The Daily Mile as a public health intervention: a rapid ethnographic assessment of uptake and implementation in South London, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing evidence identifies health benefits for children of additional daily physical activity (PA) on a range of cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes. The Daily Mile (TDM) is a popular scheme designed to increase children's PA within the school day. Emerging evidence indicates that participation in TDM can increase children's PA, reduce sedentarism and reduce skinfold measures. However, little is known about the potential effects of TDM as a public health intervention, and the benefits and disbenefits that might flow from wider implementation in 'real world' settings.

Methods

We aimed to identify how TDM is being implemented in a naturalistic setting, and what implications this has for its potential impact on population health. We undertook a rapid ethnographic

SUBMITTER: Hanckel B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6712825 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature