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On the Way to School

ACTIVE MOBILITY INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL WELL-BEING IN ADOLESCENTS IN BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA, AND MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE

INCEPTION MEETING

Dr. Daniel Oviedo​

Development Planning Unit, UCL​

Principal Investigator 

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Agenda

  • About today’s Open Event
  • About the Project
  • About GACD
  • Our Team
  • Delivering the Project
  • Delivering the Inception Meeting
  • Next steps

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About today’s Open Event

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The “On the Way to School” Project is delighted to invite you formally to our first in-person Open Public Event, marking the project's launch. This event aims to introduce and discuss the research project, its aims and approaches to improving children and adolescents' physical and mental health through active travel to school.

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

Presentations of showcase methodologies in active travel research and provide an overview of policy examples from other contexts addressing safe school trips.

Panel discussion with academic experts and practitioners engaging with local and international active travel to school policies.

Informal networking reception where drinks will be provided in the North Cloisters.

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About the Project

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To assess the acceptability and impact of active mobility to and from school interventions (AMTS) for promoting healthy lifestyle practices and mental well-being

Focusing on two contrasting case studies in different global regions (Africa and Latin America): Bogotá (Colombia) and Maputo (Mozambique)

We will assess specific implementation outcomes of AMTS interventions (i) Al colegio en bici (Cycling) and (ii) Ciempiés Caminos Seguros1 (Walking) and use citizen science to assess the impact of cycling and walking interventions on physical activity and mental well-being outcomes.

Diversity

Health Equity

Inclusive participation

A three-year implementation research project

Test the feasibility of a pilot implementation of a similar AMTS intervention in Maputo, Mozambique

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OWS in a nutshell: Aim and structure

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To interrogate (i) the acceptability and impact and (ii) the feasibility and adaptability of active mobility to and from school (AMTS) interventions as catalysts for the promotion of healthy lifestyle practices and mental well-being among children and adolescents aged 11 to 16 in two distinct cultural, economic, governance and socio-spatial environments.

AIM

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Unpacking AMTS

To understand the appropriateness and acceptability of existing AMTS interventions and enhance their health service delivery

Assessing AMTS

To measure the impact of cycling and walking on enhancing healthy lifestyle practices and mental well-being and reducing common NCD risk factors in secondary-school adolescents.

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Piloting AMTS

To identify the challenges and potentials of adapting ATMS interventions and assess their feasibility for implementation in a different urban context.

Capacity Building

To strengthen and build research capacity across different socio-spatial and health environments to implement, monitor and evaluate ATMS interventions.

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About GACD

GACD is the only collaboration of major international research funding agencies specifically addressing the growing burden OF Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries, and vulnerable populations in high-income countries.

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GACD Delivery Funding Agency IN THE UK:

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

Mental Health:

Depression, Anxiety, Etc

Physical Health:

Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes

With a focus on implementation research, GACD seeks to provide the evidence necessary to reduce inequalities in coverage and outcome and support evidence-based policymaking in building programmes to enhance public health

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Implementation Research

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Questions addressed by IR include:

Which policy or intervention is best for a new context?

What is the best way to implement it?

How can the target population be reached?

What factors might affect implementation and adoption?

How can the costs of implementation be minimized?

How can uptake and health outcomes be improved?

Evidence-into-implementation (or action)’ gap

the scientific study of the process and  factors that affect how a new policy or intervention may be used (or implemented) in real-life settings

Implementation Research (IR) is

WHO (2016) A guide to implementation research

in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

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Our Team

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Daniel Oviedo

Associate Professor

DPU | UCL

Julio D. Dávila

Professor

DPU | UCL

Julian Edbrooke-Childs

Head of Evaluation in Applied Research

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

Natalia Villamizar

Lecturer in Urban Design

Newcastle University

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Our Team

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Olga Lucia Sarmiento

Professor

Universidad de los Andes

Germán Casas

Professor

Universidad de los Andes

Luis Angel Guzmán

Associate Professor

Universidad de los Andes

Diana Durán

Kids First Program Leader

Secretaria Distrital de Movilidad

Luisa Salinas

Coordination Lead

Ciempiés Caminos Seguros

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Our Team

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Carlos Serra

Professor in Environmental Law

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Benjamin Chrisinger

Associate Professor of Evidence-Based Policy Evaluation

Tufts University

Abby King

Professor of Epidemiology

& Population Helath

Stanford University

Sara Márquez Martín

Maputo Coordinator

Architecture without Borders

Joaquín Romero de Tejada

Founding Member of OMT

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Our Team

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Johanna Camila Casas

Project Coordinator

Universidad de los Andes

María José Arbeláez

Interim Project Manager and Communications Lead DPU | UCL

Mercília Lombe

Assistant Arquitect

Arquitectos sin Frontera

Floriana Mutambe

Asistente de Campo

OMT

Johanna Florez

Fellowship Student

DPU | UCL

María Laura Torres

Fellowship Student

DPU | UCL

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Our Team

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Miguel Prista

Activist & Researcher OMT

Jessica Stepanous

Quantitative Research Fellow

Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families

Ximena Palma-Leal

Universidad

de Granada

Paola Castañeda

Assistant Professor

Uniandes de los Andes

Rachel Stemp

Research Officer

Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families

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Delivering the Inception Meeting

