Preventing ill-health: MPs to examine how ‘healthy places’ can promote wellness
The role of ‘healthy places’ is the second theme to be explored by the Committee in its major inquiry into how to prevent ill-health. MPs will consider how the places people live can encourage or discourage physical activities such as sport, exercise, leisure and active travel with former professional cyclist Chris Boardman among the witnesses.
Meeting details
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Prevention in health and social care
National Active Travel Commissioner at Active Travel England
Chief Executive at Sport England
Chief Executive at StreetGames
The session examines what a ‘healthy place’ looks like in terms of facilities, housing or infrastructure, for example. Questions are likely to focus on how to build healthier communities, challenges facing more deprived areas and the role of planning in enabling physical activities.