The Erasmus+ EUMOVE project—a school-based promotion of healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity in European children and adolescents
Author:
Ruiz-Hermosa Abel12ORCID, Sánchez-López Mairena13ORCID, Castro-Piñero José45, Grao-Cruces Alberto45ORCID, Camiletti-Moirón Daniel45ORCID, Martins João6, Mota Jorge7ORCID, Ceciliani Andrea8, Murphy Marie9, Vuillemin Anne10ORCID, Sánchez-Oliva David245ORCID, , Calvo Tomás García, Ponce Inmaculada González, González Juan José Pulido, Marcos Francisco Miguel Leo, Miguel Pedro Antonio Sánchez, Marín Diego Muñoz, Serrano Javier Sevil, Serrano Miguel Ángel Tapia, Gómez Rocío Izquierdo, Caveda Julio Conde, Moledo Carmen Padilla, Martínez-Vizcaíno Vicente, Morcillo Carlos González, Garzón Palma Chillón, Onofre Marcos, Marques Adilson, Ribeiro Tiago, Silva Paula, Santos Paula, Pizarro Andreia, Corrion Karine, Garbarino Jean-Marie, Dallolio Laura, Masini Alice, Marini Sofia, Carlin Angela, Connolly Sinead, Ferro Nuno, Bolaños Felix, Costa João, Pjevac Dusan, Fournier Marion, Mulato Raffaela, Riegger Stephan
Affiliation:
1. Social and Health Care Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha , Cuenca, Spain 2. ACAFYDE Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Extremadura , Cáceres, Spain 3. Faculty of Education, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha , Ciudad Real, Spain 4. GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz , Puerto Real, Spain 5. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA) , Cadiz, Spain 6. Pedagogical Laboratory, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon , Portugal 7. Centro de Investigação em Actividade Física, Saúde e Lazer, Universidade do Porto , Porto, Portugal 8. Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy 9. Centre for Exercise, Physical Activity, Medicine and Health, Ulster University , Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 10. Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé (LAMHESS), Université Côte d’Azur , Nice, France
Abstract
Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe the goals, activities, and methods of EUMOVE project in developing a set of resources targeting both primary and secondary schools that allow the entire educational community to promote healthy lifestyles (HL). The EUMOVE project is an Erasmus+ program based in the Creating Active Schools (CAS) framework. The project lasted 3 years and was developed by 14 academic and non-governmental institutions from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and the UK. EUMOVE was divided into three phases. In the first phase, several work packages were carried out aimed to ensure the coordination/management of the project activities. In the second phase, seven educational resources strengthened by rigorous scientific research were developed to promote HL from schools. During the last phase, all the resources were disseminated through scientific seminars, workshops with families and teachers, and the online promotion by the non-governmental institutions of each country. The EUMOVE project developed and promoted a smartphone APP, video/activity repository of physically active lessons, active break virtual platform, learning units, and parent/teachers/school-leaders’ guidelines to promote physical activity, active commuting, active school playgrounds, healthy diet, and sleep habits. To our knowledge, EUMOVE is the first European project to provide a set of practical tools based on scientific evidence to help schools or future school-wide interventions implement a paradigm shift based on the CAS framework for the promotion of HL. Future research will need to investigate the implementation, effectiveness, and scalability of this proposal.
Funder
European Commission in the call proposal Erasmus+ of 2020 Margarita Salas Fellowship through the University of Castilla-La Mancha
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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