The UK Faculty of Public Health has proposed 12 "practical steps to tackle serious public health concerns from obesity and heart disease to alcohol and sexually transmitted infections". These steps were proposed to call upon all political parties to introduce robust public health policies to improve the nation's health. The 12 steps are:
1. A minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol sold
2. No junk food advertising in pre-watershed television
3. Ban smoking in cars with children
4. Chlamydia screening for university and college freshers
5. 20 mph limit in built up areas
6. A dedicated school nurse for every secondary school
7. 25% increase in cycle lanes and cycle racks by 2015
8. Compulsory and standardised front-of-pack labelling for all pre-packaged food
9. Olympic legacy to include commitment to expand and upgrade school sports facilities and playing fields across the UK
10. Introduce presumed consent for organ donation
11. Free school meals for all children under 16
12. Stop the use of transfats
In its manifesto, the Faculty of Public Health claims that endorsing these steps will significantly improve the health of the UK population.
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