the new responsibility deal fred turok physical activity network chairman
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The New Responsibility Deal
Fred TurokPhysical Activity Network
Chairman
The FIA
• 20 year old representative body of the UK health and fitness sector
• UK health and fitness industry is the largest in Europe - nearly 6000 operators nationwide
• Work in close partnership with Government, commercial and community organisations
• Members from the full industry spectrum (multi to single site providers across public, private and charitable sectors)
FIA Mission
• To improve the health and well-being of the UK population through encouraging
more people, more active, more often
• Achieved by:• Government delivery partner
• 100% industry representation
• 2012 legacy
• Consumer champion
The Origins
• 2008 Andrew Lansley in opposition set up a Public Health Commission looking at a potential ‘Responsibility Deal’
• Chaired by Dave Lewis, Unilever, the PHC produced a report ‘ we’re all in this together’ in May 2009
Recommendations from PHC - Summary• Educating on three key messages
o A healthy dieto Energy In – Energy Out Balanceo Responsible Drinking
• Eat & Drink appropriate quantities and increase activityo Encourage reduction in portion sizeso Government should develop match-funding schemes to encourage the promotion
of physical activity o Physical activity repositioned as a healthcare provision, reducing VAT options
• Ring-fenced Public Health Budgets• Building Genuine Partnerships
The Objective
The Public Health Responsibility Deal was established to tap into the
potential for businesses and other organisations to improve public health and tackle health inequalities through
their influence
The Networks
Food Alcohol Physical Activity Health at Work Behaviour Change
The Physical Activity Network
The Core Commitment (Physical Activity Network)
‘We will encourage and assist people to become more physically active’
The Physical Activity Network
Physical Activity Network Board
Fred Turok The Rt Hon Simon Burns
Secretariat
Communications, Ambassadors and Resource Group
Alun James
Skills Board
Exercise and Medicine Board Dr John Searle
Data, Research & Project Evaluation
Prof. Hugh Montgomery
NHS and Local Authority Board
Mike Farrar Stephen Castle
Physical Activity Partners Forum
100 Projects, 1000 Partners
RESPONSIBILITY DEAL BOARD
The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley
The Ambition
• 1000 Partners delivering 100 Projects• Creating partnerships • Delivering big impact projects• Projects grounded in local
communities
The Pledges
• 5 Collective Network Pledges• Individual Pledges:
FIA Programmes
• FIA team developing programmes at the heart of the Responsibility Deal
Shift into Sport Delivering ‘Let’s Get Moving’ Creating Community Wellbeing Hubs Joint Consultative Forum
Getting Involved
All organisations can sign up to the Responsibility Deal Physical Activity
Network!How you can act:
- Supporting employees to be physical active- Supporting the wider population to be physically active- Using and promoting research and best practice
Contact the network Secretariat for help and support in delivering pledges: [email protected]