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National Child Measurement Programme: briefing for elected members
This briefing paper produced by the Local Government Assoicatiation and Public Health England addresses frequently asked questions (FAQs) for elected members. A number of transitional issues relating to the transfer of responsibility for delivering the ...
Get Britain Cycling: All Party Parliamentary Report on Cycling
A landmark report on the future of cycling in Britain calls for a national cycling champion to lead a drive for 10 per cent of all journeys in Britain to be by bike by 2025.
More of the transport budget should be spent on supporting cycling, at ...
DH guidance on commissioning weight management services
This document provides best practice guidance to help improve the commissioning of weight management services in local areas.
It is aimed at local authorities, in particular Directors of Public Health, and commissioners of weight management services.
Health Impact of Physical Inactivity (HIPI) tool launched
Statistics released by the South West Public Health Observatory and charity Sustrans shows that a lack of physical activity could cause as many as 36,815 premature deaths in England each year.
The Health Impact of Physical Inactivity (HIPI) tool ...
Diet and nutrition survey of infants and young children, 2011
The diet and nutrition survey of infants and young children (DNSIYC) 2011 is a one-off survey providing the only source of detailed information on the food consumption, nutrient intakes and nutritional status of infants and young children in the general UK population aged 4 to 18 months.
New DH strategy: Improving cardiovascular disease outcomes
The Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy provides advice to local authority and NHS commissioners and providers about actions to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes. It sets out outcomes for people with or at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD ...
Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet - England, 2013 report published by the Information Centre today
This statistical report presents a range of information on obesity, physical activity and diet, drawn together from a variety of sources.
Key facts
· The proportion of adults with a normal BMI decreased between 1993 and 2011 from 41 ...
Academy of royal medical colleges obesity report
Medical professionals – from surgeons and psychiatrists to paediatricians and GPs – have set out their recommendations for tackling obesity in a report published today by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC). ...
NOO early comments on Griffiths et al. ‘Area-level deprivation and adiposity in children: is the relationship linear?’ (2013)
This recently published paper has received much media attention since 12th February, mostly under the headline of ‘Middle-class children are more likely to be obese than those from poor families’.
This is at odds with both conventional wisdom that ...
NICE publish 2 new public health briefings for local Government: behaviour change and walking and cycling
NICE has developed public health briefings for a range of different topics, with the latest topics on behaviour change, and walking and cycling. These briefings are meant for local authorities and their partner organisations in the health and voluntary ...