Effectiveness of a scaled up physical activity intervention in Brazil: A natural experiment

• Published in: Preventive medicine Vol. 103; pp. S66 - S72
• Main Authors: Simões, Eduardo J, Hallal, Pedro C, Siqueira, Fernando V, Schmaltz, Chester, Menor, Danielle, Malta, Deborah C, Duarte, Hebe, Hino, Adriano Akira, Mielke, Gregore I, Pratt, Michael, Reis, Rodrigo S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Brazil; Community Participation; Effect; Exercise - physiology; Female; Health Promotion - methods; Health Promotion - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Impact; Internal Medicine; Leisure Activities; Leisure-time physical activity; Male; Middle Aged; Odds ratio; Physical activity classes in community settings; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Impact; AS; AC-R; Odds ratio; LTPA; Effect; AC-P; Physical activity classes in community settings; Leisure-time physical activity; Academia da Saude — Brazil; leisure-time physical activity; Academia das Cidades — Pernambuco State; Academia da Cidade — City of Recife

Physical inactivity causes 5.3 million deaths annually worldwide. We evaluated the impact on population leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) of scaling up an intervention in Brazil, Academia das Cidades program (AC-P). AC-P is a health promotion program classified as physical activity classes in co...