Govt. Health Initiatives

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Govt. Health Initiatives

• Targets and incentives for GPs in certain areas
  such as the Deprived Practice Allowance
• National Targets, eg. Reduction in heart disease,
  cancers
• Raising the age to buy cigarettes to 18 years.
• Community Health Partnerships

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Recent Govt. Health Initiatives

• Multi - agency approaches where health,
  education, social work and police work together
  in deprived areas integrated approach
• Plans to increase PE in and out of schools
• The Disability Equality Duty
• 2008 Scottish GPs agreed to work evening and
  weekend hours
• The Hungry for Success initiative
• Closing the Opportunity Gap (More Choice, More
  Chances)

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Recent Govt Health Initiatives

• Health promotions in specific local councils
  providing breakfast clubs, Fuel Zone Reward
  Points, Pukka Points
• Clearer food packaging to indicate levels of fat
  and salt a traffic light system is used by some
  food manufacturers