Un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana promotes walking for active and healthy aging

The length of our lives and the proportion of time we spend in good health have important implications for both individuals and society as a whole. today More than 20% of the population of the European Union is aged 75 or over And projections show that by 2100, this rate will increase to 31.3%.

Activate the greatest benefits to be safe and useful. However, promoting an active and healthy lifestyle, it is essential to understand how physical and social environments influence this process. The initiative is offered to the ciudadana Every Walk You Takefunded by the European Commission through an accelerator Push and has been led since its inception by a community of stakeholders acting as the project's executive committee.

This commission was created A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona, ​​citizens and citizens and social agents, including teachers of adult learning centers, health center specialists, library workers, children's schools, civic centers and representatives of the two Los Barrios City Councils economic indicators of Barcelona: Trinitat Vella and Bon Pastor.

The project goals and communication strategy, as well as the digital health intervention to be implemented in each walking initiative, were at the heart of this community of stakeholders. A mobile application specially designed for 55-year mayors.

The hand Video summary On each tour you go, various stages of the project are explained through interviews with the main characters.

This program propone rutas a pie por zonas verdes de la ciudad, adapting to environmental variables in real time (such as air quality and the feeling of warmth) and personal preferences (such as distance to travel and difficulty of the route). In addition, it includes a system for capturing material and emotional perceptions to live an active life by taking photos and recording voice recordings. The application is also multilingual (Castellano, Catalan and English) and has the possibility to be used in different cities from Barcelona as long as it takes into account real-time data of environmental variables.

The application was launched after it was developed and approved by a community of stakeholders A process of validation by citizens and scientists. 55 years of alumni and graduates continue the scientific work of the Formación de los Centros de los barrios de los barrios, se Every Walk You Take program for Trinitat Vella and Bon Pastor.

Digital proyecto servió for trabajar without any compensation, sino también como hilo conductor to address other interesting topics such as healthy lifestyles and the importance of contar con entornos seguros y saludables.

Scientists and citizens participated in an initial training conducted by the researchers, where the purpose of the project and the operation of the application were explained. Later on, se realizaron salidas conjuntas en las que las y los ciudadanos ciudadanos followed the routes suggested by the app, taking pictures and audio recordings to document the obstacles and facilitators they encountered during the day to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Later, they all had the opportunity to use the program in their free time.

Initiatives, such as the project Every Walk, promote activities focused on physiological activity. This project embraces citizenship in urban transformation, invites older people to participate in progress, and is a leading example of this project. Nuevos models de vigilance de la salud.

These models create benefits through the development of physical activity, the development of physical and mental health, and the socialization of citizens. In addition, Individual routes invite you to explore urban green spaces and spacesmakes walking more pleasant and stimulating, which has a positive effect on citizens' attitudes towards adopting a more active lifestyle.

The results of Every Walk You Take are presented in a magazine article Continuity. El proyecto ofrece nuevas digital tools that enable people to actively and directly participate in their own health care. In addition, the application can be implemented in cities around the world with citizen participation and community health at risk. In the future, the idea of ​​expanding the project is to involve more municipalities from all over the state, as well as from the European space, with the aim of creating an authentic network that gives voice to citizens to actively guide them in identifying barriers and facilitators. it is fundamental to achieving good health and quality of life.

Maria Grau Magaña Universidad de Barcelona. Consorcio de Investigación Biomédica and Red – Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP). The Coordinator of Every Trip You'll Go On

This section is carried out in cooperation with him Ciudadana Observatory in Spainlinked by Fundación Ibercivis

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