J Phys Act Health. 2020 Apr 1;17(4):464-470. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0329.
European Union member countries agreed on 23 health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) policy measures in 2013; however, the implementation of these measures varies considerably between countries. Hitherto, no evaluations have yet addressed the efficacy of these policies.
Using a quantitative cross-country comparative approach and based on aggregate Eurobarometer data, this paper presents country-level associations between HEPA measures and the level of sports participation, the gender and educational inequalities of sports participation, and the change in sports participation from 2009 to 2017.
The number of implemented HEPA policy measures is associated with higher levels and smaller social inequalities of sports participation in European Union countries. Moreover, HEPA measures correlate with more positive time trends in sports participation from 2009 to 2017.
In addition to the many influencing factors at the individual and social levels, these findings lend support to the notion that sports participation can also be promoted at the national level by implementing specific HEPA policies.
欧盟成员国于 2013 年达成了 23 项促进健康的体力活动（HEPA）政策措施；然而，这些措施在各国的实施情况差异很大。迄今为止，尚无评估这些政策的效果。
本文采用定量的跨国比较方法，并基于总体欧洲晴雨表数据，展示了 HEPA 措施与体育参与水平、体育参与的性别和教育不平等以及 2009 年至 2017 年体育参与变化之间的国家层面关联。
在欧盟国家，实施的 HEPA 政策措施数量与更高水平和更小的体育参与社会不平等相关。此外，HEPA 措施与 2009 年至 2017 年体育参与的更积极时间趋势相关。
除了个人和社会层面的许多影响因素外，这些发现还支持这样一种观点，即通过实施具体的 HEPA 政策，也可以在国家层面促进体育参与。
