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Shape the physical environment to encourage physical activity

Adults have been recommended to take part in 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity every week – but evidence suggests that in England only one in 20 people meet this recommended level of activity.

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Shape the physical environment to encourage physical activity
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Encourage active transport (walking and cycling)
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Mandatory health impact assessments for local planning decisions
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Improve community sports facilities and programs
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Invest in school physical exercise facilities
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Protect and increase green spaces
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Who should shape the physical environment?
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Encourage physical activity in daily life
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Overseeing a decline in physical activity
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NICE – Local authority environmental interventions
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NICE – Physically active travel
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NICE – Physical activity and the environment
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NICE – Transport and physical activity
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NICE – Encouraging children and young people to be physically active
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NICE – Public open spaces and physical activity
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Adopt a whole systems approach to obesity
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Improve obesity training for healthcare professionals
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Improve public education, literacy & actions on obesity and nutrition
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Reshape the food environment to encourage healthier eating patterns
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Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework
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Invest in employee health and wellbeing
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Improve the costs and outcomes of medical interventions
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Many obesity policy measures appear to be cost-effective for society
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Scarce health resources would be better spent elsewhere
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