Places
Locally developed campaigns to raise levels of physical activity need to be based on a thorough assessment of local needs.
The following are some of the more successful individual elements that have been used to affect entire adult populations (rather than individual and counselling approach
Create or improve place for activity through:
- urban design
- planning transport and travel
- plans for using land
- access to facilities - programming and costs
Social Support in Community settings:
build, strengthen and maintain social networks that can support physical activity
create new methods specifically to develop support physical activity (e.g walking groups and activity buddies)
Providing information about reducing risks and simple actions that could reduce risks through:
- signs on stairwells, at lifts and on escalators
- local community events (family walks and health fairs)
- local media features
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Active Travel Scotland has an overall aim to bring about an increase in the number of Scottish people improving their health through physically active modes of travel: walking and cycling.
Greenspace Scotland was established in 2002 to drive forward the Greenspace for Communities Initiative, providing a national lead on local action to regenerate and revitalise communities and places within and around towns and cities in Scotland.
Sportscotland is the national agency for sport in Scotland. Its core responsibility is to develop sport and physical activity in Scotland.