the healthy living service kirsty preston recreation and physical activity officer

The Healthy Living ServiceThe Healthy Living Service

Kirsty PrestonKirsty Preston

Recreation and Physical Recreation and Physical Activity OfficerActivity Officer


• Shaping and developing an Shaping and developing an inclusive approachinclusive approach

• Important role of Sport and Important role of Sport and Physical ActivityPhysical Activity

• Raise awareness, provide Raise awareness, provide opportunities and create an opportunities and create an enjoyable environment.enjoyable environment.

5 Key Components5 Key Components

• enjoyenjoyleisure leisure • Active SchoolsActive Schools• Health Equalities and ImprovementHealth Equalities and Improvement• Recreation and Physical ActivityRecreation and Physical Activity• Sports DevelopmentSports Development

enjoyenjoyleisureleisure

• Recent change into charitable trustRecent change into charitable trust• Partnership with ELCPartnership with ELC• 6 Sport Centres6 Sport Centres• ELC staff discountsELC staff discounts

Active Schools Active Schools and and

Sports DevelopmentSports Development

Active Schools:Active Schools:• Develop a range of physical activity Develop a range of physical activity

opportunitiesopportunities• Work with a range of partnersWork with a range of partners• More children, More Active, More More children, More Active, More

OftenOften

Sports DevelopmentSports Development

7 dedicated Officers for 7 focus sports:7 dedicated Officers for 7 focus sports:• BasketballBasketball• BadmintonBadminton• Disability SportDisability Sport• FootballFootball• GolfGolf• HockeyHockey• RugbyRugby

5 Key aspects of Work5 Key aspects of Work

• Schools SportSchools Sport• Supporting ClubsSupporting Clubs• Coach and Teacher EducationCoach and Teacher Education• District SquadsDistrict Squads• Supporting Elite AthletesSupporting Elite Athletes

For more information: For more information: www.sportsdevelopmenteastlothian.gov.www.sportsdevelopmenteastlothian.gov.ukuk

Email: Email: [email protected]@eastlothian.gov.uk

Tel: 01875 619071Tel: 01875 619071

Health Equalities Health Equalities and and

ImprovementImprovement

Support from the StartSupport from the Start::

• East Lothian chosen as test siteEast Lothian chosen as test site• Equally WellEqually Well• Health inequalities in early Health inequalities in early

years in Prestonpans, years in Prestonpans, Musselburgh East and TranentMusselburgh East and Tranent



• ‘‘Breaking the Cycle’Breaking the Cycle’• Prevent the risk of disadvantage in Prevent the risk of disadvantage in

health outcomes being passed from health outcomes being passed from one generation to the next.one generation to the next.

• Improve/Develop new service Improve/Develop new service pathways to address early yearspathways to address early years

• Engage target communitiesEngage target communities



Health and Wellbeing:Health and Wellbeing:• Accessible Information is provided Accessible Information is provided

on a range of topics including: on a range of topics including: Breastfeeding Friendly venues, Breastfeeding Friendly venues, Healthy Bodies, Healthy minds and Healthy Bodies, Healthy minds and Healthy HeartsHealthy Hearts

All information at: All information at: www.eastlothian.gov.ukwww.eastlothian.gov.uk



Leisure PassLeisure Pass• All individuals, juniors, Senior Citizens and All individuals, juniors, Senior Citizens and

families.families.• Benefit from all year round discountsBenefit from all year round discounts

Leisure Pass PlusLeisure Pass Plus• All individuals, juniors, Senior Citizens and All individuals, juniors, Senior Citizens and

familiesfamilies• Low income and/or in receipt of benefitLow income and/or in receipt of benefit



Healthy Working Lives:Healthy Working Lives:• HWL scheme previously SHAWHWL scheme previously SHAW• Benefits of a healthier working Benefits of a healthier working

environment and healthier life in environment and healthier life in generalgeneral

