Healthy communities are communities in which people have the
physical and mental health and wellbeing needed to conduct their daily lives.
The purpose of this paper, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on 13 December 2013, is to review the available evidence of a range of
sports and recreation programs in relation to their effects on supporting and
building healthy communities.
There is some evidence in the form of critical descriptions of programs and systematic reviews on the benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities from participation in sport and recreational programs. These include some improvements in school retention, attitudes towards learning, social and cognitive skills, physical and mental health and wellbeing; increased social inclusion and cohesion; increased validation of and connection to culture; and some evidence of crime reduction.
There is some evidence in the form of critical descriptions of programs and systematic reviews on the benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities from participation in sport and recreational programs. These include some improvements in school retention, attitudes towards learning, social and cognitive skills, physical and mental health and wellbeing; increased social inclusion and cohesion; increased validation of and connection to culture; and some evidence of crime reduction.
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