System Maturity and Conditions

Influences on physical activity are complex. Levels of activity differ among individuals depending on a wide range of factors including personal characteristics, home and work life, the nature of places and the influence of wider social trends, media and culture.

A whole systems approach aims to address barriers and opportunities across these different levels to enable people to be physically active.

A place based approach is a whole systems approach within a defined location. It is community-focused and driven by the insights of the people who live and work there.

This website shares learning and resources produced by the National Evaluation and Learning Partnership (NELP) in collaboration with Sport England, working with Place Partnerships to develop whole-systems, place-based approaches to reducing inequalities in physical activity.

It includes tools and resources for realist-informed evaluation methods including Configurational Comparative Analysis (CCA) and participatory methods.

Explore our approach to learning and evaluation in more detail by looking at the public narrative to the right and following the tabs to the left.