Physical activity programmes
Every Step Matters (Daily Mile UK)
The Daily Mile is an international health and wellbeing initiative, run by the Daily Mile Foundation, a registered charity. It was created to improve the physical, social, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing of children – regardless of age, ability, or personal circumstances. To do this, tracks one mile in length were installed at school sites, making it safer and more convenient for children to run and/or jog at their own pace as a daily source of physical activity. More information can be found here (link to Every step Matters in the Stay active section)
Travel Smart
The aims of the Travel smart campaign implemented by Hawkmoth Consulting were to:
- Increase active mobility and inspire positive behaviour change among global majority communities in Birmingham.
- Reduce road safety concerns that have been barriers to the use of walking and cycling as a means of movement around the city.
The campaign was targeted in 10 focus wards of the city which are ethnically diverse, but importantly the prevalence of people meeting physical activity guidelines to benefit health is lower than the national average in these wards.
The main aim of this evaluation was to state if it is plausible that the Travel Smart campaign has encouraged the residents of the focus wards to change their behaviour with regards to undertaking more active travel.
Travel Smart Independent evaluation
The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS)
TAWS is a community benefit society and cooperative working to build healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives. TAWS is based in the communities that need it the most and the service aims to support community development.
It leads on outreach and engagement programmes to encourage communities to be physically active, whilst also removing barriers to participation. TAWS also provide programme management advice to Wellbeing Centres.
More information can be found at TAWS.
Physical Activity Needs Assessment (PANA)
The PANA forms part of a rapid review to understand the needs of all citizens living in Birmingham in relation to physical activity. It has been developed to provide an evidence base to inform the development of a coordinated and integrated strategy and delivery plans to address the physical activity needs within Birmingham.
The needs assessment takes a life course approach and seeks to understand the levels of physical activity and inactivity in children, young people, adults, and older people living in Birmingham.
The needs assessment draws on multiple sources of evidence and data including national and local policies and strategies, research literature, national and local data sources and qualitative evidence gathered from stakeholders and residents.
The evidence informing the PANA was not always easy to access, local data sources which were not always consistent in the collection, analysis, or monitoring of data. The quality of some data has meant that some of the suppositions take a negative framing, in that if a positive association could not be found, the assumption that nothing was being done was made.
The PANA will be made available soon.
Page last updated: 1 October 2024
