Where to start? Community consultation on increasing physical activity in culturally and linguistically diverse groups in Queensland

Abstract

Introduction/methods: As the first step in developing an approach to increasing physical activity in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Queensland, the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland coordinated a series of focus groups with 9 different CALD communities. These included, Indian, Greek, Vietnamese, Filipino, Samoan, Sudanese, Bosnian, Arabic speaking and Spanish speaking communities in South East Queensland. The focus groups were conducted by 13 multicultural community health workers from each of these communities between March and April 2008. Data from each of the communities were analysed by the health worker and focused on cultural attitudes to physical activity, the most desirable physical activity options and barriers to participation.