Physical activity and the environment

Summary

This guidance offers the first national, evidence-based recommendations on how to improve the physical environment to encourage physical activity. It demonstrates the importance of such improvements and the need to evaluate how they impact on the public's health

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• PH8 Physical activity and the environment: quick reference guide
• PH8 Physical activity and the environment: guidance (MS Word format)
• PH8 Physical activity and the environment: guidance

For patients, carers and the public

• PH8 Physical activity and the environment: quick reference guide

Background information

• Physical activity and the environment: fieldwork report
• Physical activity and the environment: economic modelling report
• 2008/004 New NICE public health guidance on creating environments to encourage physical activity

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Physical activity and the environment: checklist for health overview and scrutiny committees
• Physical activity and the environment: guide to resources
• Physical activity and the environment: slide set
• Physical activity and the environment: cost report