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Source: Youth Sport Trust Aug 2021
Children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust and The Sweaty Betty Foundation are forming a new partnership. The partnership will work to understand girls’ personal, social and contextual barriers to being active and will consider insight from lockdown and what can be learned from this. Understanding the barriers of the le
Source: Sport England 03.08.2021
https://www.sportengland.org/news/drive-get-kids-moving-summer
Sport England has produced a new video and selection of resources, as well as investing in projects, to support children getting active this summer. Have fun and move more is the message from the new video aimed at encouraging children and young people to get active this summer.
The video has been put together with the help of partners at Forestry England, National Trust, Beat the Streets, Playing O
Source: Sport England 09.08.2021
https://www.sportengland.org/news/widespread-support-safety-measures-indoor-facilities-users-return
The number of people using indoor sports facilities has gone up since all restrictions were lifted in July, with large support for coronavirus safety measures suggesting they’re giving people the confidence to return.
The news comes from the latest wave of Sport England’s survey looking at people’s activity levels and attitudes towards activity throughout the pan
Source: Wiley Online Library 11.08.2021
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14032
To contain the recent COVID-19 outbreak restrictions have been imposed, which has limited outdoor activity. These physical behaviour changes can have serious health implications, but there is little objective information quantifying these changes. This study aimed to estimate the change in physical behaviour levels during full lockdown conditions using objective data collected from a thigh-worn activi
Source: Gov.uk 23.07.2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rediscover-summer-activity-booklet
Redicover_Summer_activity_booklet.pdf
The Rediscover Summer home activity booklet provides primary school age children with free and fun ideas and activities to do, both at home and outside, with friends and families this summer.
It aims to inspire children and families to get out and about, and make the most of the summer safely. With this in mind, some of the activities may, depending on the
Source: Gov.uk 29.07.2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report
This report is about population mental health and wellbeing in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes up-to-date information to inform policy, planning and commissioning in health and social care. It is designed to assist stakeholders at nat
Source: Gov.uk 30.07.2021
moment-of-change-increasing-cycling-uptake.pdf
This research, published by the Department for Transport, explores how to increase cycling behaviour following COVID-19 travel disruption.
The research sets out to develop policy options to convert high levels of cycling during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic into more long-term travel habits.
The report sets out
Source: Gov.uk 30.07.2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gear-change-one-year-on-review
gear-change-a-bold-vision-for-cycling-and-walking.pdf
This document reviews the progress made towards achieving the goals of the government’s Gear Change walking and cycling plan.
The report:
Source: Gov.uk 02.08.2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/everybody-active-every-day-5-years-on
This document provides a summary of a five year review to the national physical activity framework, ‘Everybody active, every day' and the PHE response.
It summarises the creation and dissemination of the framework, how the physical activity agenda has subsequently developed
Source: Science direct 25.07.2021
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829221001118?via%3Dihub
In our study of the relevance of case studies for influencing decision-making we demonstrated the importance of telling believable stories. Case studies can go beyond being ‘practical examples’ and can have the power to influence decision-making, but they need to be similar and locally relevant, and the onus is on the storyteller to highlight these similarities. Organising and framing
Source: The Lancet 21.07.2021
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01165-X/fulltext
Pre-Olympic Games predictions commonly include an increase in population-based physical activity in the host city, as often stated in the bid, but the post-Olympic Games effects on physical activity have not been summarised. In this Series paper, we aim to do the following: examine mentions of a physical activity legacy in pre-Olympic bid documentation; analyse existing physical acti
Source: The Lancet 21.07.2021
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01164-8/fulltext
Approximately 1·5 billion people worldwide live with a physical, mental, sensory, or intellectual disability, about 80% of which are in low-income and middle-income countries. This Series paper provides a global overview of the prevalence, benefits, and promotion policies for physical activity for people living with disabilities (PLWD). PLWD are 16–62% less likely to meet physical ac
Source: The Lancet 21.07.2021
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01259-9/fulltext
Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation. However, in physical activity research, this life stage is poorly understood, with the evidence dominated by research in younger adolescents (aged 10–14 years), school settings, and high-income countries
Source: The Lancet 21.07.2021
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01652-4/fulltext
Source: Gov.uk 20.07.2021
innovation-and-knowledge-development-amongst-providers-of-occupational-health.pdf
Occupational health (OH) was defined as advisory and support services which help to maintain and promote employee health and wellbeing. Qualitative r
Source: Gov.uk 20.07.2021
a-study-of-work-and-health-transitions-analysis-of-understanding-society.pdf
The research acknowledges the importance of developing more targeted, personalised and efficient interventions to improve the employment rate among people affe
Source: Gov.uk 15.07.2019
government-response-health-is-everyones-business.pdf
This consultation has concluded.
Source: Gov.uk 20.07.2021
shaping-future-support-the-health-and-disability-green-paper.pdf
The health and disability green paper explores how the welfare system can better meet the needs of disabled people and people with health conditions now and in the future, enabling people to live independently and move into work where possible.
This green paper considers the options for addressing some
Source: Gov.Wales 19.07.2021
https://gov.wales/healthy-and-active-fund-extended-year-following-pandemic
A total of £991,200 additional Welsh Government funding has been granted to extend the Healthy and Active Fund for a further year. The fund was set up in 2018 to help improve mental and physical health by enabling people to adopt healthy and active lifestyles.
Research commissioned by Sport Wales has shown 60% of adults in Wales intend to increase the amount of physical activity and exercise t
Source: Scope - make it count
https://makeitcount.scope.org.uk/
Make It Count is an active challenge designed by Scope, a disability equality charity. The challenge is open for anybody to take part and is taking place between 24th August and 5th September 2021, alongside the Paralympic Games.
Make It Count is a fully accessible challenge that's about spending time getting active in your own way. This challenge focuses on clocking up minutes while getting active, rather than setting a distance,
