Good Food for Camden - Sustain

Appendix 3Camden Council and NHS Camden are jointlyinvolved in:Healthy Communities Action GroupThe Healthy Communities Action Group is a new and excitingprogramme run by Camden Council that aims to improve health inCamden. Working with the community, the programme identifiesthe necessary improvements or changes that need to be made toempower residents to make more healthy choices. Together withthe community, these changes are implemented and the necessarysteps are taken to achieve them.Camden’s commitment to ‘natural play’ incorporates the pledge topromote environmental sustainability by providing greener spacesfor play. Its ethos involves children drawing on their naturalenvironments and on their own resources when playing. NHSCamden funded the introduction of food production schemes to thenewly developed playgrounds, through grow bags, allotments,planting and community orchards within or adjacent to PlayPathfinder sites.Camden Play PathfinderCamden’s Play Pathfinder will deliver twenty nine high-quality,inclusive and safe places for active play throughout Camden,including an adventure playground in Kilburn Grange Park. TheLondon Borough of Camden has been allocated funding as part ofthe Department of Children, Schools and Families Play PathfinderProgramme. Twenty eight play facilities will be redeveloped toimprove play opportunities, primarily for 8-13 year olds. This projectpromotes childhood wellbeing by creating active play opportunitiesand raising awareness about children’s use of public space.Good Food for Camden: The healthy and sustainable food strategy46