Your weekly physical activity bulletin No images? Click here Your weekly physical activity bulletinWe are working towards improving the health and wellbeing of the nation through sport, exercise and physical activity. For more information on our work visit our website or follow us on Twitter @NCSEM_PAnews NCSEM-EM upcoming eventsThe National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine - East Midlands has a number of upcoming public lectures across a range of topics. All events will be delivered online. They are free of change and open to anyone with an interest in the topic. *Last chance to book* All fat is not equalWednesday 19th May 2021, 5:30-6:30pm Supplements in sport – risk or reward?Tuesday 15th June 2021, 5:30-6:30pm Obesity, ethnicity and COVID-19 – One year onTuesday 1st July 2021, 5:30-6:30pm Uniting the Movement’s first implementation plan publishedSport England has published a one-year action plan to help kickstart the process of delivering its long-term strategy, Uniting the Movement. It outlines the work to be done to the end of March 2022, supported by a set of goals – these are the things Sport England will focus on this year and work collaboratively with partners to achieve. Tackling inequalities is at the heart of the strategy. Sport England has confirmed as part of our year-long plan an additional investment of £20 million to the successful Tackling Inequalities Fund. The programme supports four key target audiences – those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, people with long-term limiting health conditions and disabled people – recognising they've been disproportionately hit by the pandemic and need much more support to incorporate activity into their daily lives. Sport England's four goals for this year are:
Retrain to Retain offers route back for professional workforceSport England is investing £5 million of National Lottery money in a new and unique job retention and support package for sports and fitness professionals. The investment is part of the one-year implementation plan which sets out how deliver the first year of Sport England’s long-term strategy, Uniting the Movement, will be delivered. Retrain to Retain is designed to support up to 25,000 sports and fitness coaches who’ve have had to find work outside the sector during the coronavirus pandemic and will prioritise those working in areas of economic deprivation or supporting under-represented groups. The programme will invest in training, resources, and tools to help coaches and fitness professionals return to work, as well as support up to 5,000 self-employed people or micro-businesses. It will also support more than 500 employers to reopen by reducing the cost of operation and addressing skills shortages by funding the costs of essential training. WHO Europe: High rates of childhood obesity alarmingIn some countries of the World Health Organization European Region, 1 in 3 children aged 6 to 9 years is living with overweight or obesity. Mediterranean countries have the highest rates of obesity, but the situation there is starting to improve. These are some of the findings of a new WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) report on the fourth round of data collection (2015–2017). The report gives the latest data available on 6- to 9-year-olds in 36 countries in the Region. Key findings
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Out of bounds - equity in access to urban natureThe report Out of bounds - equity in access to urban nature was written by Groundwork following in-depth discussions with representatives of 23 organisations in the nature and social justice sectors. The evidence shows that:
Two thirds of Brits support car-free zones outside schoolsNew research reveals the majority of Brits are in favour of measures to make it easier for families to walk to school. Living Streets carried out the research ahead of national Walk to School Week (17 – 21 May 2021). The YouGov poll found that nearly two thirds of Brits (64%) support car-free zones outside schools, with support also for safer crossings (61%), a ban on pavement parking (57%) and lower speed limits (46%). One in four cars on Britain’s roads at peak times are on the school run, generating half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. The charity is urging families to leave the car at home for the journey to school and is urging national and local government to make it easier for families to choose cleaner, sustainable travel. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive it either via the SSEHS Active website or the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (East Midlands) website. Read our privacy policy. |