P08-03 Integrating public health expertise to support green space planning by promoting active lifestyles in Slovenia

Abstract Issue/problem To minimize public health risks and promote HEPA among citizens, an integrated approach between public health experts and spatial planning is much needed. However, cross-sectoral cooperation is very demanding and needs harmonization of concepts and professional terms to reach mutual understanding. Description of the problem In 2017 the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia launched the programme entitled Expert Basis for Spatial Planning of Green Areas, aimed at HEPA promotion for citizens. It was co-financed by the Ministry of Health and based on the objectives in the National Programme on Nutrition and Health Enhancing Physical Activity 2015-2025 and the Strategy of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Children and Youth Environmental Health 2012-2020. Its purpose is to expertly support the planning and development of towns/settlements in Slovenia for better quality of life and direct it for active and healthy lifestyles of citizens of all ages and social groups. To properly address all relevant issues, cooperation with the National Institute of Public Health was established. Results (effects/changes) The programme contained multidisciplinary collaboration in a form of consultation workshops and an expert review of the programme publication named Going Out for Health: A green space planning manual to promote physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. The emphasis was on supporting spatial planning issues on quality of green spaces with basic objectives of public health perspectives. The guide is the first example of linking public health promotion approaches and quality aspects of green space planning and design in Slovenia. It contains general guidelines for the planning of green areas aimed at promoting HEPA, expert materials to support municipalities in devising relevant approaches, and decision-making in order to provide useful and attractive green areas. Lessons The aspects of green area spatial planning aimed at promoting HEPA are diverse and closely interconnected. The programme and its manual reflect a good cooperation example between spatial planning and public health experts. Main messages A good collaboration between urban planners and public health professionals is crucial to prepare useful guidelines for spatial planners and municipality decision-makers on green space planning for HEPA promotion.


Background
Sports programs are recognised as a promising way to contribute to the personal development of socially vulnerable adults. However, it remains unknown which elements of sports programs are critical for social inclusion and personal development to occur. Knowledge on these critical elements is needed to improve sports programs and to maximize positive outcomes. Methods Data were collected and analyzed using Concept Mapping (CM), which is a standardized systematic tool to visualize relations between different concepts by collecting and sorting ideas in groups and ranking them in terms of importance (1-5 Likert-scale). A total of 14 sports coaches, 5 program coordinators, 8 social workers and 5 advisors partook in our CM study, making up four groups of informants. Data among participants of the sports programs have been collected in a separate study.

Results
Altogether, sports coaches provided 152 elements, program coordinators provided 81 elements, social workers provided 115 elements, and the advisors provided 95 elements that they deemed critical for positive outcomes of sports programs serving socially vulnerable adults. Both overlapping and unique elements were provided. The role of the sports coach had the highest average importance score (>4.00) and was equally important for all four groups. Elements related to facilities of the sports activity, such as accessible and diverse activities appeared to be more important for social workers and advisors than for program coordinators and sports coaches. In fact, elements related to facilities of the sports program had the lowest importance score among program coordinators and sports coaches. Elements related to external partners involved in the sport program (e.g., clear agreements with partners, continuous funding) showed to be important to program coordinators and advisors, but less important to the sports coaches. Social workers did not mention elements related to external partners. All four groups deemed elements related to the personal development of the participant, such as working towards a goal and intrinsic motivation important.

Conclusions
Training the sports coaches properly and keeping involved care workers in close contact enables participants to achieve better positive outcomes. Sports programs should be experienced as a

Issue/problem
To minimize public health risks and promote HEPA among citizens, an integrated approach between public health experts and spatial planning is much needed. However, cross-sectoral cooperation is very demanding and needs harmonization of concepts and professional terms to reach mutual understanding. Description of the problem In 2017 the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia launched the programme entitled Expert Basis for Spatial Planning of Green Areas, aimed at HEPA promotion for citizens. It was co-financed by the Ministry of Health and based on the objectives in the National Programme on Nutrition and Health Enhancing Physical Activity 2015-2025 and the Strategy of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Children and Youth Environmental Health 2012-2020. Its purpose is to expertly support the planning and development of towns/ settlements in Slovenia for better quality of life and direct it for active and healthy lifestyles of citizens of all ages and social groups. To properly address all relevant issues, cooperation with the National Institute of Public Health was established. Results (effects/changes) The programme contained multidisciplinary collaboration in a form of consultation workshops and an expert review of the programme publication named Going Out for Health: A green space planning manual to promote physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. The emphasis was on supporting spatial planning issues on quality of green spaces with basic objectives of public health perspectives. The guide is the first example of linking public health promotion approaches and quality aspects of green space planning and design in Slovenia. It contains general guidelines for the planning of green areas aimed at promoting HEPA, expert materials to support municipalities in devising relevant approaches, and decisionmaking in order to provide useful and attractive green areas.

Lessons
The aspects of green area spatial planning aimed at promoting HEPA are diverse and closely interconnected. The programme and its manual reflect a good cooperation example between spatial planning and public health experts. Main messages A good collaboration between urban planners and public health professionals is crucial to prepare useful guidelines for spatial planners and municipality decision-makers on green space planning for HEPA promotion. Keywords: expert collaboration, green spaces, spatial planning, HEPA, municipality guidelines Abstract citation ID: ckac095.117 P08-04 A protocol for the development of a systems map to identify the factors that influence walking in Cork, Ireland Dylan Power 1 , Niamh Murphy 1 , Barry Lambe 1 1 Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland Corresponding author: dylan.power@postgrad.wit.ie Background Systems approaches have been used in recent years in addressing complex public health problems such as obesity and physical inactivity. Depicting these 'wicked' problems through systems maps has helped system actors better understand the entire systems in which these problems exist. Like physical activity (PA) promotion, there are multiple sectors and organisations who have a stake in the promotion of walking. However, their efforts are seldom combined, and stakeholders often work in conceptual silos when tackling the same problem. Walking has been described as a 'best buy' for public health (Bull and Hardman, 2018). However, walking promotion requires efforts across the entire ecosystem if population-level PA goals are to be reached. The purpose of this study is to generate a systems map of the factors that influence walking in Cork.

Methods
Participants of the workshops all work in Cork, Ireland. Participants remotely attended two online Zoom workshops to develop the systems map. The Australian Systems Map for Physical Activity (Bellew et al., 2020) was used as a framework in the development of the map. Semi-structured interviews (n = 5) were used to supplement the online workshops. A third online workshop is planned for October 2020 to discuss identified interventions.
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