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27/08/10 World Health Organisation publish 'Global recommendations on physical activity for health'
20/08/10 New dates for Brief Interventions training
20/08/10 New dates for the distance learning course 'Physical activity for children and young people with long term medical conditions'
06/08/10 August Physical Activity and Health Information Update is now available to download
28/07/10 The BHFNC launches the Active Ageing Events programme
23/07/10 Bookings for the BHFNC 10th Annual Conference are now open!
17/06/10 Have your say on the BHFNC Information Services. Complete the evaluation here
03/06/10 SkillsActive and the Register of Exercise Professionals launch the 7th annual Working in Fitness Survey
01/06/10 Read the BHFNC June 2010 Information Update
01/06/10 Download the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity report, 'Solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation'.
01/06/10 Download 'Walking and Cycling International Literature Review' from the Victoria Department of Transport
26/05/10 Download the BHFNC 10th Annual Conference flyer here
25/05/10 Updated BHFNC factsheet, 'Obesity among adults in the UK'.
25/05/10 BHFNC Top tips to promote cycling to and from school and the workplace
18/05/10 Browse forthcoming conferences here
07/05/10 Visit the dedicated BHFNC Exercise Referral Toolkit website here
29/04/10 Revised BHFNC Physical activity and health fact sheet
13/04/10 BHF publishes an executive summary of the comprehensive Couch Kids report
08/04/10 The Department of Health publishes 'Health Profile of England 2009'
26/03/10 Download the updated BHFNC fact sheet 'Economics and physical inactivity'
24/03/10 Download the Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report. This report includes a section on physical activity, featuring key statistics and recommended actions
23/03/10 Download the DCMS publication 'London 2012: A legacy for disabled people'
22/03/10 Access key physical activity and health publications from a range of organisations using our updated document bank
22/03/10 Published by the National Obesity Observatory, download Professor Mary Rudolf's report, 'Tackling obesity through the healthy child programme: A framework for action'
11/03/10 BHFNC summary of the Department of Health report 'Change4Life one year on'.
04/03/10 Read the Cross-Government Obesity Unit report: 'Healthy weight, healthy lives: Two years on'. This report highlights the progress of the Healthy weight, healthy lives obesity strategy.
03/03/10 BHFNC summary of the physical activity data revealed by the latest Health Survey for England
03/03/10 New information on the Jump Rope For Heart Scheme
02/03/10 Download the World Health Organisation (WHO) summary of 'Interventions on diet and physical activity: What works'. This document provides a summary of tried and tested diet and physical activity interventions that aim to reduce the risk of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCD).
01/03/10 Download Scotland's obesity strategy: 'Preventing overweight and obesity in Scotland: A route map to a healthy weight'.
25/02/10 Download the 'Active Travel Strategy' - a cross Governmental strategy led by the Department for Transport and the Department of Health to get more people walking and cycling more often and more safely
12/02/10 The Health and Social Care information Centre has published 'Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet: England 2010'
01/02/10 Evaluation of the Department of Health funded Ramblers Family Walking Programme - 'Furness Families Walk4Life'
13/10/09 NEW! Top tips for engaging inactive communities in physical activity
24/09/09 NEW! Re-launch of the popular Active Schools Pack
30/10/08 GP fact file: physical activity to reduce CVD risk
