To provide the evidence base to conduct the PA-EPIQ in IMPAQT countries by collating (i) existing evidence on PA policy effectiveness, (ii) an international evidence document with examples of equitable PA policies, and (iii) national evidence documents for each country describing national PA policies and their implementation status.

Lead: UL

Partners: All

Start Month: 1

End Month: 36

WP3: Objectives

  1. To conduct a literature review on effective PA policy implementation.
  2. To create a protocol for finding examples of best practice of effective PA policy implementation.

To collate the PA-EPIQ Evidence Document, by (i) identifying evidence of effectively implemented PA policies, (ii) gathering detailed descriptions of these policies and their implementation evidence and (iii) appraising this evidence of effectiveness for inclusion as exemplars of best practice.

Principal Investigator: Professor Catherine WoodsIMPAQT

Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) Research Centre
Health Research Institute
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Faculty of Education and Health Sciences
University of Limerick
Ireland

Email: catherine.woods@ul.ie