Places and Spaces for Health and Wellbeing, 19th May 2015, Glasgow

Places and Spaces for

Health and Wellbeing

Tuesday 19th May 2015

Saracen House, Glasgow

David Thompson

DPT Urban Design

Rory Mitchell

NHS Health Scotland

Marguerite Hunter Blair

Play Scotland

Marguerite Hunter BlairChief Executive

The role and impact of outdoor

spaces for Play

19 May 2015

Play Scotland works to deliver the child’s right to play in Scotland

© Play Scotland

The Key Characteristics of Play

© Play Scotland

(UNCRC General Comment 2013)

Play ScotlandRight to Play

Risk Resilience

Research Parents

Providers Playworkers

Training Lobbying

Social Media

Children

and Young

Peoples

Act

UK Play

Safety

Forum,

HSE

UK

Childrens

Play

Policy

Forum

Scotland’s

Play

Strategy Early

Years

Context

UNCRC

General

Comment

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Playwork

People in

Scotland

Youthwork

Strategy

Parenting

Strategy

• Half of children aged between 5 and 10 years never play out on their streets

• Half of parents think it is unsafe for children to play out

• 15 year olds in Scotland showing sign of heart disease

• 10 year olds prefer to engage with their friends through their phones rather than face to face

© Play Scotland

Did you know ...

•© Play Scotland

Active Scotland Outcomes

Our Key Stakeholders

© Play Scotland

Play Generates a Culture of Childhood

(UNCRC General Comment 2013) © Play Scotland

Importance of Place

“Children need

wilder places to

play where

they can take risks”

RoSPA

“It’s not safe to go out on our own because we live next to a main road”Gary, aged 12

“If we had a Play Ranger they would make sure we’re safe”Kai, aged 8

“I would like to climb trees, build dens and have fun”Gary, aged 12

The Competent Child Needs Risk

• “The ideal parent wants strong, resilient, bright eyed, fearless children” (Tom Hodgekinson)

• “The introduction of risk might form part of play opportunities and activity”(HSE High level statement)

© Play Scotland

The anti-poverty agenda in Wales recognises that children can have a poverty of experience, opportunity and

aspiration, and that this kind of poverty can affect children from all social, cultural and economic backgrounds

© Play Scotland

Active Achieving Inclusive© Play Scotland

Children and Young People ACT 2014

Margaret Layden

ng homes

Cllr Yvonne Kucuk

Glasgow City Council





Petra Biberbach

PAS

Petra Biberbach

PAS | Chief Executive

Placemaking for wellbeing and mental healthPlaces & Spaces for Health & Wellbeing Conference


19 May 2015

The biology is very clear:

chaotic, difficult circumstances lead to an increased risk of physical and mental

ill health

So lets not spend a fortune trying to find drugs to fix that; lets change the

chaotic and difficult circumstances!

Sir Harry Burns (Former Chief Medical Officer)

Wellness is created and lived every day through peoples’ ability to care for themselves …being able to take decisions, and having a sense of control.

Those who identify their lives and environments as comprehensible, manageable and meaningful develop strong coping mechanisms … those who do not are liable to experience chronic stress.

People with control over their lives will be less stressed…low levels of control point to a risk of ill health or even death brought on by hopelessness.

The need for engaged, empowered, inclusive, participative approaches to placemaking

In 2014 PAS was nominated and received an award from

Action in Mind provides a range of services to promote good mental health and support those who need their services

PAS supports a planning system – a key public service – that is open and accessible to all

Spatial Planning

Community Empowerment

Community Planning

Spatial Planning


Community Planning

PILLARS OF REFORM

PlacePeople

Partnership/participation Performance/outcomes

Prevention

Spatial Planning


Community Planning

participative /

collaborative

approaches to

place making

Spatial Planning


Community Planning

PAS is an independent

impartial organisation that

helps people in Scotland to

understand and engage with

the places they live in so that

everyone has the power to

create positive communities

for the future.

Volunteer led - PAS services

are delivered by a combination

of associates, staff and a large

volunteer network of more

than 400 built environment

professionals.

Volunteering is at the heart of

what we do.

Advice Service

PAS is the trusted body for anyone looking

to understand the planning process and

the places around them. We encourage

active participation in planning and raise

awareness in order to create positive

change.

Training

PAS promotes education for all in the

planning process, to encourage

community engagement in creating

positive places. With over 20 years of

experience, the expertise of our staff and

volunteers inspires and empowers people

across Scotland.

Influencing Place

PAS inspires individuals to be aware of the

planning process and their role within it,

while raising civic awareness of the

positive effect good planning can create

for all.

