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WR2_3_2: Abstract presentations: Physical Activity for a Changing World: Policies, Systems and Communities Location: White room 2 Session Chair: Petru Sandu | |
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12:15pm - 12:25pm
Sport Clubs for Health in Schools: A Regional Initiative to Promote Physical Activity in Primary Education Background and Aim 1: Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física Saúde e Lazer, Faculdade de Deporto, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; 2: Associação de Futebol do Porto Background: Promoting physical activity in childhood is a key public health priority, yet many primary schools face challenges in delivering structured opportunities due to limited teacher training and resources. #ABCdaBola is a regional initiative designed to strengthen schools’ capacity to promote health-enhancing physical activity through collaboration between the education sector and a sport organization. The programme targets primary school children and aims to equip teachers with skills, resources, and support needed to integrate physical-motor activities more consistently in schools trhough motor expression classes. Methods: The initiative was developed by Associação de Futebol do Porto in partnership with schools, municipalities, and university. Implementation includes teacher training, provision of structured lesson plans, and distribution of material kits to support activity delivery. Follow-up school visits provide pedagogical support and mentoring, while teachers feedback collection helps improve the project. The programme also organizes intermunicipal events where schools participate in playful physical activities and football-based games, complemented by health literacy workshops on healthy lifestyles and nutrition. Besides this, there is a data collection of physical fitness and well-being indicators, led by a university, that will allow to inform physical activity policies and possibly normative data. Results: The programme is currently implemented in 49 primary schools in 18 municipalities of Porto district reaching approximately 8,000 children. Cross-sector collaboration and teacher capacity-building have emerged as key enablers of implementation. Conclusions: School–sport partnerships may represent a scalable approach to strengthening local ecosystems that support physical activity promotion in childhood. AP is supported by FCT UID/00617/2025 and LA/P/0064 | |
