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‘ Choosing Health ’ Jackie Meekison

‘ Choosing Health ’ Jackie Meekison Senior Occupational Fitness Advisor Lothian & Borders Fire & Rescue Service. ‘ Choosing Health ’. The Government - Outcomes The White Paper Where do we fit in? A change in service provision?. The Government - Outcomes. Economic Education Community

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‘ Choosing Health ’ Jackie Meekison

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  1. ‘Choosing Health’ Jackie Meekison Senior Occupational Fitness Advisor Lothian & Borders Fire & Rescue Service

  2. ‘Choosing Health’ • The Government - Outcomes • The White Paper • Where do we fit in? • A change in service provision?

  3. The Government - Outcomes • Economic • Education • Community • Health ‘The health of the nation’ ‘Fat cities flounder, fit cities flourish’

  4. ‘Choosing Health’The Public Health White Paper Core Principles • Informed choice • Personalisation • Working together

  5. The Chapters • Shared set of priorities for action • Health in the consumer society • Children & young people • Local communities leading for health • Health as a way of life • A health promoting NHS • Work & health • Making it happen – national & local delivery

  6. Government Conclusion: “We will continue to develop ideas and action, learning from experience to help people choose health in the 21st Century. It is the next step in our journey towards engaging everyone in choosing health and tackling health inequalities. It is the beginning of a journey to build health into government policy and ensure that health is everyone’s business. We have set ambitious targets for health. The government is serious about ensuring that these commitments are met and that this time we get sustained and focused action to improve people’s health”.

  7. ‘Choosing Activity’ A Physical Activity Action Plan Aims include: • Halt the year-on-year increase in obesity amongst children under 11 by 2010. • Increase the take up of cultural & sporting opportunities by adults & young people aged 16 & above from priority groups. • Enhance the take-up of sporting opportunities by 5 to 16 years olds. • Lead the delivery of cleaner, safer & greener public places & improvement of the quality of the built environment in deprived areas.

  8. Choosing Activity in a Consumer Society Goals: Ensuring that people in all parts of society get the information they need in order to better understand: • The links between activity & better health • The opportunities in daily life to be active.

  9. Choosing Activity in the Workplace Goals: • Encourage employers to engage & motivate staff to be more active • Provide employers with support such as practical advice and examples of best practice

  10. Where do we fit in?Action A Captive Audience! • Informed choice • Personalisation • Working together

  11. Delivery – Alternatives? • SHAW • Sport England – ‘Everyday Sport’ • Active Travel • Corporate Team Events ‘activitymix’ • BBC Big Challenge

  12. A Change in Service Provision?Delivery • What do you deliver at the moment? • Who does it impact on? • Is it a traditional level of service provision? • Can you implement change?

  13. “It shows no-one knows how fast a man can run” Asafa Powell

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