‘Forging healthy communities’: a service evaluation of a 12-week community-based exercise, nutrition, behaviour change and peer-support programme
The findings support the effectiveness of multicomponent community-based exercise, nutrition, education and peer support interventions in improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare utilisation. Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term health outcomes of the education-exercise referral programme, across settings, and its potential to contribute to a sustainable healthcare system.
Authors
- Cassie Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-324X)
- Emma Cockcroft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-9492)
- Callum J. Leese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2708-0499)
- Rosina Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-2398)
- Blair H. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5362-9430)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Ninewells Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22447-3
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00