National Child Measurement Programme: childhood obesity, PHE

This report, comprising a set of practice examples researched by University College London and an executive summary by Public Health England, identify common approaches being implementing by local authorities that had a small but significant 10-year downward trend in childhood obesity at the time the research was done. The findings show the value of engagement with, and integration of, the National Child Measurement Programme and the importance of addressing health inequalities, with 76% having a focus on deprivation.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news