Implementation of a co-designed physical activity program for older adults: positive impact when delivered at scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite known health benefits of physical activity (PA), older adults remain among the least physically active age group globally with 30-60% not meeting guidelines. In Canada, 87% do not meet recommended guidelines. To influence population health, interventions that are effective in small trials must be disseminated at scale. Despite evidence for efficacy, few PA interventions are scaled up to reach the wider community. In 2015, British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Health released a PA strategy where older adults were identified as a priority. In partnership with the Ministry, the Active Aging Research Team co-created a health promotion program called Choose to Move (CTM). CTM will be implemented in three phases at increasingly greater scale across BC. The objective of thi

SUBMITTER: McKay H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251145 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature