Welcome to the Research and Evidence Portal. Here you will find a catalogue of relevant national and local physical activity and sport literature made up of reports and case studies that allows users to search by key themes, location, date and age. You can also find a number of practical toolkits and guidance documents to support the marketing and promotion of your programmes and campaigns.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Blaby
Jul 2023
Active Blaby have delivered a nine-week programme of JUST get Involved to increase inactive women's activity levels by encouraging them to attend existing community classes, with everything from badminton to Zumba on offer.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Leicester County
Jun 2023
The Active Mums Club was launched in January 2023, and aims to engage and empower pre and post natal women to take ownership of their own movement levels, receive accurate physical activity advice around their pregnancy journey and participate in physical activity within their homes and communities.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Hinckley & Bosworth
Jul 2023
Active Hinckley & Bosworth supported the implementation of Youth Engagement Activators (YEA's) to engage children and young people who have had their physical and mental health affected because of the pandemic.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Harborough
Jul 2023
The Active Harborough team partnered with Voluntary Action South Leicestershire to run boccia sessions at Brooklands Gardens.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Charnwood
Jul 2023
Active Charnwood partnered with the local charity Molly's Gift to deliver a Couch to 5k programme as part of their January 600 minute physical activity challenge.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23
Jul 2023
The document provides a snapshot of the work of the Active Together Board, team and partners and what we have done in partnership to encourage the communities in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland to be physically active and move more.
Leicester Children's Health and Wellbeing Survey 2021/2022
Jun 2022
The School Health Education Unit (SHEU) were commissioned by Leicester City Council to undertake a school based survey of Leicester school pupils aged 10 to 15.
What roles does physical activity play following the death of a parent as a young person? A qualitative investigation
Jan 2023
This research article looks at the benefits of physical activity in helping children and young people deal with parental loss, with research undertaken using qualitative methods.
The UK Concussion Guidelines for Non-Elite (Grassroots) Sport
Apr 2023
The following guidance is intended to provide information on how to recognise concussion and the management from the time of injury through to a safe return to education, work and playing sport.
Ethnic Health inequalities in later life
Nov 2021
There are stark inequalities between the health status of different ethnic groups in the UK, with people from some ethnic minority backgrounds experiencing worse health than their White peers.
