Tensions and paradoxes of scaling up: a critical reflection on physical activity promotion

H Koorts, A Bauman, N Edwards, W Bellew… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Achieving system-level, sustainable 'scale-up'of interventions is the epitome of
successful translation of evidence-based approaches in population health. In physical …

How effective are physical activity interventions when they are scaled-up: a systematic review

C Lane, S McCrabb, N Nathan, PJ Naylor… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The 'scale-up'of effective physical activity interventions is required if they are to
yield improvements in population health. The purpose of this study was to systematically …

Implementation and scale up of population physical activity interventions for clinical and community settings: the PRACTIS guide

H Koorts, E Eakin, P Estabrooks, A Timperio… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Few efficacious physical activity interventions are successfully translated and
sustained in practice. We propose a practical guide for researchers to increase the …

Effectiveness and challenges for promoting physical activity globally

T Shilton, A Bauman, F Bull, O Sarmiento - Global perspectives on health …, 2007 - Springer
How do we know how to make a difference, and if we are making a difference? This is one of
the central questions and challenges in determining the effectiveness of health promotion …

Sustained impact of community-based physical activity interventions: key elements for success

C Haggis, J Sims-Gould, M Winters, K Gutteridge… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Compelling evidence supports the cost effectiveness and potential impact of
physical activity on chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Quality of evidence is …

Complexities and context of scaling up: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives of scaling physical activity and nutrition interventions in Australia

H Koorts, JL Maple, E Eakin, M Lawrence… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Scaling up population health interventions is a context-orientated, dynamic and
multi-stakeholder process; understanding its influences is essential to enhance future …

Community-based interventions to promote increased physical activity: a primer

M Bopp, E Fallon - Applied health economics and health policy, 2008 - Springer
Current recommendations, based on an abundance of empirical data documenting the
impact of physical activity (PA) on preventing morbidity and mortality associated with …

Bridging the gap: translating research into policy and practice

RC Brownson, E Jones - Preventive medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
Effective physical activity interventions do not achieve their full potential if they are not
applied beyond their original testing in research studies. Potentially effective interventions …

Missed opportunities in the evaluation of public health interventions: a case study of physical activity programmes

S Hanson, A Jones - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Evidence-based approaches are requisite in evaluating public health
programmes. Nowhere are they more necessary than physical activity interventions where …

An international perspective on the nexus of physical activity research and policy

M Pratt, D Salvo, N Cavill, B Giles-Corti… - Environment and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The traditional view of translating research to policy is reframed as a complex
multidirectional interaction based on international case studies presented at the 2015 Active …