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Increasing active recreation and incidental
activity in everyday life for children and the
rest of us.

• Activities/programs Facilities/environment
  
• Public liability
• Cost

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What activities/programs help prevent obesity?

• Need to re-create a culture of movement for a
  variety of reasons
• Need to embrace the enormous range of activity
  options moderate and vigorous
• Diversity of experience vital for children -
  something for everyone.
• Emphasis for kids on fun and participation,
  modification of sports.
• Making kids comfortable with movement and their
  bodies a priority

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Activities/Programs

• Incidental activity key for adults in particular
  as well as flexible activities eg leisure centres
• Encouraging walking and cycling for
  transportation vital for everyone
• Integration of programs/services at local level

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What facilities are needed and accessible?

• Activity options have varying needs
• Too much emphasis on facility development rather
  than attitudes,programs and integrated usage of
  community facilities.
• Priority needs to also be given to useable,
  accessible open space, living streets
• Walking Action Plan, Metropolitan Strategy
  Priority to pedestrians not cars.

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How has the change in family patterns affected
activity levels?

• Less time and energy for activity with children
  and for ourselves.
• Drive children to activities, school quicker,
  easier, safer
• Need for reflection on actions environment
• Influence of parents, caregivers/significant
  others vital for children vica versa
• Integrated lifespan approach

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What impact has been seen arising from Public
Liability insurance issues?

• Cost increases passed on to consumers, absorbed,
  or services discontinued.
• Result reduced access adventure activities
• Amendments to relevant acts supporting waivers,
  volunteer protection.
• Impact on premiums to be monitored.
• Need to take more responsibility for selves and
  people in our care

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How can we make the cost of participation within
the reach of every child/person?

• Promotion of diversity of options vital
• Encouraging multi-usage of facilities eg schools
• Tax incentives on physical activity purchases,
  health insurance reductions
• Consider value we place on services dont pay
  enough in some cases

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General Comments

• Better coordination of effort
• Longer term, strategic focus
• Support capacity of communities to address issues
• Overarching, integrated public education program
• Multi-faceted approach
• Control amount of passive recreation turn the
  button off.

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