Evidence-Based Practices for
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010

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Health Priority: Overweight, obesity, and lack of physical activity

Objective 1: Physical activity for children and adolescents
Between 2000 and 2010, increase the proportion of Wisconsin adolescents who report they engaged in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, on five or more of the previous seven days, from 27 percent to 37 percent.

Objective 2: Physical activity for adults
Between 2000 and 2010, increase the proportion of Wisconsin adults who reported they engaged in any physical activity during the past month from 78 percent to 88 percent.

Sufficient Evidence for Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Community-wide campaigns  (PDF, 12 KB)
• Creation and/or enhanced access to places for physical activity combined with informational outreach  (PDF, 13 KB)
• Individually adapted health behavior change (PDF, 12 KB)
• Non-family social support  (PDF, 12 KB)
• Point-of-decision prompts  (PDF, 12 KB)
• School-based physical education  (PDF, 17 KB)

Insufficient Evidence to Determine Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Classroom-based health education  (PDF, 29 KB)  
• College-age physical/health education (PDF, 29 KB)  
• Family-based social support  (PDF, 30 KB)  
• Health education with TV/video game turnoff component (PDF, 30 KB)  
• Mass media campaigns  (PDF, 19 KB)

Mixed Evidence was found for the following interventions:
(none)

Sufficient Evidence for Ineffectiveness was found for the following interventions:
(none)

Limitations:
While this objective has been divided into physical activity for children and adolescents and physical activity for adults, this division is not reflected in the interventions. Additionally, most interventions reviewed were multidimensional, incorporating both physical activity and dietary components. Multiple approaches were used, such as educational, behavioral, and family and professional involvement. All of these components made it difficult to assess effectiveness of a single part of the intervention. This review excludes surgical interventions.

References:
Guide to Community Preventive Services  (exit DHS)

Obesity: Halting the Epidemic by Making Health Easier (exit DHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Last Revised: June 19, 2009