ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2021
Sociodemographic profiles, educational attainment and physical activity associated with The Daily Mile™ registration in primary schools in England: a national cross-sectional linkage study.
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- A Systematic Review of the Implementation and Effectiveness of 'The Daily Mile' on Markers of Children's Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Exploring meso- and macro-level contextual factors associated with inequalities in program adoption during statewide scale-up of TransformUs Primary, a whole-school physical activity intervention.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
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- "Sport is NOT a luxury." The perceived impact of the cost-of-living crisis on sport and physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents in Northern Ireland (NI): A cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Do socioeconomic inequities arise during school-based physical activity interventions? An exploratory case study of the GoActive trial.BMJ open · 2023Article
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- Developing a core outcome set for physical activity interventions in primary schools: a modified-Delphi study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Identifying local authority need for, and uptake of, school-based physical activity promotion in England-a cluster analysis.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- The Impact of the Daily Mile™ on School Pupils' Fitness, Cognition, and Wellbeing: Findings From Longer Term Participation.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Daily Mile in practice: implementation and adaptation of the school running programme in a multiethnic city in the UK.BMJ open · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine primary school and local authority characteristics associated with registration for The Daily Mile (TDM), an active mile initiative aimed at increasing physical activity in children.
designA cross-sectional linkage study using routinely collected data.
settingAll state-funded primary schools in England from 2012 to 2018 (n=15,815).
results3,502 of all 15,815 (22.1%) state-funded primary schools in England were registered to do TDM, ranging from 16% in the East Midlands region to 31% in Inner London. Primary schools registered for TDM had larger mean pupil numbers compared with schools that had not registered (300 vs 269, respectively). There was a higher proportion of TDM-registered schools in urban areas compared with non-urban areas. There was local authority variation in the likelihood of school registration (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.094). After adjusting for school and local authority characteristics, schools located in a major urban conurbation (OR 1.46 (95% CI 1.24 to 1.71) urban vs rural) and schools with a higher proportion of disadvantaged pupils had higher odds of being registered for TDM (OR 1.16 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.33)). Area-based physical activity and schools' educational attainment were not significantly associated with registration to TDM.
conclusionOne in five primary schools in England has registered for TDM since 2012. TDM appears to be a wide-reaching school-based physical activity intervention that is reaching more disadvantaged primary school populations in urban areas where obesity prevalence is highest. TDM-registered schools include those with both high and low educational attainment and are in areas with high and low physical activity.
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