The first meeting of the Alliance public health working group was held this week at the Alliance’s offices.
Earlier this year the Alliance formed a series of new working groups to monitor some of the issues affecting the sector.
The Alliance has now established a working group for public health which comprises of The Ramblers, England Squash, the LTA, England Golf, the Laban Guild, English Federation of Disability Sport and the Amateur Swimming Association. The group also has input from the BHF National Centre and Kay Thompson at Sport England.
The Alliance intends for the group to facilitate constructive dialogue both within the sector and with external stakeholders – and with Public Health England in particular.
James Allen, Head of Policy at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, feels that the working group is going to help members get to grip with tackling the nation’s inactivity epidemic.
“A crucial role in any trade association is to highlight best practice. The working group on public health will help ensure that all the experts in the sector are brought together so that we as a sector are well equipped to increase physical activity in the UK.
“Since the Health and Social Care Act the landscape of health care has changed dramatically, and it is vital that our members are able to understand this new environment and talk in the language that commissioners and Health and Wellbeing Boards understand.
“Over the coming months, this core group will continue the dialogue and we at the Alliance would welcome further members to get involved as part of our consultation group on the issue.”
If you’d like to be part of the consultation group for the Alliance Public Health Working Group, or would like more information please contact Verity Comley.
