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In a recent clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics has acknowledged the
importance of exercise in obesity prevention and the reduction of many chronic diseases
among children. In doing so, it has advised pediatricians to take a more proactive role in
promoting and prescribing exercise.
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27 Jul 2015
Health and fitness professionals can receive childhood obesity prevention training thanks to a new course from the Weight Management Centre.
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14 Jun 2005
Public Health England CEO Duncan Selbie has called on the NHS to prioritise the prevention of
obesity, cardiovascular disease and smoking in its new long-term plan.
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10 Sep 2018
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK
government’s decision not to increase funding for prevention.
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21 Jul 2023
A new health club specialising in preventative health has opened in Hillerød, Denmark.
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29 Nov 2006
The number of accidental drownings in the UK – excluding crime and suicides – fell by 15
per cent last year.
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15 May 2018
The government is to promote physical activity as part of a range of measures to tackle the
causes of preventable ill-health.
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23 Jul 2019
With pressure on medical services at an all time high, the Tony Blair Institute for Global
Change is calling for investment in disease prevention – treating people when they are
asymptomatic.
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17 Jan 2024
A drowning prevention campaign, which aims to cut down the hundreds of
deaths caused by accidental drowning across the UK every year, is receiving
huge support from the leisure industry.
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13 Jun 2014
A new pilot study – The Prevention and Enablement Model – has shown exercise interventions can deliver economic value
HCM issue 2 2023
The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on
prevention, if it wants
to successfully tackle a cardiovascular disease emergency that has resulted in
almost 100,000
excess deaths since the start of 2020.
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28 Jun 2023
Declaring a goal of changing America's "sick-care system to a health-care system", the Obama administration recently announced a strategy designed to emphasise prevention in all walks of life.
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10 Aug 2011
Strava, a leading social platform for athletes, has acquired Recover Athletics, a startup
providing
evidence-based prehab workouts to runners. The move gives Strava subscribers access
to Recover
Athletics’ app, which includes personalised injury prevention plans and exercises.
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21 May 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating
global impact" of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race
against the condition.
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20 Sep 2023
The big challenge for the sector is reaching all populations to ensure everyone can get access to exercise in a way that works for them, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 10 2023
Health secretary Matt Hancock has revealed a new preventative vision for the NHS, which includes a
call for people to "take more responsibility for their own health".
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05 Nov 2018
As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a new
study has revealed how exercise interventions can deliver proven economic value to the
economy.
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16 Feb 2023
A call from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) for an end to over-zealous
clinical interventions by doctors has been praised by ukactive executive director Steven
Ward as a step in the right direction towards the use of physical activity as a frontline
treatment.
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20 May 2015
The increasing use of tobacco, consumption of alcohol and highly processed
foods and a lack of physical activity are to contribute to a global surge in cancer
cases in the coming years, according to a report published by the World Health
Organisation (WHO).
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05 Feb 2014
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has cited the Fitness Industry Association
(FIA) as a "key collaborator" for the UK's medical profession in its new
physical activity report.
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12 Jul 2012
Increasing demand for mindfulness classes is creating opportunities, while acting as a gateway for the inactive, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 4 2023
As many as five million adults in England are in danger of becoming diabetic, Public Health
England has warned, highlighting the pressing need for the nation to tackle its growing
health crisis.
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26 Aug 2015
The major parties need to "discuss prevention in the same breath as they discuss funding the NHS",
according to Jack Shakespeare, director of children, young people, families and research at ukactive.
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28 Nov 2019
Our sector is still misunderstood by those in power, says Liz Terry.
HCM issue 9 2020
In breaking news, HCM understands the UK government has removed gyms and fitness
facilities from the baseline measures for future tier 3 closures.
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19 Oct 2020
A survey by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has highlighted the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of chronic conditions among people over the age of 65.
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23 Jul 2009
Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed a new long-term plan for the NHS, saying that it will help
"secure the future of the health service", with measures to support people at all stages of life.
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07 Jan 2019
Health clubs and fitness studios in South Korean capital city Seoul have been told to
implement a new COVID-19 prevention measure and stop playing "fast music".
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13 Jul 2021
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