Public Health England is seeking examples of good and promising practice on increasing physical activity to inform the National Physical Activity Implementation Framework.
On behalf of Public Health England, the ukactive Research Institute and the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield are trying to identify projects and programmes that demonstrate good practice in increasing levels of physical activity in local communities.
This review will look across the diversity of physical activity interventions, lifecourse and settings (eg walking, cycling, play, formal and informal sport, etc).
It will provide important insight into what works in getting people more active, identifying good practice that – if scaled up – could contribute to shifting the population towards making everyone active everyday, and delivering the associated health, economic and social improvements for local communities.
They have issued an open call to all organisations, groups and individuals undertaking work that is actively contributing to increasing levels of physical activity within England.
Participants will be asked to submit details of their delivery methods, reach and local impact through a simple online questionnaire that can be found on the ukactive Research Institute website.
James Allen, Head of Policy at the Sport and Recreation, thinks this is an opportunity that Alliance members must take hold of.
"We'd strongly recommend that Alliance members submit evidence to this consultation.
"We know from our Working Group on Public Health meetings that our members have some brilliant programmes to get Britain active. Now is the perfect opportunity to share those programmes and shape policy and practice at a national level".
The Sport and Recreation Alliance strongly encourage members to submit evidence.
Evidence must be submitted before 5pm on Friday 18 July 2014.
For further information contact StevenMann@ukactive.org.uk or call 020 7420 8579.
