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Be active - be healthy.
Northern Ireland physical activity strategy 1996-2002

Title:
Be active - be healthy.
Northern Ireland physical activity strategy 1996-2002.
Published: 
HPA, March, 1996, on behalf of the Northern Ireland Physical Activity Strategy Group (NIPAIG).
Description:
The overall aim of this strategy is to increase levels of health related physical activity particularly among those who exercise least. The need to develop such a strategy, which would focus on the sedentary population, was highlighted by the Northern Ireland health and activity survey published in 1994. This survey revealed that over one quarter (29%) of the adult population would have difficulty in climbing stairs without some assistance or would only be capable of doing so unaided at a very slow pace. Be active - be healthy provides a framework for action to increase physical activity levels among the whole of the Northern Ireland population.
Format:
A4, 44 pages, strategy.
Other formats:
None.
Target group:
Policy makers, health, education and recreation professionals, voluntary and community groups.
Available from:
Central Health Promotion Resource Services as a reference copy.
ISBN:
1 874602 15 8
Additional information:
The development of the new physical activity strategy and action plan is being undertaken by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

For further information on the implementation of this strategy see
The Northern Ireland physical activity strategy action plan 1998-2002
.

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