This plan sets out how Scotland will work with partners in the public and private sector to help people make healthier choices about food. It outlines the challenges faced in tackling public health, the vision … Read More
A Healthier Future – type 2 Diabetes prevention, early detection and intervention
This framework has been developed to provide guidance to delivery partners as to the implementation of a specific weight management pathway for those ‘at risk’ or those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This pathway will … Read More
Active Lives – Adult Survey report november 2017/18
Now with a third full year of data, this Active Lives report provides an updated comprehensive overview of adult (age 16+) sport and physical activity in England in the 12 months from November 2017 to … Read More
Scotland’s public health priorities
(Except from Forward) In a vibrant, modern Scotland it should be possible for everyone to be as healthy as they can be. It should be the case that the social, economic and physical environments we … Read More
Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030: more active people for a healthier world
This global action plan from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows how countries can reduce physical inactivity in adults and adolescents by 15% by 2030. It recommends a set of 20 policy areas, which combined, … Read More
Let’s Get Scotland Walking – The National Walking Strategy
Introduction For many centuries we all walked everywhere. As in most parts of the world, technology, urbanisation and increasingly sedentary work environments and lifestyles, alongside ever increasing car use (allied to dispersed jobs, homes, goods and … Read More
Childhood Obesity – A Plan for Action
Introduction Today nearly a third of children aged 2 to 15 are overweight or obese and younger generations are becoming obese at earlier ages and staying obese for longer. Reducing obesity levels will save lives … Read More
The Primary PE and Sport Premium
The purpose of the APPG is to promote evidence-based discussion and produce reports on all aspects of childhood health and wellbeing including obesity; to inform policy decisions and public debate relating to childhood; and to … Read More
A More Active Scotland – Scotland’s Physical Activity Delivery Plan
Introduction Physical activity and sport are a powerful force in transforming lives. There is clear and growing evidence of the health, economic and social benefits physical activity and sport can bring. Physical activity and sport … Read More
Health and Wealth – the inclusive growth opportunity for mayoral combined authorities
Health and wealth are flip sides of the same coin. That is why improving people’s health and wellbeing is fundamentally about creating prosperous local economies that benefit everyone and recognising that without a healthy workforce, … Read More