Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, V94T9PX Limerick, Ireland.
UMR 1319 INSPIIRE, Université de Lorraine, 54600 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.
Health Promot Int. 2024 Feb 1;39(1). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daad191.
The sports clubs' role in promoting health has been acknowledged by policy makers and researchers, but there is little evidence on how sports clubs implement health-related interventions. The present article investigates the Gaelic Athletic Association Healthy Club Project (HCP) implementation process (mechanisms, barriers, leverages) over a 10-year timeframe. A case study design helped to produce and compare a data synthesis for five clubs involved since 2013. A qualitative iterative data collection, including document analysis was conducted through 20 focus groups with Healthy Club Officers, coaches, participants and members. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research was used in the deductive analysis process, conducted by the first author. Results have shown the success of the HCP in placing health promotion on the agenda of sports clubs leading to informal policy for health promotion, even if activities and recognition are directed toward and coming from the community. This study also underlines the virtuous cycle of the settings-based approach in enhancing membership and volunteer recognition through health promotion actions, and the importance of social good and corporate social activities for sports clubs. Nevertheless, the HCP still relies on limited human resources, is not recognized by competitive oriented adult playing members. and acknowledged as a resource by some coaches, limiting its rootedness in the core business of sports clubs. Future research should empower the HCP community to focus on organizational changes and develop outcomes for individuals, for the club as a whole as well as for the local community.
体育俱乐部在促进健康方面的作用已得到政策制定者和研究人员的认可，但关于体育俱乐部如何实施与健康相关的干预措施的证据却很少。本文调查了盖尔运动协会健康俱乐部项目（HCP）在 10 年时间内的实施过程（机制、障碍、杠杆）。案例研究设计有助于对自 2013 年以来参与的五个俱乐部进行数据综合比较。通过 20 次与健康俱乐部官员、教练、参与者和成员的焦点小组，进行了定性迭代数据收集，包括文件分析。在第一个作者进行的演绎分析过程中，使用了实施研究综合框架。结果表明，HCP 成功地将健康促进提上了体育俱乐部的议程，导致了非正式的健康促进政策，即使活动和认可都是针对社区的。这项研究还强调了基于环境的方法在通过健康促进活动增强会员和志愿者认可方面的良性循环，以及社会公益和企业社会责任对体育俱乐部的重要性。然而，HCP 仍然依赖有限的人力资源，不为有竞争力的成年运动员所认可，并且只被一些教练视为资源，这限制了它在体育俱乐部核心业务中的扎根。未来的研究应该赋予 HCP 社区权力，使他们专注于组织变革，并为个人、整个俱乐部以及当地社区制定成果。
