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Dundee tries video persuasion
22/11/2002
Dundee City Council has produced a special video aimed
at helping children lead more active lives.
Funded and produced as part of the Active Primary School
programme, it is designed as a training tool for teachers
and parents and encouragement for children to adopt more
healthy lifestyles.
Sport Minister Mike Watson said:
"I congratulate Dundee City Council on this innovative
project. The video is an excellent example of the kind of
joined-up approach needed to tackle obesity and inactivity
in our children.
"The Scottish Executive has increased funding for the
Active Primary School programme from £1.3m per annum to a
total of £16m over the next three years. This underlines
our commitment to promoting physical activity as an
essential element in improving the health of the
nation."
The Active Primary School Programme is currently
operating in 21 local authority areas covering around 250
primary schools. sportscotland runs the programme on behalf
of the Executive and covers issues such as children's play
and active travel to school as well as sport.
The programme also benefits the health and education of
Scotland's young people as well as introducing them to
physical activity.
3. The Active Primary School Programme run by
sportscotland has recently benefited from the 2002 Scottish
Budget announcement of additional funding of £700,000 in
2003-2004, £4.7 million in 2004-04 and £6.7 million in
2005-06.