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Work Package Presentations by WP Co-Leads

Collaborative discussion: roundtables

Roundtable reports and Plenary discussion

Presentation of reports and conclusion

WORKPLAN AND OUTPUTS

Teams will collaboratively strategise and outline the plan for each Work Package, considering stages, timelines, and milestones.

TOOLS AND ETHICS

This roundtable will focus on the methods and tools used across the project and discuss their ethical considerations.

FRAMEWORK

Participants will dissect and refine the overarching framework of each Work Package in relation to the overall project.

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Delivering the Project: Context

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Reducing The Risks Of Non-communicable Diseases (Ncd) And Improving Mental Well-being

Children And Adolescents Between 11 And 16

Active Mobility To And From School Interventions

OWS PROJECT

COLOMBIA

MOZAMBIQUE

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Delivering the Project: Context

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CIEMPIÉS CAMNINOS SEGUROS”

  • 2.403 Students In 2022
  • 6 Boroughs Out Of 20 In The City
  • 24 Public Schools
  • 41 Walking Routes
  • 6 Zone Leaders
  • 84 Monitors

“AL COLEGIO EN BICI”

  • 8.515 Students In 2022
  • +1m Trips In 2022
  • 15 Boroughs Out Of 20 In The City
  • 129 Public Schools
  • 121 Safe Bike Routes
  • 20 Safe Areas
  • 350 Guides

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Delivering the project: Work Packages

Policy Analysis Via Archival Research, Semi-structured Interviews, Physical Health and Well-being Questionnaires, Biosensors

  • WORK PACKAGE 1

Unpacking the Implementation of two AMTS Interventions in Bogotá, Colombia

  • WORK PACKAGE 2

Assessing Health and Equity of AMTS Interventions

  • WORK PACKAGE 3

Piloting AMTS Interventions for Healthy Lifestyle Practices and Mental Well-being in Maputo, Mozambique

  • WORK PACKAGE 4

Building Equitable Collaborations

OUR VOICE CITIZEN SCIENCE : Aiming at advancing implementation research capabilities and exploring the need for approached that both empower participants and mitigate some of the ethical risks of studying health impact issues with adolescents.

IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE RESEARCH: Seeks to provide the evidence necessary to reduce inequalities in coverage and outcome and support evidence-based policymaking

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Delivering the Project: Timeline

months

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22

36

13

21

12

WP2

WP1 + WP4

WP3

ETHICS APPLICATION

SOCIAL MEDIA IDENTITY

SCHOOL SAMPLING + POLLSTER HIRING

PILOTING

ETHICS APPLICATION

OUR VOICE

LOGIC FRAMEWORK

DATA COLLECTION WITH USERS AND NON-USERS

ANALYSIS

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Delivering the Project: Governance

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OVERSEE PROGRESS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ENSURE CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPANTING

OVERSEE SCHOOL-LEVEL PILOT INTERVENTIONS AND ETHICAL PROCEDURES

ADVISORY BOARD

YOUND ADVISORY BOARD

STEERING COMMITTEE

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Delivering the Project: Governance

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Bronwen Thornton WALK21 CEO

Caren Levy

Professor

DPU | UCL

Palma Chillón

Professor

Universidad de Granada

Richard Larouche

Professor

University of Lethbridge

Gabriella Carolini

Professor

MIT

ADVISORY BOARD

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Outcomes and Next Steps

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  • Team cohesion and familiarity
  • Defined roles and accountability systems
  • Refined project framing: i.e., Logic model
  • Updated work plan
  • Risk, opportunities, and resources map
  • Inputs for ethics application
  • Inputs for governance structure
  • Inputs for communication strategy
  • Identify resources and their allocation
  • Network expansion and stakeholder recognition

Presentation of OWS project in future events

    • WALK21 Conference “Action for Walking – The Affordable and Essential Steps to Improve Walkability” in Kigali, Rwanda – on October 16th to 19th, 2023
    • “Ciempiés Caminos Seguros” and “Al colegio en bici! Anniversaries celebration in Bogotá, Colombia – during the first week of November 2023
    • On the Way to School: Second Online Event in the webinar series in January 2024.

OUTCOMES

NEXT STEPS

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Keep in touch

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@ontheway_school

@ows_school

www.onthewaytoschoolproject.org

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THANK YOU

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e: email@organisation.com

www.onthewaytoschoolproject.org

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