Project

'PA4E1' | Physical Activity 4 Everyone

Good For Kids

DOI: 10.26303/53cn-1t56

What is it about?

Physical Activity 4 Everyone (PA4E1) is one of very few effective comprehensive school physical activity programs for adolescents in secondary schools located in disadvantaged areas. You can find out more about the research results of the 2012-14 trial by checking the 'output' section below.

During 2017-2020, PA4E1 has been 'scaled-up' for delivery in more schools in NSW, Australia. Without delivering effective programs at scale, they reside in academic journals to 'collect dust'. Check out the results of the current trial as they emerge in the below 'outputs' section.

Why is it important?

We all know that physical activity is good for us. One way to tackle physical inactivity is through 'programs' that target particular settings such as schools. But finding programs for Governments to implement that are effective, cost-effective, feasible and scalable... that can sometimes be a challenge. PA4E1 from 2017-2020 is aiming to gather this data.

Physical inactivity costs the global economy $INT 53,800,000,000.

Physical inactivity causes ~10% of early death (5·3 of 57 million deaths yearly).

Physical activity brings many benefits beyond health, and we should start with our youngest generations.

Perspectives

PA4E1 is an effective program, we're now investigating how best to implement it across schools.

Professor John Wiggers

University of Newcastle

It's been great working on PA4E1 and exploring if the scale-up worked. Schools across NSW could one day benefit from a program to increase their provision of physical activity oppourtunities.

Dr Matthew Mclaughlin

University of Western Australia

Audience briefings1 total

  • Press briefing

    For only $8000 per school, new research gets Australian teenagers moving more

    Physical Activity 4 Everyone (PA4E1) is the name of a program that has now supported more than 25 schools across New South Wales to become more physically active.

    Data from a pilot trial shows that students in PA4E1 schools did an average of 49 minutes more physical activity per week!

    ***What is it?*** PA4E1 supports PE teachers to create an active school environment and curriculum. Health promotion practitioners employed by local health districts provided the support to teachers.

    ***Why is it important*** 9in10 Australian teenagers are inactive. We urgently need more physical activity for this group, to support their health and learning. PA4E1 is also the first program in Australia to be shown to be effective for secondary schools, and the teachers really like it too.

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