Promoción de salud y actividad física en Chile

Política prioritaria

Bibliographic Data

ID14966870
AuthorsJudith Salinas (Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Fernando Vio (0000-0003-0764-7539, University of Chile)
Year2003
Volume14
Issue4
Pages281-288
Publication date2003-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892003000900015
PMID14662079
OpenAlexW2124734442
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892003000900015
LanguageES
Citations received9
References cited3

This piece describes and analyzes the situation with respect to physical activity in Chile and the policies and strategies that have been developed in order to combat sedentary lifestyles. The level of sedentary lifestyles in the Chilean population is very high, with 91% performing less than 30 minutes of physical activity three times per week. This predicament has worsened as a result of increased urbanization and economic growth over the past decade, with a resulting increase in the number of cars and televisions, along with a rise in the number of hours that workers are on the job each day. In order to deal with this situation a policy to develop physical activity was implemented as a part of the country's general health promotion policy. This policy is overseen by the CHILE LIFE Council (Consejo VIDA CHILE), which is made up of 28 Chilean institutions. The policy encompasses various strategies, such as preparing guides to active living for the Chilean population, conducting educational activities and human resources training for kindergartens and other schools, establishing regulatory measures, performing research, carrying out media campaigns, reclaiming public spaces for recreation, and creating incentives for physical activity in the workplace. These strategies have been well received by the general population, academicians, professionals, and technicians. This makes it possible to foresee achieving in the medium and long term the objectives that have been set: more active lives and a better state of health for the Chilean population

Active living · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Health promotion · Incentive · Order (exchange · Physical activity · Political science · Population · Population growth · Promotion (chess · Public policy · Recreation · Urbanization · Aging, Health, and Disability · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Sports and Physical Education Studies

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