Recommendations for developing urban interventions to promote physical activity: interviews with key informants in Europe.

ABSTRACT: Although there is growing evidence on what interventions can promote physical activity in urban environments, guidance on how to get these interventions implemented is lacking in a European context. To understand the process of developing urban interventions to promote physical activity, we conducted 13 key informant interviews with professionals working in urban development in five European countries, though some worked in more than one country. Participants described their experiences, challenges and recommendations across six European countries. The main challenges faced were political environments, unsupportive contexts, communication issues, working with other sectors, resource limitations and evaluations. We presented recommendations made by participants which can overcome these chal

SUBMITTER: Bhatnagar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10591599 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature