Physical activity offers unrivalled public health benefits and I want to see more people taking part in regular excercise.
I have personally connected with running groups across Brent and Harrow. I have run with Park Run groups in both Brent and Harrow. I continue to work with grassroots groups to get more people healthy and active and support them with funding bids to help improve their sustainability.
I have led the development of outdoor gyms across parks in Brent. Now no resident lives more than a mile away from one. I also set up free fitness sessions in Brent parks and open spaces.
Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of staying well both physically and mentally. I created an outreach programme being taken forward by the Brent Public Health team to give tips and advice to communities on diet, physical activity and staying well mentally.
At the Assembly I am using my platform as Labour's lead on health to campaign for school facilities to be open to the public more so that we can have children benefiting from often state of the art equipment outside of school hours.