Resources tagged: Research
Filtered by year: "2011"
Showing 1 - 15 of 15 Resources.
Diagnosis of Physical Activity in Western Australia
In 2011, as part of a broader strategic directions project, the Physical Activity Taskforce commissioned TNS Australia to conduct a diagnosis of physical activity in Western Australia.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Barriers to physical activity, Consultation, Government policy, Government programs, Inactivity, Local government, Non-government organisations, Planning (strategic/organisational), Policy, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Professor Fiona Bull Presentation
Professor Bull, from the Centre for Built Environment and Health - School of Population Health, presented on the global physical activity agenda and how this can help inform local direction to your community.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Advocacy, Built Environment, Guidelines, Health policy, Inactivity, Local government, Obesity, Physical activity, Physical activity levels, Physical activity recommendations, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Preventative health, Public health, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Summary of 2008-2010 ERASS data for Western Australia
Prepared by the Physical Activity Taskforce, this document provides a summary of participation for Western Australian respondents to the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Exercise, Recreation and Sport Surveys (ERASS), with comparisons made to the national results.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adolescents, Adults, Exercise, Physical activity, Physical activity levels, Publications, Recreation, Research, Sports, Statistics, Surveys, Young Adults, Young people |
| Relevance: | StateNational |
| Year published: | 2011 |
National Cycling Participation Survey (2011)
The Australian Bicycle Council has released the following National Cycling Participation Survey (31 August 2011). The survey, which reports on cycling for transport and recreation, provides baseline data on cycling participation in Australia.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active transport, Cycling, Publications, Research, Statistics, Surveys |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
The British Cycling Economy - Gross Cycling Product Report
The London School of Economics and Political Science have released the following Gross Cycling Product report which determines that cycling annually contributes almost £3 billion to the UK economy.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active transport, Cycling, Public health, Publications, Research, Statistics |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Health and Wellbeing of Western Australian Adults 2010
The WA Department of Health released its summary of adult data from the Health and Wellbeing Surveillance Survey (HWSS) on 16 July 2011. The HWSS is a continuous data collection system which was developed by the Department of Health to monitor the health and wellbeing of Western Australians. This report presents what WA adults aged 16 years and over were saying about their health and wellbeing in 2010.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adults, Body Mass Index (BMI), Demography, Physical activity levels, Public health, Publications, Research, Socio-economic groups, Surveys, Wellbeing, Young Adults, Young people |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Built Environment - Literature Review
The University of New South Wales' Healthy Built Environments Program (HBEP) has completed a major scholarly literature review (2011) examining the role of the built environment in supporting human health as part of everyday living.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Weight Related Public Messages - Risk of Harm
The National Eating Disorders Collaboration has developed a report which looks at the unintended consequences of campaigns and resources that provide weight-related messages.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adolescents, Advocacy, Children, Girls, Guidelines, Health campaigns, Health promotion, Healthy eating, Healthy weight, Public health, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Australian Social Trends (cat.no.4102.0)
This article looks at the rates of participation in sport and physical recreation across Australia for people aged 15 years and over, by selected characteristics and by selected activities.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adolescents, Adults, Exercise, Leisure, Physical activity levels, Publications, Recreation, Research, Sports, Statistics, Surveys |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Community Profiling – Data Requirements and Sources Presentation (Department of Sport and Recreation) - Handout
The document developed by the Department of Sport and Recreation provides local governments with sources of data collection.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Government agencies, Local government, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Community Profiling – Data Requirements & Sources Presentation (Department of Health) - Handout 2
Given the small population numbers in the following Local Government Areas (LGAs), the Department of Health’s Epidemiology Branch is unable to provide valid and reliable prevalence estimates. However, data for the health district can be provided as outlined in this document.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Government agencies, Local government, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Applying for Funding – Key Considerations Presentation - City of Rockingham Case Study
Jo Davies from the Physical Activity Taskforce provided a case study on the City of Rockingham's research and data collection undertaken for their Community Infrastructure Plan.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Demography, Local government, Physical activity, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | Local |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Community Profiling – Data Requirements and Sources Presentation (Department of Sport and Recreation)
Susan McDonald from the Department of Sport and Recreation provided an overview of sources the department uses for community profiling.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Communities, Demography, Government agencies, Local government, Physical activity, Presentation, Publications, Research, Statistics |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Community Profiling – Data Requirements and Sources Presentation (Department of Health)
Sarah Joyce from the Department of Health WA provided an overview of data that is available from the department and other government sources.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Communities, Demography, Government agencies, Local government, Physical activity, Presentation, Publications, Research, Statistics |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Physical Activity Grants and Funding Matrix
A number of physical activity related funding opportunities provided by non-government, local, State and federal agencies have been identified.
| Resource type: | Grants and Funding |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Community facilities, Grants and Funding, Health promotion, Infrastructure, Participation, Physical activity, Regions (WA), Research, Sports, Wellbeing |
| Relevance: | LocalState |
| Year published: | 2011 |
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