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TACKLING OBESITY IN ENGLAND20 We recommend in particular that:nnnnnnthe Department of Health should reinforce existing joint working over thecommissioning of relevant surveys and research by establishing a crossdepartmentaladvisory group to co-ordinate all research on obesity andmeasures to prevent it;the Department of Health should lead the development of a new cross-Government strategy to promote the health benefits of physical activity. Thisshould include work to develop and support alternative approaches forgroups where there are specific barriers to physical activity, such as thoseimposed by poverty, cultural beliefs or fears about personal safety;the Department of Health and the Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions should continue to encourage other potentialpartners, in particular local authorities and health authorities, to adopt localtargets for cycling and walking which provide clear incentives to supporthealthy modes of travel. They should also put in place arrangements tomonitor centrally progress towards achieving these targets;based on the work of the School Transport Advisory Group, the Departmentof the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Department of Healthand the Department for Education and Employment should work with localagencies to help them develop targets to increase the number of schooljourneys undertaken by bicycle, on foot or on public transport;the Department of Health and the Department for Culture, Media and Sportshould consider the adoption of joint performance targets for increasing thenumber of people participating in sport and physically active leisureactivities. This should build on the strategic target set by the Department forCulture, Media and Sport to raise significantly, year on year, the averagetime spent on sport and physical activity by those aged 5 to 16;the Department for Education and Employment should continue toencourage all schools to achieve the stated aspiration of at least two hoursphysical activity a week for all pupils. This aspiration should remain a coreaspect of the expectations set out in the National Healthy School Standard,and the Department for Education and Employment and the Department ofHealth should continue to develop ways in which the Standard can be usedto reinforce and strengthen physical activity in schools;executive summary5
TACKLING OBESITY IN ENGLANDnnnna joint advisory and co-ordinating group, such as the School Sport Alliance,should monitor the success of initiatives to increase physical activity inschools. The group should include representation from the Department forEducation and Employment, the Department of Health, the Department forCulture, Media and Sport, and Sport England. It should evaluate workcarried out to date and develop ways to build on progress already made;the Department of Health should give a high priority to implementing theinitiatives on nutrition listed in the NHS Plan, working with the foodindustry, including manufacturers and caterers, to improve the balance ofdiet;the Department of Health and the Department for Education andEmployment should work together, seeking the technical advice andsupport of the Food Standards Agency where appropriate, to establish waysto monitor the overall impact of initiatives to improve the nutritional qualityof food provided in school. They should consider developing a performancetarget for achieving an increase in the quantity of fruit and vegetablesconsumed in school;the Department for Education and Employment should work with theNational Consumer Council to strengthen guidance to schools oncommercial sponsorship to ensure that they take full account of thepotential disadvantages of participating in schemes that might promotebehaviours contrary to key messages on healthy eating.6execuitve summary
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