Work packages (WP)

To mainstream health equity into all IMPAQT activities by (i) reviewing and synthesizing evidence on health equity in PA and on enhancing health equity through PA policy and (ii) using the evidence to provide equity guidance on relevant aspects of all WPs.

To use an evidence-informed process to further develop the existing PA-EPI into a PA-EPI with an equity focus that (i) meets equity recommendations derived from WP1 and (ii) is suitable for implementation at both national and subnational contexts.

To provide the evidence base to conduct the PA-EPI in IMPAQT countries by collating (i) existing evidence on PA policy effectiveness, (ii) an international evidence document with examples of equitable PA policies, and (iii) national evidence documents for each country describing national PA policies and their implementation status.

To validate the contents of each country’s national evidence document compiled by WP3 by (i) recruiting relevant national and (where appropriate) subnational policymakers and (ii) collaborating with them to assess the level of implementation of national PA policies in relation to the PA-EPI’s 45 good practice statements.