Education and Events

PAS believes education and participation

are key to enabling our communities to

engage with the built places around them,

and we support that process in schools

and communities.

Youth engagement

Seldom heard communities

SP=EED™

Community led initiatives

Charretteplus

INCLUSIVE PLACEMAKING:Bringing people into the decision making process in meaningful ways

IMBYIn My Back Yard

INCLUSIVE PLACEMAKING: Youth Engagement Bringing young people into the decision making process in meaningful ways

IMBYIn My Back Yard

YEP!Youth Engagement in Planning


IMBYIn My Back Yard


Young Placemakers


IMBYIn My Back Yard


Young Placemakers

European Youth Exchanges


IMBYIn My Back Yard


Young Placemakers

European Youth Exchanges


Place Work Folk

Meaningfully engaging seldom heard communities in decision making processes

INCLUSIVE PLACEMAKING: Gypsy / travellers

Meaningfully engaging communities in decision making processes

INCLUSIVE PLACEMAKING: SP=EED


INCLUSIVE PLACEMAKING: Community led

Isle of Rum


INCLUSIVE PLACEMAKING: Charretteplus

Levenmouth



Dunblane



Dunblane

Petra Biberbach

[email protected] 0131 220 9730

• www.pas.org.uk

• Online information sheets

• Weekly news bulletin

• Telephone and online helpline

• Follow us on Twitter @PAS_tweets

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.pas.org.uk/

Euan Hall

the Land Trust

David Miller

The James Hutton Institute





Rona Gibb

Paths for All

Copyright © 2014 Paths for All

Let’s Get Scotland Walking

Rona Gibb

Development Manager


Our Partners


Walking is for everyone,everyday,


Walking is for everyone,everyday,everywhere.


Walking benefits both people and places. People who walk have improved health and wellbeing and stronger communities. Well designed and managed places that offer good walking conditions benefit from a more vibrant, accessible and active

public environment and subsequently a healthier economy.


How do you like to walk?


Where do you like to walk?


Why Walking?

……..‘Because it adds up’

Physical inactivity costs the NHS. An inactive person spends 37% more days in hospital and visits the doctor 5.5% more often. The cost to the NHS of physical inactivity was estimated in 2007 at between £1billion and £1.8billion.

Physical inactivity costs the wider economy. The costs of physical inactivity were estimated in 2007 at £5.5billion in sickness absence, and £1billion in pre-mature deaths. Including NHS costs, this totals £8.3billion, or £10billion in today’s prices.


Walking is the most likely way all adults can achieve the recommended levels of physical activity (NICE 2012b)

If a medication existed which had a similar effect to physical activity, it would be regarded as a ‘wonder drug’ or ‘miracle cure’ (CMO 2009)

Walking is man’s best medicine (Hippocrates)

Physical activity is the “best buy in public health” (Faculty of Public Health)

Walking has been described as “the nearest activity to perfect exercise” (Morris and Hardman 1997).


7 Scots a day die because of inactivity = 2,500 a year

• Second biggest cause of mortality

• Kills more people than obesity or alcohol excess.

• Can help prevent and treat more than 20 chronic diseases

• Getting Scotland fit would increase life expectancy by

more than a year due to our high prevalence of inactivity

Why do we need to get people more

active?


© STV


Recent National Strategies…

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

Launched Toronto April 2010

International Congress Physical Activity for Health

Led by Professor Fiona Bull

Chair, Global Advocacy for Physical Activity, ISPAH

7 Investments that work for physical activity

1. ‘Whole-of-school’ programs

2. Transport policies and systems that prioritise walking, cycling and public transport

3. Urban design regulations and infrastructure that provides for equitable and safe access for recreational physical activity, and recreational and transport-related walking and cycling across the life course

4. Physical activity and NCD prevention integrated into primary health care systems

5. Public education, including mass media to raise awareness and change social norms on physical activity

6. Community-wide programs involving multiple settings and sectors & that mobilize and integrate community engagement and resources

7. Sports systems and programs that promote ‘sport for all’and encourage participation across the life span

Business Employment Research and Innovation

Young People Early Years Healthier Inequalities Tackled

Life Chances

Safe from Crime

Sustainable Places

ResilientCommunities

Environment Valued

National Identity

Impact on Environment

Older People Supported

PublicServices

We encourage and enable the inactive to be more active

We encourage and enable the active to stay active throughout life

We develop physical confidence and competence from the earliest

age

VISION – A MORE ACTIVE SCOTLAND

Physical activity is about getting people moving. Daily walking, playing in a park, going to a gym, training with a team or aspiring to win a gold medal- it doesn’t really matter how people get active, it just matters that we do.Being physically active contributes to our personal, community and national wellbeing. Our vision is of a Scotland where more people are more active more often.