• Representative from each Representative from each department in the councildepartment in the council



Additional Staff Benefits:Additional Staff Benefits:• Sports CentreSports Centre• Free 24/7 counselling serviceFree 24/7 counselling service• Fly Right Dance CompanyFly Right Dance Company• Haddington Golf ClubHaddington Golf Club• Crunchy CarrotCrunchy Carrot• Discounted Health PractitionerDiscounted Health Practitioner

• Organise Health days/events e.g Dr BikeOrganise Health days/events e.g Dr Bike



Physical Activity and Health Physical Activity and Health PartnershipPartnership

• Various services within ELC and Various services within ELC and NHS LothianNHS Lothian



Objectives:Objectives:• Encourage a multi-disciplinary approachEncourage a multi-disciplinary approach• Identify OpportunitiesIdentify Opportunities• Provide support for existing initiativesProvide support for existing initiatives• Opportunities for those in the fieldOpportunities for those in the field• Engage existing clubs and organisationsEngage existing clubs and organisations



Recent Events and Initiatives:Recent Events and Initiatives:

• Active OutdoorsActive Outdoors• Play@homePlay@home• Active ArtsActive Arts• Active ChoicesActive Choices

Recreation Recreation and and

Physical ActivityPhysical Activity

Ageing Well:Ageing Well:• Ageing Well Uk with Age ConcernAgeing Well Uk with Age Concern• 5 in the Lothian – 1 in East Lothian5 in the Lothian – 1 in East Lothian

Aims:Aims:• Improve and Maintain HealthImprove and Maintain Health• Improve quality of life through P.AImprove quality of life through P.A• Increase access to Leisure FacilitiesIncrease access to Leisure Facilities• Promoting development of a multi Promoting development of a multi

agency programme.agency programme.



Current Classes:Current Classes:• Seated ExerciseSeated Exercise• Movement to MusicMovement to Music• Supported SwimmingSupported Swimming• Support of existing Tea DancesSupport of existing Tea Dances

Contact: Vi Robertson Contact: Vi Robertson [email protected]@eastlothian.gov.uk



• Community based projectCommunity based project• Aims to encourage more people to walk using Aims to encourage more people to walk using

recognised, established pathways.recognised, established pathways.• Local Town walks – up to 1 hour using local path Local Town walks – up to 1 hour using local path

networksnetworks• Next steps – 2 hours and are graded for difficulty (1,2,3 Next steps – 2 hours and are graded for difficulty (1,2,3

boots)boots)• Independent walkers can contact the project coordinator Independent walkers can contact the project coordinator

to receive a pack of infoto receive a pack of info

Email: Email: healthylivinghealthyliving@@eastlothianeastlothian..govgov..ukuk

Tel: Anne Adams on 01620 827608Tel: Anne Adams on 01620 827608



Support and Organise sportingSupport and Organise sporting

events:events:• Bob Moffat Bowling Event Bob Moffat Bowling Event • Edinburgh to North Berwick Road Race Edinburgh to North Berwick Road Race • North Berwick Law Race North Berwick Law Race • Haddington Sprint and North Berwick Haddington Sprint and North Berwick

Triathlon Triathlon • East Lothian Open Tennis Tournament East Lothian Open Tennis Tournament



Sports Award Scheme:Sports Award Scheme:• Offers a scheme of sports awards as part Offers a scheme of sports awards as part

of its policy to promote the development of its policy to promote the development of sport and recreationof sport and recreation

• Supplement voluntary initiatives and Supplement voluntary initiatives and work with clubs and NGBs of sportwork with clubs and NGBs of sport



• Awards to Individual Sportsmen Awards to Individual Sportsmen & Women& Women

• Awards to Coaches and OfficialsAwards to Coaches and Officials• Special Awards Special Awards • Community GrantsCommunity Grants

Further information Further information [email protected]@eastlothian.gov.uk


Any Questions?Any Questions?

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