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Exploring the impact of the ‘new’ ParticipACTION: overview and introduction of the special issue

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et al. 2018

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“…Informants were primarily recruited from respondents of a web sur vey on ParticipACTION's influence on organizational capacity. 13 Baseline con tacts, members of the ParticipACTION Partner Networks (English and French), and provincial lead organizations on an active school travel intervention were sent email invitations with a survey link (n = 3707). At the end of the survey, par ticipants (n = 540) were asked whether they were interested in taking part in a telephone interview.…”

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Perceptions of organizational capacity to promote physical activity in Canada and ParticipACTION’s influence five years after its relaunch: a qualitative study

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Faulkner

Berry

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“…However, in Canada a D+ grade was assigned for Overall Physical Activity in the 2020 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (2)-based on 61% not meeting the physical activity recommendation of ≥60 min/day of moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) (3,4). Reflecting the depth and breadth of benefits combined with the low prevalence of sufficient physical activity for children and youth, public health efforts have been employed to improve physical activity and related behaviors, characteristics, and opportunities (e.g., MVPA, sleep, physical fitness, school environment) (5)(6)(7).…”

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The 2022 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: Focus on the COVID-19 pandemic impact and equity-deserving groups

Kuzik

Cameron

Carson

et al. 2023

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IntroductionThe ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is the most comprehensive national assessment of physical activity and related behaviors, characteristics, and opportunities for children and youth. The 2022 Report Card assigned grades based on data gathered during the COVID-19 pandemic to reflect this extraordinary time-period in Canada. Further, while not graded, efforts were made to summarize key findings for early years children and those identifying as: having a disability, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, newcomers to Canada, racialized, or girls. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the 2022 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.MethodsThe best available physical activity data captured during the whole COVID-19 pandemic was synthesized across 14 different indicators in four categories. The 2022 Report Card Research Committee assigned letter grades (i.e., A–F) based on expert consensus of the evidence.SynthesisGrades were assigned for: Daily Behaviors (Overall Physical Activity: D; Active Play: D−; Active Transportation: C−; Organized Sport: C+; Physical Education: Incomplete [INC]; Sedentary Behaviors: F; Sleep: B; 24-Hour Movement Behaviors: F), Individual Characteristics (Physical Literacy: INC; Physical Fitness: INC), Spaces and Places (Household: C, School: B−, Community and Environment: B), and Strategies and Investments (Government: B−). Compared to the 2020 Report Card, the COVID-19 specific grades increased for Active Play and Active Transportation; and decreased for Overall Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, Organized Sport, and Community and Environment. There were many data gaps for equity-deserving groups.ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the grade for Overall Physical Activity decreased from a D+ (2020) to a D, coinciding with decreases in grades reflecting fewer opportunities for sport and community/facility-based activities as well as higher levels of sedentary behaviors. Fortunately, improvements in Active Transportation and Active Play during COVID-19 prevented a worse shift in children’s health behaviors. Efforts are needed to improve physical activity for children and youth during and post-pandemic, with a greater emphasis on equity-deserving groups.

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ParticipACTION after 5 years of relaunch: a quantitative survey of Canadian organizational awareness and capacity regarding physical activity initiatives

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Exploring the impact of the ‘new’ ParticipACTION: overview and introduction of the special issue

Exploring the impact of the ‘new’ ParticipACTION: overview and introduction of the special issue

Perceptions of organizational capacity to promote physical activity in Canada and ParticipACTION’s influence five years after its relaunch: a qualitative study

The 2022 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: Focus on the COVID-19 pandemic impact and equity-deserving groups

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