camden active spaces presentation - active by design
DESCRIPTION
Presentation by Camden Active Spaces at Design Council's Active by Design Summit, 18 September 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Active by Design
Verena Trend Public Health Interventions Manager, London Borough of Camden
Susanne Tutsch Erect Architecture with Wayward Plants
Jennette Emery-Wallis Land Use Consultants
Daniel Aggio University College London
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Fact
Physical activity guidelines for adults :
150mins moderate activity over a
week
Question
How many people here think they’ve
achieved the guidelines?
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Problem
Physical Inactivity in Young People in London Borough of
Camden
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Encouraging physical activity in primary
age pupils
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Tackling physical inactivity in girls
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HAVERSTOCK SCHOOL
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OBSERVATION
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ENGAGEMENT
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ENGAGEMENT WITH GIRLS
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SKETCH DESIGN
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Dr Mark Hamer UCL-PARG
Dr Courtney Kipps ISEH
Dr Lee Smith UCL-PARG
Dan Aggio UCL-PARG
Monitoring and evaluation
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Previous research
Playtime can account for up to 25% of the school day
Playground interventions can have a positive impact on PA levels
during playtime
Long term effects…
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Working hypothesis
1. New playgrounds will increase physical activity levels and reduce sedentary time
2. Increased physical activity levels will improve physical function/health and mental wellbeing.
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Time line
May 2014
Ethics /
recruitment
June 2014
Baseline
assessment
Playground
building Follow up I Follow up II
August 2014 Autumn 2014 Summer 2015
319 children tested from whole classes (age
5 – 15 years); 1 secondary, 4 primary and 1
infant school
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Actigraph accelerometer
Records intensity of free living activity on
3 axes
Time stamped
Worn on a belt around the waist during
waking hours for 7 days
Not worn during water-based activities or
sleep
Well validated; used in large scale studies
with children/adolescents
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Compliance
84% met the criteria – 500
mins of wear time on 1 day to
be included in the analysis
Those not meeting this criteria
likely to be used in school day
analyses
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Fitness tests – circuit layout
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