A volunteer-led approach to physical activity at large scale-the example of the Gaelic Athletic Organisation.

Staines, Anthony; O'Hara, Emer

dc.contributor.author	Staines, Anthony
dc.contributor.author	O'Hara, Emer
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-27T11:49:12Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-27T11:49:12Z
dc.identifier.pmid	38569193
dc.identifier.doi	10.1093/eurpub/ckad214
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/641833
dc.description	There is substantial evidence that physical activity at any age is beneficial to human health. A wide variety of health states are improved by increasing cardiovascular fitness, strength and/or flexibility. Exercise programs and policies, local, regional, national and international, have been devised for every age, for men and women, and for people with disabilities. Despite this inactivity remains common, and participation in regular physical activity is relatively low. There are many possible responses to these challenges, but we describe a response which has been sustained for over 120 years, based entirely on the voluntary activity of thousands of people across one small country. Three associations cover this. The Gaelic Athletic Association, the GAA, (1884), the Camogie Association (1904) and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (1974). It was with respect and appreciation of this movement that we hosted the social activity of the 2023 EPH conference in Croke Park, the GAA headquarters and main stadium. Table 1 gives the approximate sizes of each organization.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	volunteers	en_US
dc.subject	human health	en_US
dc.subject	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY	en_US
dc.title	A volunteer-led approach to physical activity at large scale-the example of the Gaelic Athletic Organisation.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.eissn	1464-360X
dc.identifier.journal	European journal of public health	en_US
dc.source.journaltitle	European journal of public health
dc.source.volume	34
dc.source.issue	2
dc.source.beginpage	209
dc.source.endpage	210
refterms.dateFOA	2024-06-27T11:49:14Z
dc.source.country	England