POLICY MAKERS
A key aim of the Golf & Health Project is to increase awareness amongst the various Policy Makers that are so important in deciding what national and international governments and authorities invest their time and resources in.
Golf plays an important role in maintaining a healthy, active population and delivers benefits to all ages and abilities – benefits more and more Policy Makers are incorporating into their policies and agendas.
UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health & Primary Care, Steve Brine MP
UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health & Primary Care, Steve Brine MP, recently joined Golf & Health representatives to meet with Golf in Society, The Golf Foundation & England Golf to find out more about the exciting health & wellness work these bodies are undertaking…
RESEARCH: Australian Golfers, Especially Those With Osteoarthritis, Experience Less Psychological Distress
18th November 2023
Golfers had lower levels of psychological distress and better general health than the general population, and this relationship was strongest in individuals...
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RESEARCH: New Research On Australian Golfers & Skin Cancer Prevalence Released
18th November 2023
Playing golf in Australia is associated with a higher age-specific lifetime prevalence of skin cancer compared with the general population...
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‘Golf On Prescription’ Pilot Launched in Fife, Scotland
19th January 2023
A pioneering health initiative has been piloted in Fife with golf ‘prescribed’ for individuals to encourage a more active lifestyle...
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