Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

This group involves:
-British Medical Association (BMA)
-Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD)
-Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL)
-Department of Education (DE)
-Department of Employment and Learning (DEL)
-Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DTI)
-Department of the Environment (DOE)
-Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS)
-Department for Regional Development (DRD)
-Department for Social Development (DSD)
-Disability Action (DA)
-Health and Social Services Boards
-Health Promotion Agency (HPA)
-Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
-Society of Health Education and Health Promotion Specialists (SHEPS)
-Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
-Sports Council for Northern Ireland (SCNI).

The role of this Group is:

• To coordinate joint action on the Northern Ireland physical activity strategy 1996-2002;
• To monitor progress towards its stated targets;
• To evaluate the effectiveness of actions and initiatives;
• To advise and report at least annually to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and the Ministerial Group on Public Health (MGPH).

The HPA facilitates this Group which is chaired by Dr Paula Kilbane, Chief Executive of the Eastern Health and Social Services Board. The Group meets four times a year to support and monitor the work of its four main sub-groups:

• Older People and Physical Activity Group;
• Research Advisory Group;
• Training Advisory Group;
• Young People and Physical Activity Group.

In addition to its main area of work, NIPAIG is currently involved in the review of the Northern Ireland physical activity strategy and is developing a policy audit project, aimed at linking the strategy to the policies and programmes of other Government departments.