News from local CSPs

Sporting chance to try something new at festival.

Paralympic sports were celebrated in Norwich last week when over 300 people with a disability were given the chance to play sport, socialise and try >>

Community Games Torch Relay Begins

Mirroring the steps of the Olympic Torch Relay route the Community Games Torch Relay has begun. Charlotte Keene from Devon was one of the first >>

Ping Pong Care Campaign in Merseyside

Merseyside Sports Partnership is working closely with the Ping Pong Care Campaign. Ping Pong is a funny and emotional film which following the over 80’s >>

Young Coaches Conference 2013 with Dani King

Olympic Gold medallist Dani King will be inspiring young people from around Hampshire & IOW at the Young Coaches Conference 2013. >>

Race is on to Reach Rio

Launched on 1 April 2013 over 90 businesses and organisations have already registered for the Reaching Rio workplace challenge organised by Active Sussex. >>

"Inspiring more people, to be more active, more often "

Sport Hampshire & IOW recently launched their legacy campaign Do More Be More which aims to inspire people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight >>

Wider physical activity and links with Health

Having been contracted by the Department of Health to coordinate wider physical activity alongside sport during 2009-10, County Sports Partnerships have built up a wealth of expertise and experience in developing and delivering targeted sport and physical activity interventions to increase health and well-being. They provide a unique bridge between the health and sport and physical activity sectors, helping health commissioners use sport and physical activity to address their local health needs, and helping the sport sector to adapt and present its offer to contribute to health related outcomes and target groups - a real win-win!

The national funding from the Department of Health to CSPs was not continued into 2010-11 due to the current cuts and the policy to fund fewer programmes centrally. However, Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health, recognises the valuable contribution that County Sports partnerships have made in this area and encourages CSPs to continue in this this area working closely with the Department of Health and with Health Commissioners locally.

To support this, and recognising the significant changes currently taking place in the health sector, the CSP Network have developed a new offer for public health which CSPs will be able to adapt and deliver to meet local health needs.

Click here to read more about the new CSP offer for health, or click on the link to the left to view examples of current CSP work in this area.

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