Physical activity for health: framework

Additional Resources

Organisations

sportscotland

sportscotland is Scotland’s national agency for sport. sportscotland vision for sport can be found at Sport For Life: A vision for sport in Scotland - sport scotland | spórs alba

NatureScot

NatureScot are Scotland’s nature agency working to improve our natural environment in Scotland and inspire everyone to care more about it. NatureScot contribute to aspects of all the Strategic Outcomes including outdoor learning, greenspaces, green health and cross-sectoral coordination. Get active outdoors | NatureScot

Paths For All

Paths For All is Scotland’s National Walking Charity and champion everyday walking for a happier, healthier, greener Scotland. Paths For All help to deliver initiatives across the 8 Strategic Objectives. Find out more at Home | Paths for All

SAMH

SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity and works to make sure everyone can experience the benefits that physical activity can bring to our mental health and wellbeing. samh.org.uk/get-involved/physical-activity-and-sport

Scottish Sports Association

The Scottish Sports Association (SSA) brings Scottish Governing Bodies of sport together with a wide range of partners with the aim of ensuring that sports policies, and those that impact on sport, work in harmony so as to be most effective in practice. Scottish Sports Association - Home (thessa.org.uk)

Ramblers Scotland

Ramblers Scotland aim to help everyone to enjoy the pleasures of walking and work to protect access to the natural environment. Ramblers Scotland - Ramblers

Active Systems

Indicators

As part of the ongoing development of this Framework we are working to update the key indicators which allow us to measure progress. The current indicators can be found at:

scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-active-scotland-outcomes-framework-indicators/

National Leadership Group for Physical Activity and Sport

Minutes of meetings can be found at Physical activity and sport: National Leadership Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

SPARC

Further resources, including information on the annual Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections conference can be found at Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) | The University of Edinburgh

World Health Organization

Physical Activity resources can be found at:

Let's be active, the global action plan on physical activity 2018 - 2030 (who.int)

International Society for Physical Activity and Health

Home - ISPAH

Active Places of Learning

The Daily Mile

Information on the Daily Mile can be found at The Daily Mile | UK

Active Schools

Information on Active Schools can be found at Active Schools - sportscotland the national agency for sport in Scotland

College Active Campus Network

Information on the College Active Campus Network can be found at Home - Scottish Student Sport

Active Travel

Active Travel Framework

Active Travel Framework | Transport Scotland

Active Travel Strategy Guidance

active-travel-strategy-guidance-2023.pdf (transport.gov.scot)

Active Places and Spaces

National Planning Framework 4

National Planning Framework 4 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods: planning guidance

Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods: planning guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Sport Facilities Fund

Sport Facilities Fund - sportscotland the national agency for sport in Scotland

Claypits Nature Reserve research

https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/universitynews/2022-livingnearacanalcutschronicdisease

Active Health and Social Care

Further information on the National, Physical Activity Pathway, the Physical Activity Referral Standards and ongoing work on the undergraduate curriculum, together with other key documents relating to physical activity in health and social care settings can be found at:

Overview of physical activity - Physical activity - Food and physical activity - Health and wellbeing - Our areas of work - Public Health Scotland

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to physical inactivity in Scotland - 17 September 2024 - Estimating the burden of disease attributable to physical inactivity in Scotland - Publications - Public Health Scotland

Information on the Movement for Health coalition can be found at:

Movement for Health: Movement for Health | We Move Together

Active Communications

The Physical Activity Messaging Framework can be found at The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

Active Sport and Recreation

Community Sports Hubs in Ayrshire CSH Home | Active South Ayrshire

Active Workplaces

The PAHRC Toolkit to support moving during the work at home day can be found at Actify

Information on the Step Count Challenge can be found at Step Count Challenge:

Step Count Challenge | Paths for All