Health Education

(asked on 16th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to raise awareness earlier in life of the increased risk of diabetes and heart disease resulting from prolonged watching of television.


Answered by
Earl Howe Portrait
Earl Howe
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 25th March 2015

Lack of physical activity is a key risk factor for many chronic conditions; getting people more active could prevent up to 35% of coronary heart disease and stroke and 40% of type 2 diabetes. Getting active in early life and developing physical literacy is vital for developing a lifelong habit of physical activity.


Public Health England's flagship Change4Life campaign aims to help families and children in England to eat well, move more and live longer. The campaign has enjoyed considerable success and unparalleled levels of engagement. Since its launch in 2009 more than 2.7 million people have signed up to Change4Life and it now has more than 200 national partners. Its tools and resources incentivise and encourage behaviour change, for example the Change4Life/Disney 10 Minute Shake-Up campaign generated over 104 million extra minutes of activity for children in summer 2014.

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