Gleaning real-world evidence on multisectoral partnerships to equitably promote physical activity in urban areas
Symposium C4
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.630Keywords:
Multisectoral Partnerships, Built Environment, Health Equity, Mixed MethodsAbstract
Purpose: To share real-world evidence on multisectoral partnerships (MP) aimed at equitably promoting physical activity in Canadian cities and to derive practical implications.
Description: In the fall of 2018, the WHO launched the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030. The plan proposes four strategic objectives and 20 policy actions to attain 10% and 15% reductions in physical inactivity by 2025 and 2030 respectively. A central feature of the accompanying implementation plan involves the creation and nurturing of MP to effect system changes. In this symposium, we report on findings and methodological challenges encountered in conducting a pan Canadian program of research called MUSE: Multisectoral Urban Systems for health and Equity in Canadian cities. MUSE focuses on studying MP that will equitably lead to promoting physical activity and healthy eating in Montreal, Toronto, Saskatoon, and Vancouver. The program of research is aimed at gleaning new evidence on the composition, structure, functioning, and outputs of Canadian MP that are nurtured by public health organizations with municipalities to improve built environments related to transportation, leisure infrastructure, and the food environment – that is, “system components” that can support physical activity. Another cross-cutting issue of interest is how equity is – or is not integrated into the work and outputs of MP. The symposium will include an overarching view of the MUSE research program and a synthesis of current knowledge about successful MP. Presentations will outline: i) findings from a content analysis of mission statements and partnership activities as posted on websites, ii) results of qualitative interviews and focus groups conducted with the leadership of the partnerships, and iii) perceptions of action capacity to enact the 20 WHO policy actions among the organizations that are members of one of the partnerships.
Presenter 1: Dr. Lise Gauvin, CRCHUM & École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal and Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine, Saskatchewan Population Health Research Unit (SPHERU) & Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. Title: Overview and Canadian examples of MP. Description: This introduction provides an overarching view of MUSE and describe examples of MP.
Presenter 2: Jany St-Cyr, Departement de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal & CRCHUM. Title: Multisectoral partnerships: What the literature tells us. Description: This presentation overviews the facilitators and barriers to multisectoral partnerships as reported in the literature.
Presenter 3: Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine and Jacob Alhassan, SPHERU & Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. Title: Perspectives from the leaderships of multisectoral partnerships. Description: This presentation highlights what MP leaders in Saskatoon believe are key ingredients.
Presenter 4: Kadia Saint-Onge, Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal & CRCHUM. Title: Aspirations and action capacity for multisectoral work. Description: This presentation outlines how partnership members in Montreal perceive their action capacity and what they aspire the partnership to be.
Presenter 5: Dr. Lise Gauvin, CRCHUM & École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal. Title: Perceptions of capacity for the 20 policy actions proposed in the WHO’s Global Action Plan 2018-2030. Description: This presentation outlines what partnership members believe their organisation and the partnership can and cannot do in terms of policy action.
Presenter 6: Dr. Lise Gauvin, CRCHUM & École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal and Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine, SPHERU & Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. Title: Methodological challenges, recommendations, and next steps. Description: This introduction provides overarching comments before open-up the discussion with the audience.
All participants: To optimize discussion, symposium participants will be invited to respond to multiple choice questions and to provide open-ended comments through an online voting and response system. Responses and comments will be shared “live” with the audience. A panel discussion will maximize opportunities for sharing ideas.
Results: Advancing knowledge about MP involves several methodological and operational challenges. Interacting with knowledge-users allows for collectively identifying of practical implications for creating and nurturing MP.
Conclusion: Studying MP holds promise for strengthening physical activity promotion.
Funding: Research supported by a CIHR Healthy Cities Team Grant.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Lise Gauvin, Nazeem Muhajarine, Kadia Saint-Onge, Jany St-Cyr
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Terms of Publication
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the Health & Fitness Journal of Canada’s right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
- The Contributor (author(s)) represents and guarantees that the Contributor is the sole proprietor of the work and the Contributor has full power to make this Agreement and grant that the work does not infringe the copyright or other proprietary right of any other person; and the work contains no libellous or other unlawful matter and makes no improper invasion of the privacy of any other person. The Contributor also represents and is responsible for the accuracy of the work.
- The Contributor will read, correct, and return promptly galleys and page proofs to the Editor (or designate). The Contributor will be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of these corrections. If the Contributor does not return galleys and page proofs within the schedule agreed upon with the Editor (or designate), the Publisher may proceed without the Contributor corrections.
- When applicable, the Contributor agrees to obtain written permissions and letters of agreement for all matter contained in the work that is protected by existing copyright, paying any permission fees for the use of text or illustrations controlled by others, and furnishing the Publisher with written evidence of the copyright owner’s authorization to use the material.
- When applicable, the Contributor agrees to obtain written permission for inclusion of any photographic materials involving a human subject, and provide the Publisher with written evidence of the subject’s authorization to use this material. In the case of subjects who have not reached the age of majority, the Contributor agrees to obtain and furnish the Publisher with written permission from the parent and/or legal guardian.
- The Contributor may draw on and refer to material in the work in preparing other articles for publication in scholarly and professional journals and papers for delivery at professional meetings, provided that credit is given to the work and to the Publisher.
- This agreement may not be changed unless the Contributor and the Publisher agree to the change by means of a formal addendum signed by the Contributor and the Publisher’s representative.
- This agreement shall be construed and governed according to the laws of the province of British Columbia and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives. Should any formal proceedings related to this agreement be brought, such formal proceeding may be brought only in the province of British Columbia.
By submitting an article to the Health & Fitness Journal of Canada the Contributor has accepted and agreed to all terms outlined in the copyright notice.
