INFORMATION RESOURCES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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Regional policy and action plans
Investment for Health (2003)
The East Midlands Regional Assembly produced the public health strategy Investment for Health. This sets out five main policy priorities for improving the health of the East Midlands’ population, and physical activity has been identified as one of these. Objective 4 of the document states the aim to “Increase the physical activity levels of East Midlands residents”.
The strategy identifies the key priorities for the Region to:
- Establish baseline data collection and systems to monitor trends in physical activity levels within the region
- Build the evidence base for physical activity interventions and establish dissemination networks to facilitate the sharing of good practice and develop the infrastructure to deliver this agenda
- Improve partnership working and performance management arrangements to support the inclusion of sport and physical activity in strategic planning, nationally, regionally and locally
- Advocate for the inclusion of physical activity in the core training and continued professional development of health, leisure and fitness professionals
- Ensure that physical activity is included in the health impact assessment of regional planning guidance
Change 4 Sport in England’s East Midlands: a regional plan for sport (2004-2008)
Change 4 Sport is Sport England East Midlands’ response to Game Plan and The Framework for Sport national strategies. It sets out the national and regional context and strategy framework, and formalizes the aim to make the East Midlands the most active and successful sporting region in England through the principles of sustainability, equity and empowerment.
East Midlands Physical Activity Network Delivery Plan, 2006-07
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