Aim and objectives of the report - CLES

The well-being services are delivered in areas of high deprivation and hard to reach groups in each ofthe six Gloucestershire local authority districts using local community facilities and engagement withvoluntary organisations that have ensured community ownership and a high level of engagement.The project is used as a vehicle to signpost to community based exercise sessions, health workshopsfor healthy eating, stress, depressions, drug/alcohol related illnesses and health MOT’s, walking,cycling, green gyms and community gardens.Project outcomesImproved mental health through increased levels of physical activity and social interactionPrimary and secondary prevention of long term chronic conditionsFalls prevention-link into later lifeReferrals from the Healthy Lifestyles programmes [exercise referral]Community cohesion brought together by the participation in physical activity sessionsKeeping people well and living longer, which means:Not only adding life to years, but years to life and will require preventing and promoting health andwell-being by tackling some of the biggest health issues of the 21 st century such as our agingpopulation, increasing levels of migration and the rising level of childhood obesity.Project overviewThe Be Healthy, Be Happy Gloucestershire project delivers a wide range of programmes and servicesthat include:Community based exercise and physical activity sessionsSheltered housing active and able sessionsHealth workshopsWalks for Health programmesCounty wide annual Walks for Health eventGreen Gym/Community gardens programmesThe people that have mostly benefited from the project are:People over the age of 45yrs with sedentary lifestylesChildren under the age of 16yrs who have ‘opted’ out of physical activityPeople who experience poor health or particular medical conditions i.e. obesity, high bloodpressure, arthritis and mental healthBME populationsIndividuals and families from deprived communitiesImmigrant/migrant populationPeople at risk of developing a chronic/long term illness associated with a sedentary lifestyle189 SWWB Final Evaluation Report