REPOPA

REsearch into POlicy to enhance Physical Activity

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'In line with the Call’s overall objective, the basic concept of the proposal is to integrate scientific research knowledge (=evidence), expert know-how and the real world policy making processes to increase synergy and sustainability in promoting health and preventing disease among Europeans. The REsearch into POlicy in Physical Activity (REPOPA) consortium will take up this challenge and will bring together scientific researchers from different disciplines and expertise, policy makers as well as stakeholders, including citizens, whom the policies concern. The five project years will be used to build on evidence and experiences, study innovative ‘win-win’ ways to collaborate between academia and policy makers, and establish structures and best practices for future European health promotion. The objectives are: 1) to assess needs, role and use of research evidence in policy making (WP1); 2) to study ways research evidence is combined and negotiated with ‘other kind of evidence’ in cross-sector policy making process with the focus on physical activity policies (WP1, WP2, WP3); 3) via two interventions to explore innovative ways to translate research evidence into policy making process (WP2 & WP3); 4) to further translate the results into guidance and tools for the future enhancement of evidence-informed policy making in Europe (WP4); 5) to disseminate the results and lessons learned widely and to build structures to enhance sustainability in evidence-informed policy making (WP6); and 6) to evaluate the results and processes as well as impact of the REPOPA (WP5). REPOPA consortium brings in scientific excellence in health research, including physical activity and links it with real life experience in policy making and expertise in knowledge translation from different regions and in six countries in Europe and in Canada. Overall, REPOPA is in line with the concept of Health in All Policies.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

There is no shortage of policies that target physical activity, yet very little is known about the link between research and policymaking. An EU initiative is working on incorporating scientific know-how into real-world policymaking processes that encourage health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA).

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The EU-funded http://www.repopa.eu/ (REPOPA) (Research into policy to enhance physical activity) project set out to contribute to the realisation of HEPA policymaking.

Researchers began by analysing 20 national, regional and local HEPA policy documents and conducting 79 stakeholder interviews in six European countries to assess the use of research-based evidence. The factors that act as facilitators or barriers to evidence-informed decision making were identified.

Policy game intervention, which were carried out in the Netherlands, Denmark and Romania showed that a generic game, based on system analyses within three different EU countries, can be built and this specific game can be used as an initiator in enhancing the process of cross- and multi sector evidence-informed (HEPA) policy in (different) EU countries.

Tailored, needs-based stewardship interventions via workshops and assistance were carried out in seven municipalities in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands. These interventions showed that stewardship approach was useful in enhancing intersectorial collaboration in incorporating research evidence into HEPA policymaking.

Based on the policy analysis and interventions, an international Delphi study in six EU countries is in the process of testing and validating indicators for evidence-informed policy making. In the last project year the project members will continue to develop national platforms for evidence-informed policy making, enhance policy brief development and carry out an e-survey on the abilities and communication competence among policy makers and researchers respectively in the European countries and beyond.

The evaluation team continues to assess project outcomes- procedures networks.

REPOPA intends to boost the use of research evidence in HEPA policymaking. In doing so, it will enable government, academia and industry to better promote health and prevent disease through policy.