Tags: Active Lives
Posted: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00
Move Together: celebrating 12 months of collective impact across Oxfordshire
Since April 2022, Move Together has supported over 1,700 people in Oxfordshire and has played a significant... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:23
Move Together aims to tackle the fast-growing loneliness epidemic
It's 2023 and staggeringly, the loneliness epidemic is not getting any better, in fact it's getting much worse, with chronic loneliness having increased by a million since the pandemic hit, now at 3.3 million according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In this blog we explore the role Move Together plays in tackling loneliness. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:47
YouMove helps over 1000 families across Oxfordshire get active!
YouMove is making a huge difference to helping families enjoy being active together. Since launching in June 2022, 4,850 individuals are now taking part across the county. Read More »
Posted: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:52
What is social prescribing, why is it important, and what can we do to make it better?
Social prescribing and community-based support is part of the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to make personalised care business as usual across health and care.
Physical activity is a golden thread of social prescribing it can support with long term health conditions, low mood and anxiety, loneliness and connection to nature. Sometimes although not the primary problem facing a patient with complex needs, physical activity can become one of the solutions to getting them back to positive wellbeing. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:52
Embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in everything we do: Phoebe Gibbons on why our response to EDI is so much more than a tick box exercise
"Often, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, can be regarded as a tick box exercise, however, here at Active Oxfordshire, we recognise that it is so much more than this." Phoebe Gibbons, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Co-ordinator at Active Oxfordshire explores our commitment to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation at 3 months into the role. Read More »
Posted: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:46
Inclusivity in action
Tackling inequality and increasing diversity in physical activity & sport is one of the greatest... Read More »