Citation

Davis AL. World Transp. Policy Pract. 1997; 3(2): 4-10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Eco-Logica)

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Abstract

The recent consensus within physical education research that moderate physical activity should be (re)integrated into the routines of daily living has shifted the focus away from a traditional sports and exercise bias. This has come about largely as a result of new medical evidence and an understanding that the greatest public health benefit is to be achieved through increasing activity levels among those most sedentary. This change could strengthen recent efforts within the transport sector, which now includes a National Cycling Strategy, to promote cycling and a forthcoming walking strategy as environmentally sustainable modes of transport. This paper charts recent developments in the public health and physical activity sectors to illustrate how health and transport concerns are leading to a convergence of public policy goals. However, key to this are new ways of thinking and working, requiring broad intersectoral alliances.