Presentation by Camden Active Spaces at Design Council's Active by Design Summit, 18 September 2014.

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Active by Design
Verena Trend Public Health Interventions Manager, London Borough of Camden
Susanne Tutsch Erect Architecture with Wayward Plants
Jennette Emery-Wallis Land Use Consultants
Daniel Aggio University College London

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Fact
Physical activity guidelines for adults :
150mins moderate activity over a week
Question
How many people here think they’ve achieved the guidelines?

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Problem
Physical Inactivity in Young People in London Borough of Camden

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Encouraging physical activity in primary age pupils

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Tackling physical inactivity in girls

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HAVERSTOCK SCHOOL

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OBSERVATION

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ENGAGEMENT

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ENGAGEMENT WITH GIRLS

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SKETCH DESIGN

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Dr Mark Hamer UCL-PARG
Dr Courtney Kipps ISEH
Dr Lee Smith UCL-PARG
Dan Aggio UCL-PARG
Monitoring and evaluation

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Previous research
Playtime can account for up to 25% of the school day
Playground interventions can have a positive impact on PA levels during playtime
Long term effects…

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Working hypothesis
1. New playgrounds will increase physical activity levels and reduce sedentary time
2. Increased physical activity levels will improve physical function/health and mental wellbeing.

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Time line
May 2014
Ethics / recruitment
June 2014
Baseline assessment
Playground building
Follow up I
Follow up II
August 2014
Autumn 2014
Summer 2015
319 children tested from whole classes (age 5 – 15 years); 1 secondary, 4 primary and 1 infant school

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Actigraph accelerometer
Records intensity of free living activity on 3 axes
Time stamped
Worn on a belt around the waist during waking hours for 7 days
Not worn during water-based activities or sleep
Well validated; used in large scale studies with children/adolescents

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Compliance
84% met the criteria – 500 mins of wear time on 1 day to be included in the analysis
Those not meeting this criteria likely to be used in school day analyses

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Fitness tests – circuit layout

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