County areas see a surge in adult obesity, as new report highlights how councils are tackling the challenge

This report finds that the number of adults in England ' s rural areas who are overweight or obese has increased by 1.1 million since 2015. It sets out the scale of the challenge for county councils and unitary councils in counties and also highlights what those local authorities are doing to encourage healthier and more active lives from their residents across 16 best practice case studies. It is 10 years since public health functions were transferred from the NHS to local government. It says that as providers of public health services, as well as being responsible for leisure centres and active travel infrastructure such as cycle lanes, councils are best placed to engage with communities to support and enable residents to live healthier lives.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news