Global Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity: the Hamburg Declaration


Steinacker J. M., Van Mechelen W., Bloch W., Börjesson M., Casasco M., Wolfarth B., ...Daha Fazla

BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, cilt.9, sa.3, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001626
  • Dergi Adı: BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Health promotion, Physical activity, Physical activity promotion in primary care, Sports & exercise medicine, Sports medicine
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression and cancers, are on the rise worldwide and are often associated with a lack of physical activity (PA). Globally, the levels of PA among individuals are below WHO recommendations. A lack of PA can increase morbidity and mortality, worsen the quality of life and increase the economic burden on individuals and society. In response to this trend, numerous organisations came together under one umbrella in Hamburg, Germany, in April 2021 and signed the â € Hamburg Declaration'. This represented an international commitment to take all necessary actions to increase PA and improve the health of individuals to entire communities. Individuals and organisations are working together as the â € Global Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity' to drive long-term individual and population-wide behaviour change by collaborating with all stakeholders in the community: active hospitals, physical activity specialists, community services and healthcare providers, all achieving sustainable health goals for their patients/clients. The â € Hamburg Declaration' calls on national and international policymakers to take concrete action to promote daily PA and exercise at a population level and in healthcare settings.