Search Results - Physical Activity Health Alliance

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Last Updated: 08/04/2010

UK Government Department that aims to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities, to support the pursuit of excellence and to champion the tourism, creative and leisure industries.

What is this? government department
What is it about? sports and activities
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 13/08/2009

National Obesity Observatory Standard Evaluation Framework

Last Updated: 02/04/2010

The standard evaluation framework is a list of data collection criteria and supporting guidance for collecting high quality information to support the evaluation of weight management interventions across England.

What is this? evaluation guidance professional support materials
What is it about? obesity weight management health care professionals exercise referral healthy weight
Where is it relevant? England
Tagged with: Primary care
When was this published? 01/03/2009

Let's Get Moving: Commissioning Guidance.

Last Updated: 02/04/2010

This commissioning guidance sets out an evidence-based behaviour change model for physical activity.

What is this? guidance
What is it about? exercise referral health care professionals brief intervention
Where is it relevant? England
Tagged with: Primary care Behaviour Change
When was this published? 01/09/2010

BHF Exercise Referral Toolkit.

Last Updated: 02/04/2010

This toolkit was been developed by the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, to support professionals in designing, delivering, commissioning and evaluating exercise referral schemes.

What is this? professional support materials
What is it about? exercise referral health care professionals sports and leisure professionals
Where is it relevant? UK Scotland England Northern Ireland Wales
Tagged with: Primary care
When was this published? 29/03/2010

Tackling Obesity Through the Child Healthy Weight Programme: A Framework for Action.

Last Updated: 26/03/2010

This framework was commissioned to inform the development of the Department of Health’s work on obesity in early years.

What is this? guidance professional support materials
What is it about? obesity healthy weight children young children
Where is it relevant? England
Tagged with: Early Years
When was this published? 01/03/2010

Urban Green Nation: Building the Evidence Base

Last Updated: 24/03/2010

This report will be of interest to policymakers and decision makers in central and local government and anyone interested in understanding more about urban green spaces.

What is this? research review
What is it about? greenspace built environment natural environment planning town planning health and wellbeing
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 22/03/2010

On The State of Public Health: Annual Report of The Chief Medical Officer 2009 (England)

Last Updated: 16/03/2010

The Chief Medical Officer for England 2009 annual report draws attention to major health challenges requiring immediate action and details progress made in key areas identified in previous annual reports.

What is this? annual report
What is it about? physical activity public health practitioners adults children young children older people
Where is it relevant? England
Tagged with: CMO
When was this published? 15/03/2010

Fitness Industry Association

Last Updated: 26/10/2009

Official website of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA).

What is this? professional support materials
What is it about? physical activity sports and leisure facilities sports and leisure professionals brief intervention
Where is it relevant? Scotland England Wales Northern Ireland
When was this published? 01/01/2009

Promoting physical activity for children and young people

Last Updated: 26/10/2009

Guidance on the promotion of physical activity for children and young people within a number of settings.

What is this? report policy
What is it about? children young people physical activity sports and leisure facilities sports and leisure professionals schools
Where is it relevant? England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
When was this published? 01/01/2009

Ambitions for Health

Last Updated: 20/10/2009

The Department of Health published this strategic framework in July 2008, in order to maximise the potential of social marketing and health-related behaviour.

What is this? policy and implementation
What is it about? health improvement
Where is it relevant? England
Tagged with: Social Marketing
When was this published? 01/07/2008

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross-Government Strategy for England

Last Updated: 19/10/2009

This strategy paper was launched by the Health Secretary Alan Johnson, and the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls in January 2008. It provides details of cross departmental plans to tackle the obesity epidemic, and is the beginning of a programme designed to support people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight in England.

What is this? policy
What is it about? healthy weight
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 01/01/2008

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Child Weight Management Programme and Training Providers Framework

Last Updated: 19/10/2009

The Cross-Government Obesity Unit has developed a framework agreement to support local commissioning of weight management services for children and young people in England.

What is this? guidance
What is it about? healthy weight weight management children
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 31/03/2009

What works for women

Last Updated: 15/10/2009

A website that provides information and links to projects that have increased participation in physical activity with women and girls.

What is this? professional support materials
What is it about? sports and leisure facilities young women sports and leisure professionals physical activity level women teenage girls physical activity
Where is it relevant? Northern Ireland Scotland Wales England
When was this published? 01/01/2007

Top Teen Concerns Are Losing Weight and Fitting In: Troubled Teens Reveal Social Divide

Last Updated: 14/10/2009

Report that summarises a study investigating teenagers’ worries and fears.

What is this? report
What is it about? young people weight loss health and wellbeing exercise
Where is it relevant? England Scotland Northern Ireland Wales
When was this published? 01/09/2009

My Body, My Self: Young people’s values and motives about healthy living

Last Updated: 13/10/2009

Study investigating the factors that affect young peoples' healthy lifestyle decisions.

What is this? information for the public report
What is it about? young people physical activity exercise weight healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland England Wales
When was this published? 01/10/2004

Do adolescent leisure-time physical activities foster health and well-being in adulthood? Evidence from two British birth cohorts

Last Updated: 13/10/2009

Study that investigates the effect of physical activity in adolescence on adult health and well-being, especially in terms of reducing health inequalities.

What is this? journal article
What is it about? teenage girls young people leisure physical activity health and wellbeing BMI
Where is it relevant? England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
When was this published? 01/06/2006

Health-enhancing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents

Last Updated: 13/10/2009

Article that reviews physical activity in children and adolescents using a behavioural epidemiology framework.

What is this? journal article
What is it about? teenage girls children young people physical activity level not active enough
Where is it relevant? England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
When was this published? 01/04/2004

It’s not all bad news: Girls do enjoy being active

Last Updated: 13/10/2009

Report that investigates girls’ attitudes towards physical activity.

What is this? report
What is it about? young women teenage girls physical education sport schools
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 01/04/2005

Sweat in the City: How 2000 young women discovered the positive power of exercise

Last Updated: 13/10/2009

Report on the effect of a project that aimed to understand how to motivate young women to be more active.

What is this? report support group
What is it about? young women physical activity sports and leisure facilities
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 01/08/2009

The Energy Project- A Creative Journey to Activate and Energise Girls in School

Last Updated: 13/10/2009

Reports summarising the effects of an intervention that attempted to increase adolescent girls energy expenditure both in and outside of P.E. lessons.

What is this? report
What is it about? physical education physical activity teenage girls energy expenditure brief intervention dance
Where is it relevant? England
When was this published? 01/01/2008