The Government has outlined plans to increase the number of smoke-free workplaces, improve diet and sexual health as part of a major drive to improve public health in England.
The plans, set out in the White Paper Choosing Health, encourages people to eat more healthily and take more exercise.
It also aims to improve people’s sexual health and reduce the number of sexually transmitted diseases as well as promoting sensible drinking habits and improve mental well-being.
The White Paper, which is available on the Department of Health website, will take action to give people more information to make informed choices about their lifestyle. The measures include:
- Radical action to increase the number of smoke-free workplaces
- Curbs on the promotion of unhealthy foods to children
- Clear, unambiguous labelling of the nutritional content of food
- NHS Health Trainers to provide advice to individuals on how to improve their lifestyle
- A wide range of measures to tackle social and geographical inequalities in health
Health Secretary John Reid said:
"It is clear we need to do more as a society to improve people’s health. Having defeated many deadly infectious diseases, we now face the challenge of avoidable ill-health caused by poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking.
"These are challenges for all of us to address in our lifestyles, making our own choices about what to eat, how often to exercise and whether we smoke, drink too much, take drugs or engage in risky sexual activity.
"This Government’s role is to help ensure society moves in the right direction, by providing clear information for individuals, working with industry to deliver real progress and where necessary taking decisive action to ensure healthy choices are available to all."
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