We improve our active infrastructure – people and places

We support wellbeing and resilience in communities through physical

activity and sport

We improve opportunities to progress and achieve in sport

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NWS launched June 2014

Beyond 2014 - Commonwealth Games part of Active Legacy

Launched by Michael Mathieson, Minister for Public Health


• The National Walking Strategy is a key element in delivering

the ten year Physical Implementation Plan.

• We want to make Scotland a world leader as a walking

friendly country

• Walking can contribute positively to areas such as planning,

regeneration, economic development, mental and physical

health and wellbeing, transport, climate change and

education.

• Need for many sectors to work together - including town and

community planners, transport, schools, recreation and

parks, environment etc.

Why a Walking Strategy?


Our Vision

A Scotland where everyone benefits from walking as part of their everyday journeys, enjoys walking in the outdoors and where places are well designed to encourage walking. Our 3 Strategic Aims are: ● Create a culture of walking where everyone walks more often as part of their everyday travel and for recreation and well-being ● Better quality walking environments with attractive, well designed and managed built and natural spaces for everyone ● Enable easy, convenient and safe independent mobility for everyone

Let’s Get Scotland

Walking



Walking is the key!

• Climate Change targets

• Health Plans

• Tourism Development

• Retail Development

• Town Centre Management

• Crime and Disorder

• Public Spaces

• Air Quality Management

• Neighbourhood Regeneration

• Public Transport

• Economic Regeneration……..

Can any of the following policies areas be delivered

without high quality walking conditions?


Policy links…


Policy and Strategy

• Single Outcome Agreement (2012)

– one of six priorities in SOAs for CPPs is to tackle physical

inactivity

• National Planning Framework 3 (2014)

– Ambition, Opportunity and Place

• A More Active Scotland Building a Legacy from the

Commonwealth Games (Feb 2014)

– 5 themes Environment; Workplace Settings; NHS &

Social Care; Education Settings; Sport & Recreation

• National Walking Strategy (2014)

– Development of Action Plan


‘Achieving lasting

change and

increasing the

number of people

choosing to

travel actively

across all

communities as

part of their

everyday lives’


Active Travel



© Paths for All © Living Streets Scotland


• High population density

• Mixed land use

• High connectivity - easy walking & cycling routes between destinations

• Well maintained pedestrian and cycling facilities

• Good accessibility – variety of easily reached destinations or facilities (within 5 minutes walk / 400m)

• Daily needs within walking distance of most residents

Designing Streets:

Walkable Neighbourhoods





Where are people physically active?


The vast majority of respondents who are

able to walk used street pavements for

walking in the past month (88%).

Just under two thirds walked in a local park

or woodland area (63%), while just over half

walked in the countryside or on a local path

network (54% and 52% respectively).

76%

Strongly agreed that they

enjoyed walking because it

was good for their health 57%

Of parents walked their

children to school


Why Walking?

‘Because it adds up’


• Research suggests that making town centres better for

walking can boost footfall and trading by up to 40%

• Cost Benefit Ratios for walking (and cycling)

developments show significant value for money.

• A report in 2006 estimated that Fife Coastal Path

generated £24-£29 million expenditure in local

businesses each year, and supported 800-900

FTE jobs.

Value for money


Walking for Health in Scotland2013/14




Community and

Individual Pedometer

Packs


Project Resources

Walking Your Way to Strength and Balance



• The components work together

• The way they’re presented together is important

Users‘The local GP surgery is

delighted we are promoting

these walks’

‘We know a great deal more about path

maintenance now and have probably

improved our fitness levels’


EveryoneEveryone in Scotland can benefit from walking more.

©Living Streets Scotland©Sustrans

©Commonwealth Woods

©Alex Greenwood

©Paths for All


EverydayWalking is something you can easily do everyday.

©Commonwealth Woods©Paths for All

©Paths for All

©Paths for All

©Paths for All

©Paths for All

©Living Streets Scotland


EverywhereScotland is an amazing place to walk, wherever you are.

©Paths for All

©Paths for All

©Living Streets Scotland


If you still need more convincing then take a look at

Dr Mike Evans - 23.5 hours on youtube!!

http://www.evanshealthlab.com/23-and-12-hours/

http://www.evanshealthlab.com/23-and-12-hours/

http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/

http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/

Keith Irving

Cycling Scotland



