1. Vaga Associates Leisure & Culture for Improving the Quality of Life Nikki Enoch and Mike Collins ESP Board Meeting 2 nd December 2003

2. Vaga Associates Presentation Outline  Benefits of leisure and culture Individuals & community Work-life balance  Strength of the evidence  Biggest benefits Health projects Youth projects  Community building ‘Bending’ mainstream services Next tranche of funding  Conclusions

3. Vaga Associates Leisure & Culture for Improving the Quality of Life Personal  Health - halves CHD risk - reduces blood pressure - controls body weight, diabetes - reduces risk of falls, back pain - reduces risk of colon cancer - reduces anxiety/depression - enhances mood, self-esteem - promotes imagination & vision  Socialisation, tolerance, team working  Social cohesion  Leadership & organising skills Communal/social  increases family/local links  reduces NHS costs  reduces crime and disorder costs  community identity thro’ history/culture  increases participation by poor, disabled, ethnic minorities  increases social networks/active citizens  creates jobs  improves environment

4. Vaga Associates Strength of the Evidence Personal  Health - halves CHD risk     P,L, C - reduces blood pressure     P,L, C - controls body weight, diabetes     P,L, C - reduces risk of falls, back pain     P,L, C - reduces risk of colon cancer     P,L, C - reduces anxiety/depression    P,L - enhances mood, self-esteem      P,L, C, A - promotes imagination & vision   A, C  Socialisation, tolerance and team working A, C  Social cohesion A, C  Leadership & organising skills   A,C Rating  Strength of evidence P Population studies L Laboratory studies C Case studies A Anecdote

5. Vaga Associates Strength of the Evidence Communal/social  increases family/local links   A, C  reduces NHS costs   A, C  reduces crime and disorder costs   A, C  community identity through history/culture   A, C  increases participation by poor, disabled, ethnic minorities    P, A, C  increases social networks/active citizens    P, A, C  creates jobs    P, A, C  improves environment    A, C Rating  Strength of evidence P Population studies L Laboratory studies C Case studies A Anecdote

6. Vaga Associates Health Source: Prentice & Jebb ‘95 Estimates extrapolated from national government studies Enfield residents:  37% are sedentary = 101,200  22.5% are obese = 61,500 Savings from 10% increase in activity:  10% = 17,200 residents  311 lives  £10.5m £1.9m NHS £4.3m loss of earnings £4.3m premature mortality Source: DCMS: 2002 Game Plan Implementing the Government’s Strategy for Sport Obesity and Inactivity Indicators

7. Vaga Associates Health Proposals People’s Life Span Best Start (0-14) Aids optimum physical and mental development Reduce Drop Out (13+) Especially females and BEMs (esp. Asians) Fit for Life (55+) Maintains body functions Prevents disability & isolation Same People Most at Risk  Poor Health  Quality of Life  Inactivity 55+ (especially women) C2DE, Disabled, BEM Strategic Approach Current Projects/Proposals Health living centres Exercise referrals 55+ Next Logical Target Maintain: CV function, grip, leg strength; avoid osteoporosis and breakages Need More… Walking schemes, activities with hobbies in homes/day centres/senior/cultural clubs

8. Vaga Associates Reducing Youth Crime Diversion Leisure & Culture Activities  ‘Magnet’ projects, Positive Futures, SPLASH, Homework Centres, Black History Month need to ensure continuity of Restorative Justice scheme 46% affected in C2DE groups by kids ‘hanging about’ (res2003) And Structural Changes  70%of youth crime committed by 7-8% youths Broken social and fragmented, unanchored leisure lives Drugs and poor health  Examples: Scott and Jason life histories

9. Vaga Associates Reducing Youth Crime Scott & Jason life history charts

10. Vaga Associates Reducing Youth Crime Concentrated focus and combined effort :  Mentors and activity leaders to work with: Leisure and culture development officers Social workers Police Health Education & training  To connect: Social Numeracy & literacy Anti drugs Social education Work placements

11. Vaga Associates Building Communities Social cohesion and Active Citizenship by:  Involvement in groups/clubs  Increase social capital: Support networks Mutual trust Organisational skills  Schemes to: Develop youth & senior sections of sports and arts groups Increase volunteering Training to existing and new Awards for quality and recognition  Make better use of: Voluntary sites (nights/days) Grants (e.g. Nottingham Healthy Heart Group) 40% of volunteering from sport and arts Source: Home Office Survey 2003

12. Vaga Associates Leisure & Culture for Improving the Quality of Life Conclusions  Encourage local people to be more active in their neighbourhoods  Encourage embedded local control  Improve health in deprived areas  Reduce crime and fear of crime  Increase accessible and affordable youth activities: Including new and better ways of diverting away from crime and antisocial behaviour Involving young people themselves in design and delivery  Promote services to give children and young people a better start  Establish good baselines and monitoring for evidence based assessment

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