Scottish Physical Activity Council
As part of the recommendations in the Physical Activity Strategy, a Scottish Physical Activity and Health Council has been created to further strengthen the implementation of the strategy.
The Council is chaired by the Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care and is comprised of strategic delivery partners, academic specialists and senior policy advisors from other Scottish Executive Departments such as Education, Environment & Rural Affairs, Transport and Tourism, Culture & Sport whose policies can help to meet the targets for physical activity.
The Council's role is to provide expert advice to the Scottish Executive on the health impact of physical inactivity, measures to reduce that impact and to offer leadership to Physical Activity and Health policies and strategies in Scotland.
The Council reports to the joint ministerial group on health improvement and inequalities and to the new Scottish Physical Activity and Health Alliance.
The council has met four times since its formation in 2005 and met with the Scottish Food and Health Council on 12 June 2006 to discuss issues surrounding obesity prevention.