How many PARS/ERSs are there in the UK and what are their aims? Ben Jane and I answer these question in our new paper
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Very proud to see this pre print. Several years in the draft stage and thanks to Tessa Strain for making data analysis happen. A policy which promotes walking still needed with more attention to inequalities Paths for All @ActiveScotGov Living Streets Public Health Scotland

All set up at #ScotPH24 University of Strathclyde today. Showcasing PHIRSTs Scottish projects. Meeting new PHIRST Elevate members. Excellent poster by Divya Sivaramkrishnan too PAHRC SCPHRP Marie Murphy Paul Kelly Dr Bronia Arnott Peter Craig Ruth Jepson Nai Rui Chng 莊乃叡

'There was an increase in all measures of walking over the period 2012–2021 e.g. the percentage reporting any walking increased from 81.4% to 88.4%

Inequalities still exist by age, sex, and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation but have not grown over time'

Paths for All

Pleased to see our team- PHIRST ELEVATE featured in the latest newsletter as one of the new PHIRST teams. Looking forward to getting started!

Is Scotland Walking in the Right Direction? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Trends in Walking by Socioeconomic Status- published ahead of print 👏Tessa Strain Paul Kelly Nanette Mutrie Rona Gibb 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 Mary Allison Marie Murphy

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Yesterday two members from our PHIRST Connect team presented to the UKHSA Behavioural and Social Science Network discussing two PHIRST evaluations; CoPACT and NERS. See the links below to find out more about these studies.👇
phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/co…

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Health benefits of different sports: a systematic review of longitudinal and intervention studies including 2.6 million participants

✅23 health and mortality benefits found for cycling 🚴, football ⚽️, handball🤾‍♀️, running 🏃‍♀️ and swimming 🏊

Be active👍

link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Meeting #physicalactivity guidelines is important, but using this as a cut-off excludes those who are starting out, or who are challenged by access or opportunity. Including 'no to low' movement as an additional tool in PA surveillance is one solution

doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2…

The provisional programme is released for our UKCCIIS - IOC Research Centre of Excellence inaugural International Conference on Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport. Check the webpage for more info & to register 👇

The University of Edinburgh CHi2PS Moray House School of Education and Sport ISPEHS University of Bath PAHRC FASIC SportsMedicine

📢 Dr Dr Kim Straun highlights the importance of the #ISPAH2024 congress and extends a warm welcome to early career professionals from across the world. She looks forward to seeing you in Paris!

Société Française de Santé Publique World Health Organization (WHO)

Just over 3 wks to get yr abstracts in. Early Bird registration is open & we have our first registered delegates. Don't miss out on what will be a fantastic UKCCIIS - IOC Research Centre of Excellence inaugural International conference on Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport. See webpage for more details 👇

Best job in Scotland going - and I should know, it’s been mine for the last 20 years!

Sad to leave the fab team Ramblers Scotland, but it’s time to close the laptop and get my boots on!

Our new pilot walking campaign is live!

You can see our campaign on social media using the hashtags  #AWeeWalk  and  #AWeeWalk WorksWonders – or spot the campaign characters on buses and posters in Aberdeenshire and Renfrewshire this month!

Supported by Paths for All Transport Scotland.

SPT are delighted to support this new pilot campaign from Transform Scotland promoting walking for short trips to cut travel and boost health in Renfrewshire and beyond. Remember ‘A Wee Walk Works Wonders’.

#AWeeWalkWorksWonders

Delighted to be joined by Scottish Government Minister for Active Travel Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈 for the launch of our new campaign #AWeeWalkWorksWonders !🚶‍♂️🚶🚶‍♀️

Find out more at:

transform.scot/2024/03/01/new…

The campaign will run in Renfrewshire, and in Aberdeenshire/Moray throughout March.

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As Scotland's national walking charity, we are delighted to support Transform Scotland's walking campaign through our #SCSP Active Nation Fund 🎉

As spring approaches this week, why not head outside for a wee walk? It works wonders! 👣

Registration is open for the next PHIRST seminar: Creating a lasting legacy through evaluation
🗓️25 April, 2-4pm on Teams forms.office.com/e/suzYs323sY

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Social Prescribing Day

Movement for Health proudly supports #SocialPrescribing Day
Read our report on Social Prescribing and Physical Activity: Could Scotland Become a Leader?
🔗 bit.ly/3PnNeuS
#SocialPrescribing Day #SocialPrescribing #WeMoveTogether #MovementForHealth

We are really looking forward to the @Scotparc conference in December and to be a partner along with Scot Gov Health and Public Health Scotland

#WeMoveTogether