 New Office for Health Promotion to drive improvement of nation’s health Find out more The new Office for Health Promotion will lead national efforts to improve and level up the health of the nation by tackling obesity, improving mental health and promoting physical activity. The Office will recruit an expert lead who will report jointly into the Health Secretary and the Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty. The Office’s remit will be to systematically tackle the top preventable risk factors causing death and ill health in the UK, by designing, implementing and tracking delivery policy across government. It will bring together a range of skills to lead a new era of public health polices, leveraging modern digital tools, data and delivery experts. The Office for Health Promotion will be established by the autumn. Beat the Street physical activity game is coming to Sheffield Find out more The Beat the Street game is set to launch in Sheffield and will take place from Wednesday 16 June to Wednesday 28 July. Beat the Street is a free, interactive challenge that encourages people of all ages to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives by turning the city into a six-week game. The game is outdoors, completely contactless and players take part in their family groups or support bubbles, so has been approved by Public Health England as COVID safe. Participants are encouraged to walk, cycle, run, wheel or scoot as far as possible within the local area, with prizes of sports or book vouchers for the teams that clock up the highest number of miles. Sheffield follows South Yorkshire neighbours Barnsley and Rotherham in taking part in Beat the Street this year. How do we get Yorkshire and Humber active? Have your say There is just over a week to submit evidence to Policy Yorkshire on how to support people to become more active and access sport across the region as part of its recovery from the pandemic. Policy Yorkshire is the think tank for the Yorkshire and Humber region and the Physical Activity Policy Group is particularly interested in what actions around sport and physical activity are needed to help the region recover from the COVID pandemic and also contribute to the Government’s ambition of levelling up the country. Submissions can be made up to 5pm on Friday 16 April at policyyorkshire.org You’re hearing from us, now we want to hear from you! Tell us what you think At Yorkshire Sport Foundation, we want to make sure the content you receive from us is relevant. We share news, updates and best practice from across the sector in this newsletter, on our website, social media channels and The YSF Podcast. We’d appreciate your input on what you’d like to hear more of, and how you want to receive it. Please take a couple of minutes to take part in our survey, which will remain open until 5pm on Friday 30 April. News in brief Kick-start for summer school and activities £200 million total summer school funding to be distributed in secondary schools. Find out more… Kirklees school leads the way to healthier choices Linthwaite Ardron CE (VA) Junior and Infant School, have been presented with the Modeshift STARS Bronze standard for their commitment to sustainable travel. Find out more… #ClubsInCrisis Fund opens on Monday 12 April The fund will provide over £4million worth of funding to grassroots clubs and organisations. Find out more… StreetGames supports the ‘quiet frontline’ A major fundraising drive by StreetGames raised nearly £4million for local community sport organisations over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic. Find out more… Initiative launched to find new ways to overcome inequalities in physical activity People with great ideas to tackle inequalities in physical activity are being invited to apply to Ideas to Action – a new programme delivered by Design Council, supported by Sport England and funded by the National Lottery. Find out more… Podcast: Returning to sport safely The Ann Craft Trust talk about ways in which organisations can help their members return to play as we prepare to move out of lockdown once again. Find out more… Huddersfield Giants Community Trust prepare to Offload Offload is Rugby League Cares acclaimed men’s mental fitness project which allows men to engage with current and former players to learn the techniques clubs use to manage players’ mental and physical fitness. Find out more… Jobs Health and Wellbeing Lead Organisation: Sheffield United Community Foundation Application Deadline: 5:00pm – Thu 8th April, 2021 Read More » Diverse Communities Engagement Officer Application Deadline: 12:00am – Fri 9th April, 2021 Read More » Service Manager – Physical Activity Sports & Health Organisation: Sheffield City Council Application Deadline: 12:00am – Sun 11th April, 2021 Read More » See all Jobs > Do you have a story for The YSF Weekly? Email it to andy.morgan@yorkshiresport.org Reading this online or sent by a colleague? Sign up for our newsletter here |
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