Kennedy Christine Diane, Cantell Marja, Dewey Deborah
Department of Pediatrics;
Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Sep;15(7):e19-24. doi: 10.1093/pch/15.7.e19.
In September 2005, the Alberta government introduced the daily physical activity (DPA) initiative, which requires that students from grades 1 to 9 be physically active in school for a minimum of 30 min per day.
To obtain information on whether and how the DPA initiative has been implemented in Calgary schools.
Information was obtained through a descriptive survey. Principals and vice-principals from elementary schools participated in an interview, in which they were asked questions about the DPA initiative, their definition of physical activity, the types of activities that fulfilled the DPA requirement, and barriers to increasing physical activity and physical education.
98.2% of respondents reported being aware of the DPA initiative; 100% of respondents reported it being successfully implemented. The leading responses to the question, "How do you define physical activity?" were "moving/movement" (43.5%), "increasing the heart rate" (32.7%) and "being active" (29%). 78.2% of participants responded that physical education was the only type of activity that fulfilled the DPA requirement; the other participants reported that recess, intramurals and DPA periods organized by the teacher also counted. 69.1% and 61.1% of respondents, respectively, stated that there were barriers to increasing physical education and physical activity. A lack of time in the curriculum, a lack of space and a lack of funding were the most frequently reported barriers.
According to principal and vice-principal reports, the DPA initiative has been successfully implemented in elementary schools in Calgary. This suggests that government initiatives directed at increasing physical activity at school could result in increasing the actual amount of physical activity that children participate in. However, prospective longitudinal research directly measuring the amount of physical activity that children engage in is needed to directly assess the impact of such initiatives.
2005年9月，艾伯塔省政府推出了每日体育活动（DPA）倡议，要求1至9年级的学生每天在学校进行至少30分钟的体育活动。
获取有关DPA倡议在卡尔加里学校是否以及如何实施的信息。
通过描述性调查获取信息。小学的校长和副校长参与了访谈，在访谈中他们被问及有关DPA倡议、他们对体育活动的定义、符合DPA要求的活动类型以及增加体育活动和体育教育的障碍等问题。
98.2%的受访者表示知晓DPA倡议；100%的受访者表示该倡议已成功实施。对于“你如何定义体育活动？”这个问题，最主要的回答是“移动/运动”（43.5%）、“提高心率”（32.7%）和“积极活跃”（29%）。78.2%的参与者表示体育教育是唯一符合DPA要求的活动类型；其他参与者表示课间休息、校内活动和教师组织的DPA时段也算在内。分别有69.1%和61.1%的受访者表示增加体育教育和体育活动存在障碍。课程时间不足、空间不足和资金不足是最常被提及的障碍。
根据校长和副校长的报告，DPA倡议已在卡尔加里的小学成功实施。这表明旨在增加学校体育活动的政府倡议可能会导致儿童实际参与的体育活动量增加。然而，需要进行前瞻性纵向研究直接测量儿童参与的体育活动量，以直接评估此类倡议的影响。
