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The following websites contain additional information regarding walking, active travel, health and young people.
Project partners:
Department of Heath
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Responsible for improving the focus on all aspects of policy affecting children and young people, as part of the Government’s aim to deliver educational excellence
Youth Sport Trust
Supporting the education and development of all young people through physical education (PE) and sport
British Heart Foundation
The nation’s heart charity
BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health
Advocating and promoting physical activity by providing professionals with the skills, information and support they need to stimulate more people to be active
Concept 2
The indoor rowing specialists
Walking and active travel:
Sustrans
The UK’s leading sustainable transport charity
Bikeability
A cycling proficiency award scheme for the 21st century
Living Streets
The national charity campaigning to win back the streets
Walk to School
The Walk to School Campaign asks parents, pupils and teachers to think about their journey to and from school, and the many benefits of making it on foot. Each year, they organise two nationally recognised events National Walk to School Week and International Walk to School Month
Safe Routes to Schools
Sustrans’ campaign to create safe routes to schools for every child in the UK
International Walk to School
Dedicated website for the international walk to school campaign
Walking the Way to Health (WHI)
WHI is the 'Walking the way to health initiative' and it aims to get more people walking in their own communities, especially those who take little exercise or live in areas of poor health
Ramblers Association
Britain’s biggest walking charity
Health:
National Healthy Schools Programme
Cross-government initiative to help young people and their schools be healthy
LifeBytes
LifeBytes aims to provide young people between the ages of 11-14 with relevant and appropriate health information, as well as linking to a range of accurate, clear and credible websites on a variety of health issues
Yheart
The British Heart Foundation’s dedicated website for over 11s with loads of ways to help young people stay fit, eat the right food and sort out any health worries
cbhf
The British Heart Foundation’s dedicated website for under 11s
