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Active TasmaniaLucy Byrne
Senior Project Manager (Regional Development)
University of TasmaniaAustralia
Tasmania’s population = 495,354
• Tasmania has an ageing population• Highest level of chronic conditions with
44.9% of residents have three or more long-term chronic conditions
• highest level of disadvantage• Only 43.4% meet PA guidelines
Active Tasmania aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Tasmania.
Based on the success of Active Launceston (2008), Active Tasmania provides consultancies,
resources and project management to communities, groups and organisations.
Active Tasmania is underpinned by the Ottawa Charter and primarily focuses on the fifth key action area;
Reorientate health services (a shift of focus for health services from treatment and cure to a more cost
effective model of prevention, with the responsibility for health shared amongst individuals, the community,
government and other organisations)
• Cross-sectional community-wide programs • Workplace health and wellbeing • Healthy lifestyle promotions • Undergraduate units• Post-graduate research
Active Tasmania provides a number of community engagement, leadership, research and teaching outcomes for the University and
the communities in which it serves.
Active Tasmania enjoys support from across the faculties and regional jurisdictions of the University with staff and students
from a variety of disciplines providing specialised input.
Active Tasmania has attracted $2 300 000
University Strategic Plan “Open To Talent”
• Research• Teaching and Learning• Community Engagement• Regional Development• Global Engagement
University Student Involvement
• 105 students between 2008-2014• 2 – 92 placement hours
Current projects:
1. Active Launceston2. Royal Flying Doctors Service 3. University Staff Health and Wellbeing program 4. State Gov. Staff Health and Wellbeing program5. Hawthorn Football Club6. CXA003 Foundations of Active Living Unit 7. Postgraduate research
Active Launceston
Target groups most at need Barriers to participation Variety of programs and activities Economic multiplier Creating networks Capacity building
• 17 programs in 2014
Process and impact mixed-method evaluation to allow for for triangulation of results
Serial online surveys (545) Focus groups (n=41) Stakeholder interviews (n=13) Cross-sectional serial population telephone surveys n=879
(2008) and n=900 (2012)
Demographic analysis (2008-2012) demonstrates Active Launceston attracted
8,240 attendees, attending 18,739 sessions, amounting to approximately 23,217 hours of
physical activity.
Focus groups and stakeholder interviews identified:
Personal benefits = Increased exercise and activities, health benefits,
personal development and social engagement.
Facilitators to participation = accessibility, inclusion, free, enjoyment,
enthusiastic instructors, community connections.
Barriers = Overcrowding and reaching target market
Pre-Intervention
n=879 (%)
Post-Intervention
n=900 (%)
Increase
% points p-value
Participated in physical activity during past 12 months
478 (54.4) 694 (77.1)
22.7 < 0.0001
Moderate exercise during past 2 weeks 449 (56.1) 508 (73.2)
17.1 < 0.0001
Vigorous exercise during past 2 weeks 154 (19.2) 259 (37.3)
18.1 < 0.0001
Royal Flying Doctors Service
Primary health care at major events in rural and remote areas
Health checks, screening, health promotion, research
Holistic health and wellbeing for staff Five campuses across the country 2400 employees 2014 session attendance = 3350
State Government Health Department
Physical activity, nutrition, mental health, hydration, drugs and alcohol
12 Primary health care sites across the north of the state 3000 employees 2014 session attendance = 1451
Hawthorn Football Club
Australian Rules Football Healthy Living Zones at football stadium 2014 session attendance = 579
CXA003 Foundations of Active Living Free online foundation unit Partnership with the Faculty of Health Modules include: physical activity,
nutrition, hydration, mental health Logbook 147 students
Challenges
• Funding• Retention of key staff• Competing strategic directions of
key partners
Active Tasmaniahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLQMyAySyB8
