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3rd National Active Travel Conference

Last Updated: 26/04/2010

The Scottish Government has outlined the aim of reducing CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050 and Scotland also has one of the highest levels of obesity in developed countries with over one million adults and 150,000 children obese. It is expected that adult obesity will reach over 40% by 2030.

  • What is this? conference policy
  • What is it about? active travel
  • Where is it relevant? Scotland
  • Start date: 25/05/2010
  • End date: 25/05/2010
  • Where is this happening? Radisson Blu Hotel, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
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Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight

Last Updated: 11/03/2010

This document supports a compelling case for action and presents a clear Route Map to prevent overweight and obesity in Scotland.

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Reaching Higher

Last Updated: 04/03/2010

'Reaching Higher' is Scotland's revised sport strategy and follows a scheduled review of 'Sport 21: 2003-2007'

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Promoting physical activity for children and young people

Last Updated: 26/10/2009

Guidance on the promotion of physical activity for children and young people within a number of settings.

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Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross-Government Strategy for England

Last Updated: 19/10/2009

This strategy paper was launched by the Health Secretary Alan Johnson, and the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls in January 2008. It provides details of cross departmental plans to tackle the obesity epidemic, and is the beginning of a programme designed to support people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight in England.

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Healthy Care Briefing: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

Last Updated: 16/10/2009

A briefing paper on the Healthy Care Standards policy, from the National Children's Bureau, on physical activity and healthy eating.

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Choosing Our Future: Scotland’s Sustainable Development Strategy

Last Updated: 15/09/2009

This strategy (2005) confirms Scotland’s commitment to building a sustainable future by encouraging individuals, businesses, local authorities and communities to take action to change the way we use resources, plan and develop services, and seize the economic opportunities that sustainable development presents.

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For Scotland’s Children: Better Integrated Children’s Services

Last Updated: 15/09/2009

Children’s Services Plans are primarily intended to focus on the needs of vulnerable children who require the support of social work services.

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Best Value

Last Updated: 15/09/2009

Best Value balances quality and cost considerations in improving the performance of public service organisations. It centres on economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equal opportunities arrangements, and sustainable development.

  • What is this? policy
  • Where is it relevant? Scotland
  • When was this published? 15/09/2009
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Let's Make Scotland More Active

Last Updated: 15/09/2009

The national physical activity strategy for Scotland.

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National Performance Framework

Last Updated: 15/09/2009

This Scottish Government framework is designed to be clear, logical and easy to understand. It replaces a proliferation of competing priorities, set by the previous administration, providing a unified vision and quantifiable benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed.

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Healthy Active Children, Chapter 5 in Extraordinary Lives: Creating a Positive Future for Looked After Children and Young People in Scotland

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

The purpose of this review is to demonstrate what good care for children and young people who are looked after by local authorities looks like, to identify good practice and to recommend in what ways care can be further improved. It is intended for everyone who is concerned with looked after children and their families; elected members, local authority staff, staff in voluntary organisations, private providers, foster carers, health professionals and those involved in developing and improving children's services.

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Falls: The Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older People. Clinical Guideline No. 21

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

NICE guideline which included recommendations on strength and balance training for older people and exercise in extended care settings.

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Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: Strategy for Scotland

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and stroke are major causes of death and ill health in Scotland and were identified as a national priority in the mid-1990s. A CHD/Stroke Task Force, chaired by Professor Ross Lorimer, was set up in response to The Acute Services Review (June 1998). The Task Force was given the remit of drawing up proposals to improve CHD and stroke services in Scotland and has made 45 separate recommendations. The CHD/Stroke Task Force Report published its findings in September 2001 and all interested bodies were invited to submit comments by 31 December 2001.

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Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Scotland: Strategy Update 2004

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

In 2002 the Scottish Executive launched its CHD and Stroke Strategy. This report examines where they are; what they are doing; and sets out the way ahead.

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A Strategy to Prevent Disease in Europe. A Focus on Public Health Action. The CINDI Vision

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

Chronic diseases place an enormous health and economic burden on the population of all Member States of the WHO European Region. Evidence shows that major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetes result from a few lifestyle related behaviours. These behaviours - unhealthy diet, reduced physical activity, tobacco use and alcohol abuse - lead to obesity and hypertension and to abnormalities in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism.

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Scottish Government

Last Updated: 18/08/2009

The devolved Government for Scotland is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.

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