Agenda item - Let's Get Moving: Brighton & Hove Sport & Physical Activity Strategy

Report of the Director of Public Health (copy attached).

34.1    The report was introduced by Verena Quin (Healthy Lifestyles Manager) and Katie Cuming (Public Health Consultant).

34.2    The Board was told:

·         There was a presentation to the HWB in July 2023 on the draft strategy and comments and suggestions from Board members have informed the development of subsequent drafts

·         The vision is to encourage active movement for everyone in Brighton and Hove to live well and be healthy. In order to deliver this, we want to make Brighton and Hove on of the nation’s most active cities in a way that is enjoyable

·         Physical activity has a wide range of physical and mental health benefits

·         The strategy aims to focus resources and efforts to support communities who have been identified as facing the greatest barriers to being physically active

·         The strategy supports a coordinated approach to physical activity, encouraging local partners to collaborate, pool resources and work jointly to increase the impact of interventions

·         The strategy will raise awareness of the contribution of sport and physical activity can give to developing the health of residents, addressing inequalities, and improving social and economic outcomes in the city

·         7 out of 10 adults in Brighton and Hove City are active enough. This is worse than our performance only a few years ago. The aim is to improve this

·         Certain areas of the city have high rates of inactivity, including East Brighton and North Portslade.  Other factors include people with ill health, disabilities and certain ethnic groups

·         Less than half of the children are physically active (at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day).

34.3    Board members asked questions and made comments on issues including

·         How the barriers to physical activity could be broken down for people from specific communities, including those who would struggle to pay for activities

·         How the strategy can be aligned with NHS care pathways

·         That it is important for it to be explicitly recognised that physical activity includes dance, yoga etc and is not just focused on sports which can put many people off

·         That active travel is a key element of physical activity

·         That there needs to be good public transport to leisure facilities if all communities are to benefit from the range of opportunities the city offers.

34.4    Resolved: The Board agreed The Lets Get Moving Brighton & Hove Sport & Physical Activity Strategy.       

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