THE “TST EM MOVIMENTO” PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION, LOGICAL MODEL, AND EVALUATION PLAN
Physical activity; Health; Workplace.
The workplace is considered an environment conducive to promoting the health of the adult population. In this context, the “TST em Movimento” Program was created in 2004, at the Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST), in Brasília-DF. The Program aims to promote TST employees’ health through physical activity (PA). The study aimed to describe the “TST em Movimento” Program, build the logical model (LM), and elaborate the evaluation plan of the Program. It is qualitative, descriptive research of the case study type, and the case study was the “TST em Movimento” Program. The method used was the collection of data through the analysis of documents of the Program, such as reports, normative acts, booklets, websites, and databases, in addition to the report of former and current managers of the Program. The description presented the context of the intervention, target population, influencing factors, resources, activities, and some results of the Program. The LM was constructed according to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Manual for Assessment of PA and used the results of the Program description. The evaluation plan was prepared from the LM constructed and followed the proposal of the Methodological Guide for the Definition and Evaluation of Indicators of the Ministry of Health. The study’s results were the description of the Program, the LM, and the evaluation plan. The LM of the Program will enable a better view and understanding of the functioning and structure of a PA promotion program in the workplace, especially in the Judiciary, and can serve as a model for implementing PA programs in the Brazilian public sector. The evaluation plan will contribute to a broader evaluation of the Program, evaluating aspects of structure, processes, and results, with indicators of supply, use, coverage, and impact, which may help in the sustainability and continuous improvement of the Program.