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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

 

 

 

 

 
    
 
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