To promote physical activity (PA), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Health determined the implementation of computer tools to support brief PA counselling in National Health Service (NHS) Health Units.

It also determined the implementation of pilot projects to test a multidisciplinary consultation model of PA prescribing and its integration with existing community resources. The Primary Health Care Unit of Santiago will host one of the 10 pilot projects, aiming to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a new model for promoting PA in the NHS, with a prediction of its impact on the NHS’s financial sustainability.

Principal Investigator: Bruno Carreira (bruno.p.carreira@gmail.com)

Duration: 12 months (2019 – 2020)

Institutional Partners and Others

• Santiago Primary Care Unit
• Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria E.P.E. (ULS Região de Leiria)
• Municipality of Leiria
• Juventude Vidigalense de Leiria.

Funding: Directorate-General for Health