Simply Active Everyday

Simply Active Everyday: A plan to promote physical activity in NSW 1998-2002 Evaluation Report, is an initiative of the NSW Government, emphasising the importance of physical activity and the need for its promotion.

There is a growing understanding in the community that physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. It is these social, health, environmental and economic benefits that the plan seeks to advance. Much progress has been achieved, in the journey towards increasing the NSW population's physical activity levels.

Launched in 1998, three overarching goals directed the plan:
- To increase safe and ongoing participation in physical activity, particularly among less active people.
- To develop quality infrastructure, opporunities, programs and services to support participation.
- To realise the social, health, environmental and economic benefits of participation.

Website:
New South Wales Health -
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2004/pdf/simply_active.pdf

Reference:
NSW Physical Activity Task Force. Simply Active Everyday: A plan to promote physical activity in NSW 1998-2002. NSW Department of Health, Public Health Division.