North West Health and Physical Activity Forum
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Welcome to the NWHPAF

The Northwest Health and Physical Activity (NWHPAF) Forum is a voluntary organisation based in the North West of England, promoting best practice and influencing policy in the area of health and physical activity.

The Forum has three main aims:

  1. To share good practice in the area of physical activity and to liaise and inform relevant groups where appropriate
  2. To promote a networking opportunity for those working within health and physical activity
  3. To advocate for a greater emphasis on physical activity within local, regional and national strategies.

Above all the Forum provides a ‘home’ for people working in physical activity promotion in the North West, to come together and share information.

You can contact the Forum through the contact us page on this website or by sending an email to info@nwhpaf.org.uk

a presentation made by Mike Parker, Past Chair of the NWHPAF

December 2005
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Download: NWHPAF Mission Statement (48Kb PDF)

Latest News

Heinz Visit

On the 15th May a few intrepid members of the Forum visited the Heinz factory in Wigan to experience the heat, smells and noise of a factory.  They also were provided with a review of the national Well@Work programme that had taken place at Heinz.  This programme was co-ordinated in the North West by Mark Haig of Healthworks and Alison Gilfoyle of Wigan Leisure Culture Trust.  Heinz was one of the pilot sites, the other being Hindley Young Offenders Institute. 

After being provided with bright orange coats and hairnets, the group was given an informative tour of the Heinz industrial site.  Machinery was very noisy and ear protectors were definitely a must.  It was interesting to note how the Heinz employees were lip-reading and holding conversations!  It was an uncomfortable, hot, tough working environment.  There were also some very strong smells – cooking beans in large vats…need I say more? 

At the end of the tour our tangoed group were given information about the Well@Work at Heinz, examples being a cycle to work scheme, health checks provided by Healthworks, men’s health events, caffeine awareness event, and teams entering Run For Life and the Manchester to Blackpool cycle ride.

Then onward into the fresh air and sunshine to reflect on workplace health and thinking that office-based jobs are not so bad after all…but if we could just wear those orange hairnets!!

For information on the Well@Work programme at Heinz or Hindley, or for services provided by Healthworks, contact Mark Haig at mark@haigassociatesltd.co.uk or on 07967 107446

29/07/2008 16:09:33