Sport and exercise medicine and the Olympic health legacy

BMC Medicine

Simon H Till²  Robert J Copeland¹  Garry A Tew¹ 

[1]Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Hall, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, UK, S10 2BP

[2]Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, UK, S10 2JF

关键词: Olympic legacy;    rehabilitation;    primary prevention;    chronic disease;    physical activity;   

Others  :  1125987
DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7015-10-74

 received in 2012-07-11, accepted in 2012-07-19,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

London 2012 is the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to explicitly try and develop socioeconomic legacies for which success indicators are specified - the highest profile of which was to deliver a health legacy by getting two million more people more active by 2012. This editorial highlights how specialists in Sport and Exercise Medicine can contribute towards increasing physical activity participation in the UK, as well as how the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine might be a useful vehicle for delivering an Olympic health legacy. Key challenges are also discussed such as acquisition of funding to support new physical activity initiatives, appropriate allocation of resources, and how to assess the impact of legacy initiatives.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Tew et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

【 参考文献 】

• [1]Turin Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games: Sustainability report 2006: Volume 2. [http://www.unep.org/pdf/TorinoReport.pdf] webcite 2006.
• [2]Department of Culture, Media and Sport: Before, during and after: making the most of the London 2012 Games. [http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/5161.aspx/] webcite 2008.
• [3]Department of Health: Start Active, Stay Active: A report on physical activity from the four home countries' Chief Medical Officers. [http:/ / www.dh.gov.uk/ prod_consum_dh/ groups/ dh_digitalassets/ documents/ digitalasset/ dh_128210.pdf] webcite 2011.
• [4]Health Survey for England: Volume 1, Physical activity and fitness. [http:/ / www.ic.nhs.uk/ webfiles/ publications/ HSE/ HSE08/ Volume_1_Physical_activity_and_fitn ess_revised.pdf] webcite 2008., 1
• [5]National Health Service: Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach. [http:/ / www.fsem.co.uk/ DesktopModules/ Documents/ DocumentsView.aspx?tabID=0&ItemID=1 15345&MId=5288&wversion=Staging] webcite 2012.
• [6]Global Advocacy for Physical Activity (GAPA) the Advocacy Council of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH): NCD Prevention: Investments that Work for Physical Activity. [http://www.globalpa.org.uk/pdf/investments-work.pdf] webcite 2011.
• [7]Weed M, Coren E, Fiore J, Mansfield L, Wellard I, Chatziefstathiou D, Dowse S: A systematic review of the evidence base for developing a physical activity and health legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. [http:/ / www.london.nhs.uk/ webfiles/ Independent%20inquiries/ Developing%20physical%20activity%20 and%20health%20legacy%20-%20full%20 report.pdf] webciteDepartment of Health; 2009.
• [8]Blair SN: Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st century. Br J Sports Med 2009, 43:1-2.
• [9]Wanless D: Securing Our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View. [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/consult_wanless_final.htm] webciteHM Treasury 2002.
• [10]Marsh K, Bertranou E, Samanta K: Cost-benefit analysis and social impact bond feasibility analysis for the Birmingham Be Active scheme. [http:/ / www.socialfinance.org.uk/ sites/ default/ files/ matrix_be_active_final_report_0.pdf] webciteMatrix Evidence 2011.
• [11]Sport England: Active People Survey 5. [http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey/aps5.aspx] webcite 2011.
• [12]Fox K, Biddle S, Murphy M: Creating a legacy for physical activity and health from the London 2012 Games. The Sport and Exercise Scientist 2012, 31:22-23.
• [13]Whitfield MD, Gillett M, Holmes M, Ogden E: Predicting the impact of population level risk reduction in cardio-vascular disease and stroke on acute hospital admission rates over a 5 year period - a pilot study. Public Health 2006, 120:1140-1148.
• [14]Weed M: How will we know if the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics benefit health? BMJ 2010, 340:1205-1206.