Child and family experiences of a whole-systems approach to physical activity in a multiethnic UK city: a citizen science evaluation protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Whole-systems approaches are being adopted to tackle physical inactivity. The mechanisms contributing to changes resulting from whole-systems approaches are not fully understood. The voices of children and families that these approaches are designed for need to be heard to understand what is working, for whom, where and in what context. This paper describes the protocol for the children and families' citizen science evaluation of the Join Us: Move, Play (JU:MP) programme, a whole-systems approach to increasing physical activity in children and young people aged 5-14 years in Bradford, UK.

Methods and analysis

The evaluation aims to understand the lived experiences of children and families' relationship with physical activity and participation in the JU:MP progra

SUBMITTER: Frazer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945040 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature