for Ireland

2013
Healthy Ireland – A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing
Proposed a vision for a Healthy Ireland, where everyone can enjoy physical and
mental health and wellbeing to their full potential, where wellbeing is valued
and supported at every level of society and is everyone’s responsibility.
2016
The National Physical Activity Plan is a whole of Government approach
to inspire greater levels of physical activity in Ireland though support,
encouragement and empowerment for cross-sectoral collaboration and action
with all relevant stakeholders.
While policies developed by other government departments have included actions relevant to the
prevention and management of obesity, it remains a challenge to ensure that policy decisions are
continually made through the health and wellbeing perspective. Prevention of obesity is recognised
as a significant co-benefit to wider governmental policy priorities – for example, in the domains
of sustainable transport and food systems, enhancing sports participation and a policy focus on
equitable child health and development. Table 13 presents a summary and overview of some of the
main policy frameworks being led by other government departments, with particular relevance to
the issue of overweight and obesity. The actions of this Obesity Obesity Policy and Action Plan will
be progressed through a co-ordinated and collaborative approach within this multi-faceted policy
landscape.
TABLE 13 Policy frameworks led by other government departments
Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures – National
Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014–2020
Aims to ensure that all children and young people are physically
healthy and able to make positive health choices; articulates 15
actions in relation to childhood overweight and obesity under
Outcome 1 of the policy.
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