Agenda item

-        Rebecca Atchinson to present

Rebecca Atchinson, Public Health, and Chris Siddall, Sports Development, gave the following powerpoint presentation:-

Why is physical activity important?

-          Being physically active contributed towards

Positive mental health and wellbeing

Improved quality of life

Reduced the risk of arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, respiratory illnesses and more

Improved the recovery from strokes, falls, osteoporosis

Was the 5^th leading global burden of disease in western Europe

Was 1 of the top modifiable risk factors

-          It was not just preventing/reducing obesity

What is physical activity?

-          Everyday activities

Active travel, walking and cycling, active at work, housework, gardening and DIY

-          Active recreation

Recreational walking and cycling, swimming, exercise and fitness classes, dancing, active play, outdoor pursuits and adventurous activity

-          Sports

Organised team sports, structured competitive activity, PE and School Sports, individual sports

-          Move more, more often

Activity levels in Rotherham

-          Improving trend from Active People Survey 6

-          Over half Rotherham adults did not do physical activity

-          Rotherham was the 127/150 least active local authority

-          33.57% inactive adults

The costs of physical inactivity

-          Inactive people compared to active people annually had 38% more days in hospital and 6% more visits to their GP

-          Rotherham’s inactivity rates had been estimated to cost over £22M per year

-          National comparisons of lifestyle issues estimated annual costs

Physical inactivity                     £8.2B

Alcohol misuse                         £17B

Drugs                                          £15.4B

Smoking                                     £13.74B

Obesity                                        £15.8B

Sexual health                            £12.05B

-          If every local authority was able to reduce inactivity by 1% a year over 5 years local tax payers would save £44 per household

Rotherham’s vision

-     “Rotherham will be a place where people feel good, are healthy and active and enjoy life to the full”

Links to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy

-          Rotherham Active Partnership’s new approach followed the life course targeting those least active

-          Strong linkages to themes

Further Developments

-          Website

To promote physical activity opportunities across the Borough

To provide people with long term conditions advice on safe sessions

-          Passport of physical activity

Given to all patients leaving service with a physical activity element

Clear advice on what they should consider and avoid

Linked to the website

Discussion ensued on the presentation with the following issues raised/clarified:-

·           Linkages to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy that would support funding bids

·           Challenge to put physical activity on a par with other therapeutic interventions offered by the NHS

·           Social prescribing was 1 of the most successful interventions coming through.  Some elderly people could undertake various chair-based activities

·           The review of the Partnership could discuss opportunities for funding and how services could be delivered across Rotherham and whether duplication could be reduced to maximise impact

·           A successful funding bid had been submitted around the disadvantaged community of Canklow, Dalton, Thrybergh and East Dene; a bid was still pending for Maltby and Dinnington.  There would be close work using the community development approach, working with partners in the area and the 11 Disadvantaged Team Leaders to gain an understanding why the inactivity levels were as high as they were in those areas and what services and intervention was required to try and encourage those that were not active

·           Attempted to identify where all the Partnership’s services fitted together in order to recognise and use people’s skills effectively

Rachel and Chris were thanked for their presentation.

Resolved:-  That the Board receive 6 monthly reports from the Rotherham Active Partnership.