Table 5 Evidence base for projects

Physical activity

National Service Frameworks for falls, coronary heart disease, healthy living

WAG Strategy For Older People

WAG Strategy For Health, Social Care & Wellbeing

Better Health Strategic Planning Group Action Plan

Healthy & Active Lifestyles in Wales Task Force (2002)

Welsh Health Survey 1998

British Heart Foundation research (no references)

WAG research (no references)

Department of Health research (no references)

Good practice guidance for health (no references)

Needs assessment

Healthy eating

National Service Framework for coronary heart disease

WAG Strategy For Older People

Evidence from pilot projects

Success of previous initiatives & other similar projects

Home safety & warmth

National Service Frameworks for older people (Wales and England)

WAG Strategy For Older People

WAG Health Promotion Action Plan For Older People

Health Development Agency 2002

Evidence from Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (no references)

Risk assessments of homes

Emotional health

Published research (no references)

Guidelines (unspecified)

10 years past experience of scheme

Health protection

National Service Frameworks for older people, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure

WAG Strategy For Older People

Diabetic Guidelines/Standards Wales

Smoking

Evidence base for the provision of smoking cessation services

Alcohol

Evidence of need from referrals

Other

National Service Frameworks for coronary heart disease, older people

WAG Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Strategy

Welsh Health Survey 1998

St John Ambulance & British Telecom survey of carers 2000

Carers Outreach study 1999 (no reference)

Sports Council for Wales focus on increasing physical activity

Health needs analysis funded by the Big Lottery Fund

Feasibility study

Local demographics (30% aged 60+)

Anecdotal evidence

Keep Well This Winter

WAG initiative

National Service Framework for older people

Service and Financial Framework guidance

Welsh Health Circulars

WAG literature(unspecified)

National Public Health Service literature (unspecified)

Evaluation of previous campaigns

Immunisation

Welsh Health Circular (2004) 063 (influenza immunisation)

Welsh Health Circular (2004) 065 (pneumococcal immunisation)

Luncheon clubs

Evidence from Social Services & Communities First

Ageing Well UK programme evaluation by Age Concern/WAG

Food Standards Agency nutrition strategy for Wales

Local needs assessments

Free swimming for the over 60s

WAG Strategy For Older People

Local Strategy For Older People

WAG Strategy For Health, Social Care & Wellbeing

Better Health Strategic Planning Group Action Plan

NSF for older people

Welsh Health Survey (1998)

Healthy & Active Lifestyles in Wales Task Force (2002)

Evidence highlighting inactivity in target group (unspecified)

Walking the Way to Health

British Heart Foundation support

WAG Strategy For Older People

WAG Strategy For Health, Social Care & Wellbeing

Climbing Higher (WAG strategy for sport & physical activity)

Wag Health Promotion Action Plan For Older People

Better Health Strategic Planning Group Action Plan

Healthy & Active Lifestyles in Wales Task Force (2002)

Welsh Health Survey (1998)

Published research: Morris & Hardman 1997; Ashley A, Bartlett H, Howells K 1997 (incomplete references)

Countryside Agency research

Needs assessments

EXTEND

National Service Frameworks for older people, promoting wellbeing & reducing social isolation (standard 8)

Published research: Windle et al; Skelton D, Dinan S (incomplete references)

Research (unspecified) supporting hypothesis that EXTEND improves quality of life