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. 2022 Jul 19;37(3):daac073. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac073

Table 2:

Stakeholders engaged in My Body cross-sector network

Institution Label Level of decision-making Sector Governmental or disciplinary field Description of the institution/role in My Body program
1 Stanford University International academic partner International Academia Public Health; Social Sciences One of the world’s leading research universities. Research and teaching stress interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving.
Professors advised the design, implementation and analysis of the program and outcomes.
2 Universidad de los Andes Leading institution Local Academia Public Health/Social Sciences/Engineering Colombian university contributing to the national and regional scientific and technological development.
The research group of epidemiology of the school of medicine was the coordinating unit leading the design, implementation and evaluation of the program and outcomes.
3 Universidad Manuela Beltrán Local-academic sports and recreation institution Local Academia Sports and Recreation University in Bogotá contributing to the national scientific development, with expertise in disciplinary fields such as health, physical education, physical therapy and sports.
A professor from the sports and recreation field advised on the design and implementation of the PA program.
4 Universidad Libre Local-academic sports and recreation institution Local Academia Sports and Recreation University in Bogotá contributing to the national scientific development, with expertise in disciplinary fields such as physical education and sports and recreation.
A professor from the sports and recreation field advised on the design and implementation of the PA program.
5 Universidad Nacional de Colombia National-academic public health institution National Academia Public Health Colombian university contributing to the national and regional scientific and technological development.
Professors from public health advised on the design of the PA program and the dissemination of results.
6 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Local-academic public health institution Local Academia Public Health Colombian university contributing to the national and regional scientific and technological development.
A physical education professor advised on the design of the PA program and the dissemination of results.
7 Universidad del Rosario Local-academic public health institution Local Academia Public Health Colombian university contributing to the national and regional scientific and technological development.
A physical education professor advised on the design of the project.
8 Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deporte (IDRD) (District’s Institute for Recreation and Sports) Local-public sports and recreation institution Local Public Sports and Recreation The governmental institution in charge of the promotion of recreation, PA, the good use of parks and sports in Bogotá. This entity coordinates the community-based PA program Recreovía.
Representatives advised and assisted the design and implementation of the program. The institution provided the PA instructors and the facility for the delivery of the program.
9 Secretaría Distrital de Salud (District’s Health Department) Local-public public health institution Local Public Public Health The governmental institution in charge of preventing disease and guaranteeing access to health services to all residents of Bogotá.
Representatives advised and assisted the implementation of the program. A nutritionist delivered two nutrition workshops and supplied recipe books for BCS.
10 Secretaría Distrital de la Mujer (District’s Women Department) Local-public public health institution Local Public Public Health; Social Sciences The governmental institution in charge of the public policy to protect women’s rights and promote gender equality.
A representative advised on the design and dissemination of the program.
11 Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social (Ministry of Health and Social Security) National-public public health institution National Public Public Health Directs and organizes the health system to guarantee access to health services and disease prevention programs throughout the country.
Representatives advised on the design and dissemination of the program.
12 Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (National cancer institute) National-public clinic and public health institution National Public Clinic; Public Health Entity of the national order, attached to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, in charge of advising on cancer-related policies, research and practice. It is a teaching center and a hospital specialized in oncology care.
A representative advised on the design of the program.
13 Hospital San Blas (San Blas Hospital) Local-public clinic institution Local Public Clinic Public hospital that has diagnostic and therapeutic support units for all medical specialties.
A representative advised on the design of the program.
14 Fundación SIMMON (SIMMON Foundation) Local-private public health institution Local Private Public Health Community organization created to contribute to improving quality of life of cancer patients, their families and caregivers.
Representatives engaged on the open call to recruit BCS and provided databases.
15 Fundación ANNAS (ANNAS Foundation) National-private public health institution National Private Public Health Community organization committed to evidence dissemination and political incidence aimed at informing and promoting public policy to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
A representative advised on the dissemination of the program outcomes.
16 Liga Contra el Cáncer de Bogotá (Bogotá’s League Against Cancer) Local-private clinic institution Local Private Clinic Healthcare services provider and community organization contributing to education, prevention and early diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Representatives engaged on the open call to recruit BCS and provided databases.
17 Asociación Ámese (Ámese Foundation) Local-private public health institution Local Private Public Health Community organization created to contribute to disseminating knowledge and self-care of the breast for an early diagnosis.
Representatives engaged on the open call to recruit BCS and provided databases.
18 Hospital de San José (San José Hospital) Local-academic clinic institution Local Academia Clinic Scientific and educational entity opened in 1925. The Hospital is a university institution that has diagnostic and therapeutic support units for all medical specialties.
Sports medicine physicians screened the BCS to ensure they had the physical aptitude to participate in the intervention.
19 TransMilenio Local-private transportation institution Local Private Transportation Manages the Integrated Public Transport System in Bogotá.
Representatives attended some meetings during the design stage of the program.

Stakeholders engaged in My Body cross-sector network.