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Reporting Physical Activity: Perceptions and Practices of Australian Media Professionals

Ben J. Smith and Catriona M.F. Bonfiglioli

Background:

Advocacy informed by scientific evidence is necessary to influence policy and planning to address physical inactivity. The mass media is a key arena for this advocacy. This study investigated the perceptions and practices of news media professionals reporting physical activity and sedentariness to inform strategic communication about these issues.

Methods:

We interviewed media professionals working for major television, radio, newspaper and online news outlets in Australia. The interviews explored understandings of physical activity and sedentariness, attributions of causality, assignment of responsibility, and factors affecting news reporting on these topics. Data were thematically analyzed using NVivo.

Results:

Physical inactivity was recognized as pervasive and important, but tended to be seen as mundane and not newsworthy. Sedentariness was regarded as more novel than physical activity, and more likely to require organizational and environment action. Respondents identified that presenting these issues in visual and engaging ways was an ongoing challenge.

Conclusions:

Physical activity researchers and advocates need to take account of prevailing news values and media practices to improve engagement with the news media. These include understanding the importance of novelty, narratives, imagery, and practical messages, and how to use these to build support for environmental and policy action.

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In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 12 (2015): Issue 8 (Aug 2015)

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Results from Colombia’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Silvia A. González, Olga L. Sarmiento, Daniel D. Cohen, Diana M. Camargo, Jorge E. Correa, Diana C. Páez, and Robinson Ramírez-Vélez

Background:

Physical activity (PA) is central to the global agenda for the prevention on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Although 80% of NCDs occur in low-to-middle-income countries, the evidence on PA comes mainly from high-income countries. In this context, the report card for Colombia is an advocacy tool to help in the translation of evidence into concrete actions. The aims of this paper were two-fold: to present the methodology used to develop the first Report Card on Physical Activity in Colombian Children and Youth and to summarize the results.

Methods:

Twelve indicators of PA were graded using numerical grades (5, highest, to 1, lowest) based on data from national surveys and policy documents.

Results:

National policy and obesity indicators were graded “4,” while departmental policy and overweight indicators were graded “3.” Overall PA levels, sports participation, sedentary behaviors and nongovernment initiatives were graded “2,” and school influence was graded “1.” Active transportation, active play, low cardiorespiratory fitness, and family and community influence received an incomplete.

Conclusion:

PA levels are low and sedentary behaviors are high in Colombian children and youth. Although the prevalence of obesity in Colombia is lower compared with other Latin American countries, it is increasing. A rich legal framework and availability of institutional arrangements provide unique opportunities to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice that need to be evaluated.

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In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 11 (2014): Issue s1 (Jan 2014): 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children

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Justice Do It! The Nike Transnational Advocacy Network: Organization, Collective Actions, and Outcomes

George H. Sage

The focus of this study is on the organizational dynamics, collective actions, and outcomes of a transnational advocacy network that was formed to protest the labor practices of Nike’s sport shoe factories in Asia. Transnational advocacy networks arise and are sustained with the intent of changing social conditions. The Nike transnational network sought to improve the lives of workers in Nike factories in Asia so that they have jobs that pay a living wage, have good working conditions, can organize on their own behalf, and are treated with dignity and respect. A broad theoretical perspective that emphasizes the determinant and interactive effects of the emergence, development, and accomplishments of the Nike transnational network is employed.

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In Sociology of Sport Journal Volume 16 (1999): Issue 3 (Jan 1999)

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Principal Perceptions and Applications of Professional Learning Communities: Implications for the Future of Physical Education

Zack E. Beddoes and Debra S. Sazama

) or positive (e.g., improved channels for advocacy toward student and programmatic outcomes) ways. Without an understanding of how PLCs are being implemented in schools, it is difficult to explore the potential consistencies, discrepancies, and expectations of PE teachers relative to faculty members

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In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 43 (2024): Issue 1 (Jan 2024)

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School Administrators’ Perspectives on and Support for Physical Education

Christopher J. Kinder, Scott W.T. McNamara, Amelia Mays Woods, Alexandra Mueller, Kacper Ryba, and Kevin Andrew Richards

principals maintaining a presence and building positive relationships. This extends previous research in PE illustrating the importance of these relationship in general ( Gaudreault et al., 2018 ), as well as a precursor to the advocacy process ( Pennington et al., 2021 ). Also building from previous

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In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 43 (2024): Issue 3 (Jul 2024)

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Physical Education Access in U.S. Public Schools: A Multistate, Multiregion Study

Ben D. Kern, Wesley J. Wilson, Chad Killian, Hans van der Mars, Kelly Simonton, David Woo, and Tristan Wallhead

increased student PE access, including students with disabilities, because there are no accurate measures within individual states. Policy advocacy requires individual U.S. state data because laws governing access to PE are vastly different in each state ( SHAPE America, 2016a ), and there is generally a

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In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Ahead of Print

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Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth From 10 Countries With High Human Development Index: Global Matrix 3.0

Silvia A. González, Joel D. Barnes, Patrick Abi Nader, Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Karla I. Galaviz, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Piyawat Katewongsa, Juan López-Taylor, Yang Liu, Bilyana Mileva, Angélica María Ochoa Avilés, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Pairoj Saonuam, and Mark S. Tremblay

aforementioned consequences of economic growth. In this context, it is important to document the current situation of physical activity–related indicators and the priorities for research and advocacy to advance efforts to promote active living in children from these countries and to study the variability in

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In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 15 (2018): Issue s2 (Nov 2018)

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Tracking District and School Physical Education Time Policies After Legal Adjudication: A Case Study in California

David Kahan, Thomas L. McKenzie, Maya Satnick, and Olivia Hansen

regularly communicate with students and their parents about the benefits of PE and why it is important in schools. These advocacy recommendations are important because upstream policies mandating PE dosage in California (i.e., “Big P”) conflict with downstream agents (i.e., “little p”) who may disagree with

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In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 43 (2024): Issue 2 (Apr 2024)

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Adapted Physical Educators Navigating Relationships With School Administrators

Kevin Andrew Richards, Scott McNamara, Alyssa M. Trad, Lauren Hill, and Sarena Abdallah

socialization theory (RST) to begin filling this gap by understanding how APE teachers navigate relationships with key stakeholders and engage in advocacy efforts. Combining elements of occupational socialization theory and role theory, RST ( Richards, 2015 ) seeks to understand social expectations for

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In Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly Volume 40 (2023): Issue 2 (Apr 2023)

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Bridging the Policy Gap: Examining Physical Education in Colorado

Xiaoping Fan, Jaimie M. McMullen, Brian Dauenhauer, and Jennifer M. Krause

emphasizing the significance of physical education in fostering healthy lifestyles and academic success among children and youth, schools and districts can raise awareness about the value of physical education and its positive effect on children and youth. Such advocacy efforts have the potential to result in

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In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Ahead of Print