Working in Partnership

This page highlights a number of local and regional contacts, who are working in partnership to develop physical activity.

 

Start Active Stay Active in Staffordshire - conference a success

 

To help encourage people in Staffordshire to do more physical activity, the NHS, Staffordshire County Council, SASSOT and a range of partners have got together to discuss and develop an action plan on how they can work together to get people moving.

 

The Start Active Stay Active physical activity conference was held on 22^nd february in Cannock. This event signals the ongoing commitment to increase physical activity across the population especially where there are higher levels of inactivity. About 7 out of every 10 women and 6 in every 10 men in the UK are not active enough to protect themselves against coronary heart disease. Physical activity is influenced by many different factors including sport in schools, layout of the streets, leisure facilities, availability and access to green spaces and individual lifestyle choices.

 

Based on the conference, the NHS, Staffordshire County Council and partners are developing a plan for getting people to be more physically active across Staffordshire. All organisations represented were asked to take away at least one action to get Staffordshire people more active.

 

Dr Aliko Ahmed, Director of Staffordshire Public Health, said: “We know that there are significant benefits to health from regular participation in physical activity which can prevent illness and be beneficial to those with existing conditions and we’d like to see all age groups taking part in daily activity”.

 

Robbie Marshall, County Councillor for Public Health and Community Safety, said: “There are many organisations represented here to today that can encourage people to take a little more physical activity on a regular basis, and by combining our efforts we can have a greater impact across Staffordshire”.

 

There are many benefits of physical activity, and even short bursts of activity built into daily life will help.   The recommended weekly amount for adults is 150 minutes and building up gradually is recommended so that activity  becomes part of a normal routine. Not only does physical activity provide protection against chronic disease but it can improve self confidence, reduce social isolation and is often a great way of meeting other people and having a good time.

 

Physical activity can also help people be more productive at work, help children and young people develop healthily, and reduce congestion on the roads and pollution through people walking or riding their bike instead of driving.

Please click on the presentations below:

 

Dr Aliko Ahmed, Director Staffordshire Public Health -

Jo Robbins, Consultant in Public Health -

Lisa Shepherd, 'The Good Life project', Cannock -

Emma Jones, Work Well Being, Veolia Environmental Services -

Steve Glover, Active Lifestyles Project, Stafford & Stone SSP -

Jon Fairburn, Staffordshire University -

 

County Sport & Physical Activity Partnerships (CSPANs)

Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent have supported the establishment and development of local physical activity networks, (often known as CSPANs), which are instrumental in identifying and addressing local physical activity needs.

 

A CSPAN will aim to bring local partners and stakeholders together to deliver on a broader physical activity agenda, including the expansion or maintainance of interventions that support the increasing physical activity agenda e.g. workplace activity, outdoor activity, and those aimed at sedentary people.

 

The following CSPANs are operational and active:

(Please contact the relevant local authority sports development team within each area for further information)

• Cannock Chase District Community Sport & Physical Activity Network
  Contact - Paul Smith (Cannock Chase District Council)
  Tel: 01543 427895
  Email: paulrsmith@cannockchasedc.gov.uk
  
  
• East Staffs United
  Contact - Neil Brown (East Staffordshire Borough Council)
  Tel: 01283 508192
  Email: neil.brown@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
  
  
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Community Sport & Physical Activity Partnership
  Contact - Jenna Burn (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council)
  Tel: 01782 742620
  Email: jenna.burn@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
  
  
• South Staffordshire Community Sport & Physical Activity Network
  Contact - Mark Jenkinson (South Staffordshire District Council)
  Tel: 01902 696533
  Email: m.jenkinson@sstaffs.gov.uk
  
  
• Staffordshire Moorlands Community Activity Network
  Contact - Tony Wheat (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council)
  Tel: 01538 395730
  Email: anthony.wheat@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
  
  
• Stoke-on-Trent Sport & Physical Activity Partnership
  Contact - Marie Jenkins (Stoke City Council)
  Tel: 01782 235706
  Email: marie.jenkins@stoke.gov.uk
  
  
• Tamworth Play & Positive Activity Partnership
  Contact - Neil Mason (Tamworth Borough Council)  
  Tel: 01827 709568
  Email: neil-mason@tamworth.gov.uk

 

National Health Service and Primary Care Trust partners:

 

NHS North Staffordshire PCT:

 

South Staffordshire PCT:

  

Stoke-on-Trent PCT:

 

  

PAN-WM

The Physical Activity Network for the West Midlands is an independent region wide network initiated to be a sustainable, independent network that supports those working to increase physical activity levels in the population of the West Midlands.