Lifelong Physical AcTivity TArgeting INequalities (ATTAIN): A Transformative Network for Healthy Ageing

以不平等为目标的终身身体活动（ATTAIN）：健康老龄化的变革网络

• 批准号: BB/W018330/1
• 负责人: Leigh Breen
• 金额: $ 35.81万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FW018330%2F1
• 关键词: Lifelong; Physical; AcTivity; TArgeting; INequalities

Why is research in physical activity and inequality important for healthy ageing?Average age in the UK population is continually increasing. Although we are living longer, many older individuals spend a large proportion of their later years in poor health and quality of life, which becomes more apparent in the poorest sectors of our society and minority ethnic communities. Physical activity is essential for healthy ageing, but evidence to support the health benefits of physical activity in socially deprived and ethnic minority groups, and the factors that prevent these communities from participating in physical activity, has been relatively overlooked. As a result, our capacity to develop effective and attainable physical activity interventions with the potential to extend healthy life expectancy in communities who experience health inequalities is limited. What will we do?Research, including at the University of Birmingham, clearly shows an urgent need for research to understand the health benefits of physical activity in poorer and minority ethnic communities and the barriers that these populations need to overcome to participate and adhere to physically active living. This proposal is for a research network that brings together people with different knowledge and backgrounds, to work together on this challenge and encourage physical activity research that targets health inequality. What will this network look like?The network will bring together researchers; academics from health, psycho-social, environmental sciences and beyond, with relevant healthcare professionals; policy makers; and voluntary sector organisations. Those who experience of health inequality will be at the heart of our network as leaders, partners and advisors. Network steer will be guided by an Expert Advisory Group and stakeholder representatives. What is the network's main aim?The network will address the central question:How can we better understand the health benefits of physical activity in socially deprived and minority ethnic communities and overcome the challenges they face and improve their access to physically active living, so that they are able to spend more years in good health?Our network will focus on two main themes:1. Understanding the health benefits of physical activity in diverse and deprived UK communities by integrating molecular, cellular and population-level research approaches.2. Identifying physical, environmental, cultural and psycho-social barriers to physical activity in diverse and deprived UK communities and solutions to ensure effectiveness and equity in physically active living in these populations. How will this be done?The network will:- Fund and support small research projects in these areas, laying the groundwork for vital larger scale collaborations in this area.- Undertake a range of activities including seminars, workshops, knowledge exchange events, interdisciplinary sandpits and writing retreats to bring people together across disciplines and sectors, increase interdisciplinary understanding, and foster two-way engagement and feedback amongst researchers and stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of the project.- Foster the next generation of research scientists through access to funds for internships and other training and engagement opportunities.- Run a dedicated website and engage audiences via social media to enable access and engagement with research and project findings throughout the lifecycle of the network and beyond.Our vision is to see our network benefit socially deprived and ethnic minority commnunities, and influence policy makers and government bodies such as the Department of Health and Public Health England. We will do this by working closely with key organisations and communicating openly with all those who can make a difference to the wellbeing of our target communities to ensure our work has an impact locally, nationally and internationally.

为什么体育活动和不平等的研究对健康老龄化很重要？英国人口的平均年龄在不断增长。虽然我们的寿命越来越长，但许多老年人在晚年的很大一部分时间里健康状况不佳，生活质量不高，这在我们社会最贫穷的阶层和少数民族社区中变得更加明显。身体活动对于健康的老龄化至关重要，但有证据表明，身体活动对社会贫困和少数民族群体的健康有益，以及阻碍这些社区参与身体活动的因素相对被忽视。因此，我们制定有效和可实现的身体活动干预措施的能力有限，这些干预措施有可能延长健康不平等社区的健康预期寿命。 我们该怎么办？包括伯明翰大学在内的研究清楚地表明，迫切需要进行研究，以了解体育活动对贫困和少数民族社区的健康益处，以及这些人群需要克服的障碍，以参与和坚持体育活动的生活。该提案旨在建立一个研究网络，将具有不同知识和背景的人聚集在一起，共同应对这一挑战，并鼓励针对健康不平等的体育活动研究。这个网络会是什么样子？该网络将汇集研究人员;来自健康，心理社会，环境科学及其他领域的学者，以及相关的医疗保健专业人员;政策制定者;和志愿部门组织。那些经历健康不平等的人将成为我们网络的核心，成为领导者、合作伙伴和顾问。网络指导将由专家咨询小组和利益攸关方代表提供指导。 网络的主要目标是什么？该网络将解决一个核心问题：我们如何才能更好地了解体育活动对社会贫困和少数民族社区的健康益处，克服他们面临的挑战，改善他们获得体育活动生活的机会，使他们能够健康地度过更多的岁月？我们的网络将专注于两个主题：1。通过整合分子，细胞和人口水平的研究方法，了解身体活动在不同和贫困的英国社区的健康益处。确定在英国不同和贫困社区中身体活动的物理，环境，文化和心理社会障碍，以及确保这些人群身体活动生活的有效性和公平性的解决方案。如何做到这一点？该网络将：-资助和支持这些领域的小型研究项目，为该领域重要的大规模合作奠定基础。开展一系列活动，包括研讨会，讲习班，知识交流活动，跨学科沙坑和写作务虚会，将跨学科和部门的人们聚集在一起，增加跨学科的理解，并在整个项目的生命周期内促进研究人员和利益相关者的双向参与和反馈。通过获得实习资金和其他培训和参与机会，培养下一代研究科学家。我们的愿景是让我们的网络造福社会弱势群体和少数民族社区，并影响政策制定者和政府机构，如英国卫生和公共卫生部。我们将通过与主要组织密切合作，并与所有能够为我们的目标社区的福祉做出贡献的人公开沟通，以确保我们的工作在当地，国家和国际上产生影响。