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ArticleHealth promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2018

ParticipACTION after 5 years of relaunch: a quantitative survey of Canadian organizational awareness and capacity regarding physical activity initiatives.

Guy Faulkner, Subha Ramanathan, Ronald C Plotnikoff, Tanya Berry, Sameer Deshpande, Amy E Latimer-Cheung, Ryan E Rhodes, Mark S Tremblay, John C Spence

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Article in Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Commentary - Moving forward: ParticipACTION's strategic plan 2015-2020.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2018
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  4. Exploring the impact of the 'new' ParticipACTION: overview and introduction of the special issue.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2018
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Guy FaulknerSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Subha RamanathanSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ronald C PlotnikoffSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Tanya BerryFaculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sameer DeshpandeFaculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Amy E Latimer-CheungSchool of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Ryan E RhodesSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Mark S TremblayHealthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
John C SpenceFaculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionParticipACTION is a Canadian physical activity communications and social marketing organization relaunched in 2007. This study assesses the capacity of Canadian organizations to adopt, implement, and promote physical activity initiatives. The four objectives were to compare findings from baseline (2008) and follow-up (2013) with respect to: (1) awareness of ParticipACTION; (2) organizational capacity to adopt, implement and promote physical activity initiatives; (3) potential differences in capacity based on organizational size, sector, and mandate; and (4) assess perceptions of ParticipACTION five years after relaunch.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, representatives from local, provincial/territorial, and national organizations completed an online survey assessing capacity to adopt, implement, and promote physical activity. Descriptive statistics and one-way analyses of variance were conducted to examine the objectives.

resultsResponse rate for opening an email survey invitation and consenting to participate was 40.6% (685/1688) and 540 surveys were completed. Awareness of ParticipACTION increased from 54.6% at baseline to 93.9% at follow-up (Objective 1). Findings at both baseline and follow-up reflected good organizational capacity to adopt, implement and promote physical activity (Objective 2) although some varied by organizational sector and mandate (Objective 3). Most respondents reported that ParticipACTION provided positive leadership (65.3%), but there was less agreement regarding ParticipACTION's facilitation of infrastructure (44.0%) or organizational will/motivation (47.1%)(Objective 4).

conclusionCanadian organizations continue to report having good capacity to adopt, implement, and promote physical activity. There was no discernible change in capacity indicators five years after ParticipACTION's relaunch although its broader contribution to the physical activity sector was endorsed.

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PMCPMC5983880

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