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June's National Physical Activity and Healthcare Collaborative Group brought together partners from across the system to strengthen a shared ambition: ➡️ Making physical activity the norm, not the exception in healthcare This meetings main theme: 🌍 Embedding Physical Activity into Mental Health & Whole-System Care Here's a quick overview from our members and speakers from the session: 🎤 Catherine Slater, Head of Partnerships and Operations at Activity Alliance shared insights from the latest disability and activity survey including how Disabled people report higher anxiety and lower life satisfaction. 🔗 Read the full survey findings: https://lnkd.in/ewZgpPnU 🎤Emma Hutchins Senior Influencing Manager at The Richmond Group of Charities Provided updates on national campaigns and neighbourhood health report. 🔗Check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/efnbG6cc 🎤 Suzie Gittus (nee Wall) National Partnerships lead & Kirsty McCoubrey Strategic Partnerships & Programme leader at Sport England led an interactive, collaborative workshop to support responses to the national mental health call for evidence, focused on shaping a more preventative, joined-up system. Stay tuned for an update 👀 🎤 NHS Horizons Marc Harris announced the launch of the National Physcial Activity and Healthcare Collaboration Zone on LinkedIn! A place to share experience, best practice and ideas for improving and implementing physical activity. 🔗 Join the group here: https://lnkd.in/eHjwb47d 🗝️ 3 Key Takeaways from June's meeting: 🧭 Health creation is the priority Prevention minimises loss where as health creation moves people and communities forward. 🤝 Physical activity must be core, not optional It needs embedding into pathways, policy and practice – not treated as an add-on. 🌐 This only works as a whole-system effort Progress depends on collaboration, co-design, leadership and long-term investment. Thank you to all our members for a session that brought knowledge, inspiration and sparked such rich discussion 🎇 #PhysicalActivity #MentalHealth #Prevention #NHS #IntegratedCare #HealthInequalities #SocialPrescribing #NeighbourhoodHealth #Collaboration #NHSHorizons