Overall Physical Activity
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To integrate physical activity into all policies (e.g., sport, recreation, education, transport, environment, urban planning, tourism, work and employment, public finance, social development, research interior and public security sectors).
●To implement and assess the impact of the national physical activity policy. ●To install the right to play as a principle in all settings (educational, built environment, safety in streets, etc.).
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Organized Sports and Physical Activity Participation
●To strengthen organized sports and physical activity at school ensuring participation in diverse opportunities for all children and youth. ●To emphasize sport and physical activity participation for all levels of development and skills rather than focusing on the detection and selection of sports talent at early stages. ●To increase the diversity of sports to be practiced with a particular focus on promoting/favoring participation in girls.
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Active Play
●To measure active play in future national surveys. ●To prioritize the development of spaces and programs for free playing in open areas (e.g., play infrastructure for young children and play streets). ●To regulate and supervise the availability of spaces for active playing at schools and to facilitate wearing sport-like uniforms rather than formal uniforms at schools.
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Active Transportation
●To strengthen inspection and enforcement of the new road coexistence law in Chile. ●To implement programs for facilitating active transportation at schools. ●To strengthen the bike path networks to and from schools.
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Sedentary Behavior
●To implement a campaign about recommendations for the safe and effective use of screens in all settings. ●To offer more opportunities to be physically active by providing better environments in neighborhoods and schools. ●To balance/reduce the use of screens for educational or entertainment purposes at schools.
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Physical Fitness
●To measure physical fitness in future national surveys. ●To promote participation and activation of all children during physical education classes and organized sports while promoting enjoyment. ●To promote physical activity using a whole-school approach.
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Family and Peers
●To offer opportunities to be physically active in neighborhoods and green areas through programs such as open or play streets. ●To integrate parents in programs and organized sports activities for children and youth. ●To emphasize the benefits of active living (with the family) in future regulations for reducing working hours and improving work environments.
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School
●To promote physical activity using a whole-school approach. ●To increase capacities among education professionals for implementing active classes. ●To improve the design of open spaces at schools to promote active living.
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Community and Environment
●To offer opportunities to be physically active in neighborhoods and green areas through programs such open or play streets. ●To improve the quality of pedestrian and bike paths and green areas (e.g., proper shade). ●To improve street safety by providing better lightning and enforcing speed limits in residential areas.
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Government
●To implement a comprehensive process assessment of the physical activity policies in Chile. ●To ensure funding for the implementation of the national PA policy in Chile. ●To better coordinate efforts between different ministries using the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity as a central point for implementing PA in all policies.
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