• Approximately 76,000 adults and 13,000 children in Liverpool are obese

• Obesity can shorten life expectancy by up to nine years

• Increases the risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancers

• Responsible for approximately 30,000 deaths in UK per year

• Costs NHS £5 million each year and the City’s wider economy an additional £15 million each year

• The health of the people in Liverpool is generally worse than the English Average

• “Active People Survey 1” 2005/06 Adults achieving 3 x 30

• Liverpool 18% National 21%

• We know that increasing levels of Physical Activity can positively impact

upon Health Inequalities.

Conclusion• Addressing perceived barriers to physical activity

• Partnership delivery

• Engaging with the Non User

• City wide delivery, targeting communities with the highest level of deprivation and poorest standards of health.

• Raising the profile of physical activity, creating pathways

• “more people more active more often.