In their new strategy – Towards an Active Nation – Sport England highlighted the importance of local delivery and customer insight. Specifically, they stated that “the central principle in this strategy is focus on the customer – both current and pot
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The background and aims of the initiative
Approximately 80% of people accessing secondary care services for mental health have a co-occurring substance problem [1], and substance misuse treatment services in Kent found that 25% of their service users
A healthy woman is more likely to give birth to a healthy baby – this was the driver for developing the H.E.N (Health Exercise Nutrition in Pregnancy) programme in North Somerset. 2017/18 local data showed 22.7% of North Somerset women were obese at
One You South Gloucestershire’ (OYSG) is a new integrated healthy lifestyles and wellbeing service which aims to reduce the five leading risk factors that contribute to reduced quality of life, early death and health inequalities in South Gloucesters
The background and aims of Bristol One City
https://www.bristolonecity.com/
The One City Approach brings together public, private, voluntary and third sector partners within the City of Bristol. The aim is to make Bristol a fair, healthy and sustainab
Background and aims
The East Sussex Healthy Weight Partnership has been in existence since 2013. Members come from a range of agencies across the different sectors to work together with the aim of increasing healthy weight and physical activity in our
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The group most likely to end their lives by suicide are men aged 35-50 especially from areas of social and economic deprivation. Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 score, Hull is the 4th most deprived local authority in Englan
Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) has recently commissioned an innovative healthy lifestyle provider to deliver an integrated healthy lifestyle service for the people of Lincolnshire. Thrive Tribe is a dynamic, values-based organisation that speciali
Over the last 5 years Doncaster Council's drug and alcohol recovery provider have run two mentor courses a year. Mentors are usually people in recovery that have received the service themselves. The 12 week course gives people the skills and knowledg
Who: All people who live, work and play in Royal Borough Kingston (with some targeted population groups including those who're socially excluded, isolated or vulnerable who do not meet the criteria for higher need services such as social care)
What: C
Lambeth is developing its strategy to reduce serious youth violence, following a public health approach. The strategy will address a wide range of risk factors for youth violence as well as supporting those already involved with or at high risk of in
Lewisham’s Young People’s Health & Wellbeing Service is available to anyone age 10-19 (or 25 with evidenced additional needs) who lives, attends school or is registered with a GP in Lewisham. The service is delivered by Compass in partnership with Ko
West Midlands Violence Prevention Alliance, through the PCC, have funded two ACEs Co-ordinator roles within Barnardo's to look at galvanising a response across Sandwell and Dudley that ensures the learning from the ACE’s studies and wider movement is
This app based intervention is being used in a number of places.
The company has done process evaluations but there is no long term follow-up study and no independent evaluation.
Does this result in lasting behaviour change? Some thought leaders are
The Mayor's £45m Young Londoners Fund consists of £30m made available for projects in local communities. The remaining £15m will be invested to expand existing projects funded by City Hall that support young Londoners. As part of the Young Londoners
Hertfordshire behavioural science support unit is designed to help local authorities in Hertfordshire use insights from behavioural sciences in their health and care work including sustainable transport. It is in the process of being set up.
Jim McMa
Evaluation of the service's impact on improving outcomes and healthy behaviours in the adult population in Devon
Devon County Council are commissioning a healthy lifestyle service to provide a midlife approach to prevention which seeks to address hea
The London Healthy Workplace Award (Charter), backed by the Mayor of London, provides clear and easy steps for employers to make their workplaces healthier and happier. It aligns with a soon to be launched Mayor's Good Work Standard.
-The interventio
Active Gloucestershire (AG), on behalf of the Gloucestershire Moves steering group, seeks expressions of interest (EOI) for the evaluation of the county’s flagship physical activity programme, Gloucestershire Moves.
The Growth Corridor initiative is developing an inclusive growth corridor between North Solihull and East Birmingham to address poor life expectancy by connecting communities to growth opportunities.
Report in 2016, by Peter Brett, mapped the health
