Evaluating Interactions Between National and Subnational Governments in the Czech Republic for Physical Activity Policy Development and Implementation

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0878" target="_blank" >10.1123/jpah.2024-0878</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Evaluating Interactions Between National and Subnational Governments in the Czech Republic for Physical Activity Policy Development and Implementation

Original language description

Background: Most countries now have physical activity (PA) policies but translating them into action at national and subnational levels remains poor. To better understand the disconnect, the “Interaction between National and Local Government Levels in Development and Implementation of Physical Activity Policies Tool” (INTEGRATE-PA-Pol) was developed by the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!). Methods: The Czech Republic was chosen as a European pilot site based on existing research capacity and relationships. The INTEGRATE-PA-Pol tool was translated and adapted for use in the country. This questionnaire-based tool has 8 components assessing government levels, political system, and sectors across the 5 stages of the PA policy process. Key informants were from the health, sport, and recreation sectors at the national, regional (Olomouc Region), and municipal (Olomouc City) levels of government. Data was collected via online surveys. Results: PA policy documents and budgets were identified at all levels, but implementation of policy and programs was noted to be limited. In 10 of the 12 interaction categories, the roles of other government levels in PA policy were rated as low. A wide range of populations, settings, and sectors were identified as important for PA promotion across the 3 levels of government, with notable variability. Conclusions: This pilot study suggests that PA policy in the Czech Republic is well developed, despite gaps in sector engagement, and inconsistent prioritization of populations and settings. Even with budget allocated, PA policy implementation remains challenging, probably in part due to poor articulation between national and subnational governments.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Physical Activity &amp; Health

ISSN

1543-3080

e-ISSN

1543-5474

Volume of the periodical

22

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1427-1435

UT code for WoS article

001620333800012

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105019668051