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

It also determined the implementation of pilot projects, through which a multidisciplinary consultation model of PA prescribing and articulation with the resources existing in the community will be tested. Primary Health Care Unit of Santiago will harbour one of the 10 pilot projects, aiming to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a new model of promotion of PA in NHS with the prediction of the impact on the financial sustainability of NHS.

Principal Investigator: Bruno Carreira

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