{"id":19691,"date":"2021-03-31T11:42:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-welcomes-announcement-of-new-office-for-health-promotion\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T11:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:42:27","slug":"ukactive-welcomes-announcement-of-new-office-for-health-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-welcomes-announcement-of-new-office-for-health-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive welcomes announcement of new Office for Health Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ukactive has issued the following statement in response to the Government\u2019s plans to establish the\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-office-for-health-promotion-to-drive-improvement-of-nations-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Office for Health Promotion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: \u201cThis 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