Built Environment to Promote Physical Activity:

Supplemental Slides

Life Expectancy at Birth 2008

USA

WPRO

Tonga

Solomon Isl

Samoa

RMI

Palau

Niue

New Zealand

Nauru

Kiribati

Guam

FSM

Fiji

Cook Isl

CNMI

Australia

Am Samoa

78

75

71

70

68

59

72

71

81

60

67

78

69

70

74

77

82

73

WHO World Health Statistics 2010 & CIA World Fact Book 2010

USAPI Per Capita Total Expenditure on Health(in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, International $ for FSM, RMI, AS, GU, USA)

(in unadjusted USD for CNMI and Palau)

$8,233

$531

$453

$260

$380

$440

$140

$374

$702

$1,032

$92

$500

$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000

USA

WPRO

FSM

Yap

Pohnpei

Kosrae

Chuuk

RMI

Palau

Guam

CNMI

Am Samoa

WHO World Health Statistics 2013 (FM, MH); WHO Country Profiles 2011 (AS, GU (2000)) CNMI $5M FY13 budget for CHCC/53,883 popn (2010) in USD not adjusted

Palau $14.4M FY12 budget/20,518 popn (2010 est) in USD not adjusted

Classification of Weekly Amounts of Aerobic Physical Activity

Health Benefits of Physical Activity

Change in physical activity after increasing access to places of physical activity

Disseminating physical activity guidelines

Key audiences of guidelines communication and dissemination

Incidence of Dog Bite injuries presented at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa (2004-2010)

Distribution of dog bite injuries by sex and age group in American Samoa (2004-2010)

The types of interventions that can increase physical activity

Obesity in the Pacific

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

ObesityAge Standardised Population Aged 25-64

MaleFemale

% of Population

Source: PICT NCD risk factor STEPS reports, 2005-2010

Note: error bars are 95% confidence intervals

The effects of physical activity

Prevalence of Behavioral Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases

Discussion Question

What challenges does your jurisdiction face with building a better environment that promotes physical activity?

Discussion Question

Identify at least four stakeholders or partners you could work with on building environments that will promote physical activity