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CAPAS-CityA Transcultural Physical Activity Promotion Center

The Health Promotion Workshop in ZagrebJune 14th 2018

Lionel DUBERTRAND, France, City of Tarbes ‐ antennetarbes@capas‐c.euJulien BOIS, France, University of Pau ‐ julien.bois@univ‐pau.frSergio ESTRADA, Spain, University of Zaragoza  ‐ estradaten@unizar.es

A cross-bording-project in the Pyrenees, betweenFrance and Spain.

The cities of Tarbes and Huesca are the two territories involved in the project.

The origins of the collaboration :

The twinning of the cities of Tarbes and Huesca

Long term collaborations between

the two universities (double-master degree, PhDs co-supervision…) Faculty of Sport Sciences

The CAPAS‐Cité project was selected within the framework of the call for projects of the program of cross‐border cooperation Spain France Aragon (POCTEFA), for a duration of 4 years, from January, 2016 till December, 2018 (extended until 2019).

« Strengthen the skills and the inclusion within territories »Priority axis 5 of POCTEFA

The city ofTarbes

Leader of the project, it is the structure responsible for project management and the financial commitments.

The Laboratory " Movement, Balances, Performance and Health " design and evaluate the intervention programs promoting physical activity.

In charge of the communication of the project and the organization of the physical activities in the city

The research group leads an intercultural approach and optimizes the resources of 2 territories.

Theuniversity of

Pau

The city ofHuesca

Theuniversity ofZaragoza

4 committed partners

63% of theEuropean

population doesnot make enough

physical activity

What is CAPAS-City?

CAPAS‐cité

Literally, the Center forthe improvement and the

Promotion of PhysicalActivity for the Health

Duration ofthe project :

4 years(2016/2019)

Whose objectiveis the

improvement ofthe quality of life

thanks tophysical activity

Which is positioned in a sociocutural contextof closeness : the city

A cross-borderstructure onboth sidesPyrenees

Project financedby the Europeanfund POCTEFA

(FEDER)

Based on interventionalresearch / studies

School area

Underprivileged populations

Community area

Who are the target audiences?

In its budget, the city of Tarbes also supports the capital budget forthe construction of CAPAS (834 790 €)

The European Regional Development Fund finance the ProjectCAPAS-City of up to 65 %.

The actionsof CAPAS-

City

The actionsof CAPAS-

City

2 venues on both sides of the Pyrenees

Huesca : Offices of search

Tarbes :The CAPAS

building

o A PhD student recruited for the study (2016-2019)

o Study implemented in two schools in Tarbes

o Evaluation of the levels of physical activity,attention and academic achievement. (37%children are below the 60 mn of PA per dayrecommended by the World Hearlth Organization).

o Intervention to promote PA in the schools Programme co-constructed with the

participants (children, parents, teachers)o Follow-up and evaluation of the programme

(control school/ experimental school)

“Mouv’à l’école”An interventional study on physical activity

and attention

Helps low active people from disadvantaged area to reach an autonomous practice of physical activitythanks to a 9 months program involving individualizedfollow‐up, sessions in small groups and regularevaluation.

Evaluation of sport health programmes 

Help providers of physical activitypromotion programs (evaluation, councelling)

Multi‐disciplinary approach

Sigue la Huella (Follow thetrack)

Participatory research‐action 

processTeachers

Social workerDoctor

CAPAS‐city researchers

Active contribution to the design and revision of the intervention programme based on their needs and demands.

Women of the studyNutritionist

Pio se mueve (Pio keeps moving)

Diagnostic assessment

Pilotintervention

study

Interventionphase

“ACTIVE COMMUTING TO SCHOOL”2016/2017 2016/2017 2017/2018

Community area: Fostering active transport

EVENTS during the four years financed by the European

funds

thematic meetings Teachers formations

Scientific Symposium Sporting events of the french and spanish middle schools

Integration of the project into the french political context

Decree of March 17th, 2017 authorizing physicians to prescribe physical activity

The creation of sport & health « houses » isannounced by the secretary of sport for 2018.

CAPAS‐City will apply for the labelling of his center in Tarbes

Integration of the project in the Spanish regional politics

II Plan for Research, Innovation and Transfer of Knowledge in Aragon

Spanish Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation (2013‐2020)

• Promotion of Science, technology and transference in the field of physicalactivity, physical education and health.

• Life quality improvement in terms of health and social welfare.

• Health, demographic change and welfare.• Smart, sustainable and integrated transport. 

Integration of the project in the Spanish national politics

Integration of the project into the spanish political context

o Building a collaboration projectimply some time

o “Education” of policy makers

o Sustainability

o Need for interdisciplinaryapproach to deal withcomplexity

Challenges and good practiceso Project efficiency is evaluated

through effective behavior change

o Piloting: scientific evaluation ofprograms at small scale beforedissemination at the city/regionallevel

o Focusing on one health behaviorat a time

o Intervention level => city

o Sharing information / experiencesbetween the two countries

Thank you for your attention !

www.capas‐c.eu Capas‐Cité

Lionel DUBERTRAND, France, City of Tarbes ‐ antennetarbes@capas‐c.euJulien BOIS, France, University of Pau ‐ julien.bois@univ‐pau.frSergio ESTRADA, Spain, University of Zaragoza  ‐ estradaten@unizar.es