ACTIVEIntegration: Implementing a Community Physical Activity Program for New Canadian Women
Abstract
Community-based physical activity (PA) can promote community relations and social integration, particularly for newcomer women. Our study implemented and assessed a PA program for new Canadian women designed to remove barriers and open channels for social integration. Phase one used focus groups with new Canadian women (N = 31; 15 different countries; e.g., Ethiopia, India, Korea, Libya, Syria, Mexico) and identified typical and unique issues for PA following immigration, as well as preferences and suggestions for PA involvement. Phase 2 involved a regional scan of community-based PA initiatives for newcomer women. Existing programming appeared limited in number, short-term in nature, difficult to identify, and targeted younger age groups. Phase three involved implementing and assessing a PA program tailored to new Canadian women (three cycles of programming). The evaluation of our ACTIVEIntegration PA program provided evidence of a viable/sustainable PA program addressing the unique needs of newcomer women to Canada.
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