Community Development

Sports stadia and their clubs have become an important community catalyst, using the power of their team badge to engage different sections of society about various issues including education, employment and health.

Healthy Stadia works closely with community trusts and charitable foundations connected to professional sports clubs all over the UK and Europe, gathering information, sharing best practice and designing bespoke interventions for use within local communities to tackle non-communicable diseases and alleviate health inequalities.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Healthy Stadia in partnership with our sister organisation, Food Active, has developed a range of guidance materials for use by community sports organisations that may be supporting food banks and/or vulnerable members of their community.

These documents include an overview of Vitamin D supplementation, guidance on how to assemble a healthy, balanced food parcel and meal ideas for both non-perishable and fresh food items.