Healthy Britain: A New Approach to Health and Wellbeing Policy

Today, Kim Leadbeater MP has launched her new report: ‘Healthy Britain: A new approach to health and wellbeing policy‘.

The evidence is overwhelming: health and wellbeing are not just desirable outcomes in and of themselves, but essential components of a programme for growth, productivity, national renewal and opportunity for all.

In this new report, Kim Leadbeater MP makes the case for a new approach to government which will centre the health and wellbeing of the population. Just as we evaluate policy through a ‘green lens’, so too we should use a ‘health and wellbeing lens’, and every sector of our government and society must be involved.

afPE’s CEO, Sue Wilkinson MBE, said:

“afPE welcomes the report, Healthy Britain, and a holistic approach to improving children and young peoples’ physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. A collaborative approach is critical in order to make a difference. The future must focus on improvements to the broader health of all citizens. Placing PE at the heart of school life, with the best trained teachers and the resources to ensure an effective implementation strategy, will have the greatest impact.”

Read the report HERE.