One day symposium – Physical Activity and the Environment
School of Geosciences, Drummond Street, University of Edinburgh
19th November 10.00 – 16.30
Evidence exists to suggest that physical activity is important for health and that low levels of physical activity are of increasing concern. The global importance of this was highlighted in a recent collection of papers in The Lancet quantifying the public health importance of physical activity. The local environment can provide opportunities for promoting or hindering engagement in physical activity and recent research in this field has sought to understand, if and how, features of the local environment shape individual health related behaviours, and in turn, area level health inequalities.
This workshop will bring together academics, public health professionals and policy makers to discuss emerging research and interventions in this area. Speakers from both academia and public policy will present current research and interventions and a group discussion will consider the future for work in this area.
9.30 Coffee and registration
10.00 Welcome
10:15 Prof Nanette Mutrie, Sport, Physical Education & Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh
10.45 Ian Findlay, Chief Officer, Paths for all
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Dr Niamh Shortt, CRESH, University of Edinburgh
12:30 Lunch
13.30 Sharon Allison, Physical Activity and Health Alliance Coordinator, NHS Health Scotland
14.00 Prof Andy Jones, Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), University of East Anglia
14.30 Coffee
15.00 Where next for research and policy on physical activity and the environment (Group discussion facilitated by Prof Richard Mitchell and Prod Jamie Pearce)
16.30 Wine reception
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please register your interest by Friday November 2nd by contacting Fiona Hartree on 0131 651 4348 or email Fiona.Hartree@ed.ac.uk
