Gierbolini-Rivera Raúl D, De Paula da Silva Alexandre A, Silva Milena F, Favarão Leão Ana L, Ramirez-Marrero Farah A
People, Health, and Place Unit; Prevention Research Center; Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
People, Health, and Place Unit; Prevention Research Center; Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Pontificia Universidade de Catolica do Parana, Post Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine Grupo de Pesquisa em Atividade Física e Qualidade de Vida, Curitiba, Brazil.
P R Health Sci J. 2025 Mar;44(1):63-68.
The objectives of this report were to 1) describe the 2015 and 2020 physical activity (PA) Country Cards of Puerto Rico (PR), including data beyond the 2020 Country Card, and 2) propose recommendations for promoting PA research, surveillance, and policy development.
A comparison of the 2015 and 2020 data from the PR Country Cards provided by the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) was conducted. Country Card data were collected from the World Bank, the United Nations, PubMed, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). This ensured that data indicators were standardized for global comparability. Local representatives facilitated data collection through a collaborative review process with GoPA! Country Card data included demographic characteristics, mortality rates, PA prevalence, surveillance data, policy, and research indicators.
In 2015, the BRFSS data indicated a PA prevalence of 34% in PR, decreasing to 20% in 2020. No data on inactivity-related mortality or a national standalone plan focused on PA was available. From 2015 to 2020, research output in PR increased slightly, improving its global ranking from the 61st to the 58th position.
The PR Country Card is a tool to raise awareness and identify surveillance, research, and policy gaps. Recommendations include establishing a dedicated PR health monitoring system, integrating PA into PR national public health plans, and establishing an interinstitutional coalition for PA research (in PR). Multi-sector efforts from policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders are essential for meaningful progress in improving PA levels and public health in PR.
本报告的目的是：1）描述波多黎各2015年和2020年的身体活动（PA）国家卡片，包括2020年国家卡片之外的数据；2）提出促进PA研究、监测和政策制定的建议。
对全球身体活动观察站（GoPA!）提供的波多黎各2015年和2020年国家卡片数据进行了比较。国家卡片数据来自世界银行、联合国、PubMed和行为风险因素监测调查（BRFSS）。这确保了数据指标的标准化以便于全球比较。当地代表通过与GoPA!的合作审查过程促进数据收集。国家卡片数据包括人口特征、死亡率、PA患病率、监测数据、政策和研究指标。
2015年，BRFSS数据显示波多黎各的PA患病率为34%，到2020年降至20%。没有与缺乏身体活动相关的死亡率数据，也没有专注于PA的国家独立计划。从2015年到2020年，波多黎各的研究产出略有增加，其全球排名从第61位升至第58位。
波多黎各国家卡片是提高认识以及识别监测、研究和政策差距的工具。建议包括建立专门的波多黎各健康监测系统，将PA纳入波多黎各国家公共卫生计划，以及建立一个波多黎各PA研究机构间联盟。政策制定者、研究人员和利益相关者的多部门努力对于波多黎各在提高PA水平和公众健康方面取得有意义的进展至关重要。
