Heart Foundation workplace physical activity toolkit

The Heart Foundation workplace physical activity toolkit is designed to assist in evaluating Move More, Sit Less programs in the workplace. This toolkit builds on the existing ‘Healthy Workplace Guide: Ten steps to implement a workplace health program’ and is specifically designed to assist workplaces in evaluating programs that target physical activity and sedentary behaviour. It provides step-by-step instructions on which methods to choose, what questions to ask, and how to analyse and interpret your results.

The toolkit contains seven sections: section 1 explores the importance and reasoning for evaluating the program, and points to consider before getting started; section 2 provides step-by-step information and guidance to help choose an appropriate evaluation design, outcomes and measurement tools; section 3 offers easy-to-follow, detailed instructions on how to plan and deliver the evaluation; section 4 provides information on how to interpret and understand results in a meaningful way; section 5 offers practical tools, tips and suggestions to present findings to a broader audience in the workplace and beyond; section 6 is a reminder that program management and evaluation is an evolving process, and requires continual review and improvement; and section 7 provides links to access toolkit specific instruction pages for each of the measurement tools, including information on how to conduct the measurement and interpret the collected data.