Physical activity for health: framework

A framework for action to improve levels of physical activity at both national and local level which is firmly founded on evidence-based international guidance.


Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the members of the Active Scotland Development Group for their vital contribution to this document.

Development Group Membership

Professor Emerita Nanette Mutrie (chair)

Kim Atkinson – Scottish Sports Association

Gregor Muir - Scottish Sports Association

Kevin Lafferty – Paths For All

Kirsty Rankin – Paths For All

Emma Anderson – Movement For Health

June Peebles - Edinburgh Leisure

Kay Morrison – South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Helen MacFarlane – Edinburgh Leisure

Chris Topping – NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Jillian Gibson – COSLA

Tracy Johnston – Education Scotland

Malcolm Dingwall-Smith – sportscotland

Dawn McAuley – sportscotland

Robert Nesbitt - SAMH

Aidan Gallagher – Actify

Rachel Elliot – NatureScot

Daniel Bulawa – Transport Scotland

Fiona Patterson – The Daily Mile

Special Thanks

Flora Jackson, Public Health Scotland for her groundbreaking work on the Systems Approach to Physical Activity in Scotland.

Professor Marie Murphy, Director of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre for her invaluable support in the drafting of this Framework.

Contact

Email: ActiveScotland@gov.scot

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