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8.6.10 Physical Activity Strategy
Hull‟s Physical Activity Strategy – Pride, Passion and Participation 2008-2013 was
developed by a multi-sector group and following its launch a Steering Group was
established to lead its implementation. This group fed into the Health and Wellbeing
Strategic Delivery Partnership.
The Active Hull Strategy and Action Plan (2006-2011) complement the above and aims
to raise awareness of the importance of being physically active, strengthen partnership
working around physical activity, and drive forward work to increase activity levels in
Hull. Implementation of Active Hull was overseen by the Hull Physical Activity
Development Group – a multi-agency group with partners from a wide range of
organisations including NHS, local authority, university, sports clubs, schools etc.
Following the major NHS reorganisations, there will be changes to the structure of the
NHS and public health (see section 3.3.6 on page 51), which will influence the way the
strategies are implemented.
Local people were offered free swimming and gym/activity vouchers which enabled
them to one free session in a local authority leisure centre. This aimed to encourage
people to be more active and to use their local authority leisure facilities. Initially the
vouchers are being offered to NHS Hull members (as an incentive for becoming a
member; see section 13.2.5.1 on page 799), but will eventually be offered to all local
residents e.g. via local press.
NHS Hull has commissioned the production of an information booklet for local people
with details of local healthy lifestyles services and support. This booklet will help to
increase access to, and awareness of, a number of services that are available to help
local people to improve their lifestyles e.g. lose weight, be more active, stop smoking,
manage alcohol consumption.
More information about the services available can be found in section 8.6.8 on page
319.
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