Health
Feeding the Olympics
Originally posted Yule 2007
A new report 'Feeding the Olympics' from the Soil Association, Sustain and the New Economics Foundation, calls on London 2012 to deliver on their promise to be the greenest and healthiest Games in terms of the food they provide, and sets out how this can be done:
"This report is a call to action for everyone involved in catering for the London 2012 Olympic Games, to ensure that the food served before, during and after the Games is local, seasonal and organic as was promised in London’s bid
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Sat, 15/12/2007 - 14:18.
Article | 2012 Bid | 2012 Sustainability | Health | Legacy | Manor Gardens Allotments | Skills Training | Sustainability
Heroes or scroungers?
‘I think the Vitality programme is absolutely brilliant – everything I stand for is echoed in the values of Vitality.’ These are the inane words of Olympic heroine Jessica Ennis, now earning a fast buck as a ‘Vitality Ambassadress’ through which she will ‘participate in a number of marketing activities…which add value to the Vitality proposition’. Diplomatically, she continues ‘we all love to be rewarded for our hard work to get healthy…’
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Wed, 27/02/2013 - 14:58.
Blog | 2012 Sport | Athletes | Funding for Training | Health | Human Rights | London 2012
Obesity - an Olympic diet
Obesity in the UK continues to rise. Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre for 2011 show there has been a marked rise in obesity rates over the past eight years, coinciding with the bid and lead up to London 2012. The HSCIC also raises the alarm about children’s body image, particularly among girls, with hospital admissions up 16% in the last year of the survey.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Mon, 25/02/2013 - 21:12.
Blog | Health | Legacy | London 2012 | Sponsors
Can the London 2012 Olympics ‘inspire a generation’? - An overview of systematic reviews
Can the London 2012 Olympics ‘inspire a generation’ to do more physical or sporting activities?
An overview of systematic reviews
Article focus
Increased levels of physical activity are linked with improved health and may play a key role in the prevention or treatment of most noncommunicable diseases.
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games aims to leave a long-term legacy, which includes population level increases in physical and sporting activity.
We conducted a systematic review of systematic reviews to establish whether hosting an Olympic games leads to increased participation in such activities.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 10/01/2013 - 02:50.
#atosgames
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Sun, 26/08/2012 - 14:19.
Lame Duckweed clearance for tourist barges on Lee Navigation
An elevator on the front of the weed cleaning blue boat attempts to remove Duckweed.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Fri, 10/08/2012 - 20:39.
Blog | Contamination | 2012 Sustainability | Habitat and wildlife | Health | Sustainability | Tourism
adiZones and Lo-Lifes
by @spitzenprodukte
GAMIFY INSURRECTION
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Sun, 22/07/2012 - 11:25.
Article | 2012 Legacy | 2012 Sport | Health | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Regeneration | Sponsors
Waltham Forest dementia support cut for Olympics
GamesMonitor has been sent a copy of a letter to a relative of a user of day centres for dementia sufferers. From a manager of dementia support at Waltham Forest, it reads:
Closure of day clubs during Olympics period
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 19/06/2012 - 08:40.
Article | Displacement | Health | London 2012 | Waltham Forest
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