Health Enhancing Physical Activity Policies in Poland: Findings from the HEPA PAT Survey.

ABSTRACT: Insufficient physical activity (PA) is one of major risk factors for serious diseases and premature mortality worldwide. Public policies to enhance PA across society are recognized as an effective tool against the problem. This paper presents the results of a comprehensive assessment of national-level PA policy approach in Poland. A standardized survey of Word Health Organization named the Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Policy Audit Tool (HEPA PAT) was used for data collection. Content analysis and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis (SWOT) were used to characterize various PA policy aspects, to appraise the current situation, and accommodate organizational and environmental factors that it is influenced by. The results show that the national PA policy approach h

SUBMITTER: Romanowska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9223836 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature