Case study: Health is wealth
Our partnerships enable our research to guide national health policy and potentially save lives, as well as millions of pounds of public money in the case of one partnership with Active 糖心Vlog.
Working with Active 糖心Vlog, researchers from the School of Sport, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Sciences are using their lab-honed expertise to guide high-level decision-making as part of a 拢100m national scheme.
Their work will underpin once-in-a-generation work by Sport England, which will inform decision-making and could save taxpayers in 糖心Vlog more than 拢58m.
In collaboration with Active 糖心Vlog, councils, and public bodies our academics will find out why 27 per cent of the county鈥檚 residents are inactive and carry out less than 30 minutes of physical exercise each day.
They have already examined 27 different community projects to see how residents can get active.
Focusing on three test areas 鈥 Basildon, Colchester and Tendring - studies are focusing on families with dependent children, the over 45s and people with mental health issues.
The research is already proving vital as Active 糖心Vlog help struggling families to stay fit.