Energize Oldham
| Description | This project encourages young people to engage in physical activity. |
|---|---|
| Setting | Parks and open spaces in the community; sports clubs. |
| Populationting | Young people and people from deprived areas that are high in coronary heart disease. |
| Intervention summary | Creation of parks and open spaces in the community, setting up activity based clubs. |
| Outcome Summary | Too early to say. |
| Startup Cost | See below. |
| Running Cost | Currently in the second stage which amounts to about £80 000. The project has a budget of £200 000 overall. |
| Funding | This project is funded by the New Deal for Communities. |
| Started | 2001 |
| Ended | 2007 |
| Location | Greater Manchester, England |
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Background
This project encourages young people to engage in physical activity by creating parks and open spaces in the community.
What is the problem you are trying to solve?
This project aims to prevent coronary heart disease among deprived areas by increasing participation in outdoor sports and awareness of healthy issues.
What local organisations are involved?
The Cottoning On initiative, Oldham Community Sports Centre.
How many people are running this project and who are they?
There is one project leader as well as volunteers in each sport.
What local population are you targeting?
We are targeting young people and deprived areas that are high in coronary heart disease. We are also trying to address cultural and mental health issues.
How many people are you targeting?
About 200 people
Interventions
What interventions are you using to address the problem?
The project creates parks and open spaces. For example, the Thin Trails allows people to use sports equipment outdoors. This initiative supports activities such as mountaineering and canoeing. Activity based clubs have also been developed.
Is the project design based on evidence? If so, please state reference.
No.
Outcome
What outcomes or planned outcomes are you measuring?
The evaluation is mostly numbers orientated.
Do you have any outcomes or results yet? If so, what are they?
Not yet.
Is your project relevant to a government target or guideline?
No.
Feedback
What obstacles did you have to overcome to set up this project?
We haven’t had too many obstacles so far. We have experienced lots of support from the Oldham Primary Care Trust and community centres and groups.
What have you learned about the project so far?
We have received lots of good advice from lots of people.
What would you do differently?
We would make sure it was a little longer to base the foundation.