Date: 12 June 2012
Source: BBC Good Morning Ulster
Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme referred to the recent walkability conference jointly hosted by IPH, Centre of Excellence for Public Health (Queen’s University Belfast) and HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research (UCC) to explore how recent research in the North and South of Ireland can support national policy and local government planning to increase the walkability of our towns and cities.focussing on how low levels of walking in towns and cities are contributing to our long-term health problems.
Dr Ruth Hunter, Centre of Public Health Excellence (QUB) met with BBC's Helen Jones at the Victoria Park, East Belfast to discuss the barriers our built environment poses to physical activity and critical need for more government and partnership working to change this situation to improve our health. Dr Hunter called for those working in health, regional development and planning to focus more on how we can tackle our critical health situation through improving our built environment to enable easier physical activity.
Access BBC interview here (1hr 21mins) (Please note this will only be available until 18 June 2013)
