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Cycle Friendly & Sustainable Communities Fund

Last Updated: 14/10/2011

Following the recent announcement by Scottish Minister for Housing and Transport Keith Brown MSP, applications for Cycling Scotland’s Cycle Friendly & Sustainable Communities Fund are now open. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community-led projects aiming to increase the number of trips made by bicycle.

• What is it about? cycling physical activity
• Where is it relevant? Scotland

Early Years Conference - Submission of Abstracts

Last Updated: 26/09/2011

The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for sharing of practice and to learn lessons from others in relation to the Early Years agenda. The early years team would like to encourage all network members to submit abstracts to share practice at the parallel sessions of the conference.

Girls on the Move - Impact Statement

Last Updated: 11/07/2011

A closer look at the work of Youth Scotland's Girls on the Move programme

• What is this? report
• What is it about? benefits of physical activity physical education deprivation physical activity
• Where is it relevant? Scotland

Cycling Scotland - Cycle Friendly Community Fund

Last Updated: 28/04/2011

Cycling Scotland have announced new funding for the 2011/2012 Cycle Friendly Communities Fund. The fund is established with the aim of increasing the wellbeing of communities, enabling more people to have more opportunities to cycle and to use cycling as a way to achieve local outcomes.

• What is this? community project
• What is it about? cycling
• Where is it relevant? Scotland

Take Life on Campaign - 2011

Last Updated: 10/03/2011

In the new year, the Take Life On campaign aims to increase awareness among C1C2DE parents of the recommended physical activity guidelines for children of 60 minutes per day and that being overweight during childhood leads to risks of cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease in later life.

• What is this? advert
• What is it about? children adults physical activity
• Where is it relevant? Scotland

Paths for All: Walk at Work Step Count Challenge

Last Updated: 03/02/2011

Want to get your workplace moving in 5 simple steps?

• What is this? events
• What is it about? workplace active workplace walking
• Where is it relevant? Scotland

Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes Position Statement

Last Updated: 13/01/2011

The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association have released the joint position statement ‘Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes’.

• What is it about? diabetes type 2 diabetes exercise
• Where is it relevant? Rest of World UK

Active Nation: A Games Legacy for Scotland

Last Updated: 22/07/2010

Active Nation social marketing campaign and stakeholder toolkit launched.

• Tagged with: Games Legacy

Five Year Review Final Statement Released

Last Updated: 04/03/2010

The final statement from the Review Group has now been released.

Scotland's Obesity Strategy

Last Updated: 04/03/2010

Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight was launched in February 2010 in order to address the growing obesity epidemic in Scotland.

Physical Activity Levels of Teenage Girls in Scotland Decline

Last Updated: 09/12/2009

The latest supplementary results from the 2008 Scottish Health Survey indicate that activity levels for girls have fallen from 63% in 2003 to 56% in 2008, with only 33% of teenage girls meeting the minimum physical activity recommendations for good health.

• What is it about? teenage girls physical activity levels
• Where is it relevant? Scotland

Latest Scottish Health Survey Results

Last Updated: 22/10/2009

2008 Scottish Health Survey results show that 45% of men and 35% of women are now meeting the minimum recommended level of physical activity for good health.