Kompans checkliste for legeplads til unge

Her er de 6 GROUND PRINCIPPER 1) Inkluder brugere og lokalsamfund 2) Invester i den rigtige placering 3) Giv plads til social aktivitet 4) Tilbyd attraktive fysiske aktiviteter 5) Gør området trygt 6) Skab en ungdommelig atmosfære

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Nyhedsbrev om unges uderum fra KOMPAN

Læs om PlaySpots-projektet, Fremtidens Idræts- og Legelandskaber og hvordan KOMPAN Play Institute lyttet til de unge og opstillet seks principper for, hvordan man bedst muligt skaber aktive steder udendørs.

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Assessing implementation and effectiveness of PA and nutrition policy interventions

Ontario instituted a policy requiring elementary schools to offer at least 20 min of daily physical activity and replacement of non-nutritious vending machine foods. This paper discuss the challenges in relation to the Ontario government school physical activity and nutrition policies.

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NICE: How to promote physical activity in the workplace

Intervention guidance on workplace health promotion with reference to physical activity. This guidance is for employers and professionals in small, medium and large organisations.

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Just add f&v to your dinner-campaign

The Australian Just Add Fruit & Veg campaign focuses on ‘Dinner’ and comes with a multitude of great ideas to boost F&V intake whether you’re preparing favourite family meals and desserts at home, eating out, or getting takeaway. Download tips here.

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Environmental correlates of walking and obesity

The influence of built environment on physical activity and BMI may differ by sociodemographic subgroups. Prople are more likely to walk if they lived in neighbourhoods with greater residential density, greater street connectivity and greater land use mix.

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Australian ban on junk food ads

Queensland and South Australia in August signalled they were prepared to legislate against what they considered a major factor in child obesity.

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Pedometer-based community walking intervention: a 12-week randomized controlled trial

63 women and 16 men 50 years old were randomly assigned to either an intervention (physical activity consultation and 12-week pedometer-based walking program) or control (no action) group. Step-counts, time spent in leisure walking and positive affect was higher, and total sitting was lower.

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Intellectual work leads to over eating

14 students were invited to eat as much as they wanted from a buffet after each of three 45 minut tasks: 1) relaxing in a sitting position, 2) reading and summarizing a text, and 3) completing a series of memory, attention, and vigilance tests on the computer. 2) and 3) lead to eating 23.6% and 29.4 % more calories.

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WHO Report: Social Determinants for Health

Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. This report is now the most authoritative source available on why and how changes in the social, economic, and political environment –including food and nutrition–are so necessary to improve global health.

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