This October 2016 document brings together the findings and conclusions from evidence reviewed by PHE to inform the government’s thinking on sugar in the diet. The review first considers the need for action – how much sugar we eat, where it comes from, the health issues associated with this and the benefits in reducing our […]
This good practice guide to cancer screening in London provides primary care with a practical how-to guide of evidence-based recommendations representing the current best practice in cancer screening. For most Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), cancer remains the largest single cause of premature death. Cancer screening is crucial in preventing and detecting cancer. It offers a significant opportunity […]
Please feel free to use these films to engage with your communities. If you need the MP4 versions of any of the films please email raybarnet@hotmail.com Films: London children talk about health: Full film: Shorter clips of London children talking about: What do you like to eat? What activities do you like? What does being […]
This 2016 Public Health England presentation identifies patterns and trends in childhood obesity in London by age, gender, ethnic group and socio-economic background. Downloads
This 2014 London Health Commission report compares obesity in London with other global cities and includes case studies of initiatives to tackle obesity in other cities. Downloads
These slides provide a snapshot of the childhood obesity problem in London</a>, including childhood obesity rates, the causes, impacts on individuals and communities and action being taken by the Association of Directors of Public Health bring about change. Downloads
This 2016 report from the World Health Organisation</a> includes a set of recommendations to successfully tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in different contexts around the world. Downloads
London has a big problem. Levels of childhood obesity in London are unacceptably high. This can have serious complications later in life such as diabetes, heart disease & higher risk of premature mortality, shockingly however we are now seeing such problems in young adults too. We cannot continue to have almost one-in-four children being overweight […]
An obesity pandemic, with London at the top of the obesity league table of global cities The world is hitting the peak of a truly global epidemic of obesity … and that makes it a pandemic. Most people don’t think of it that way, because unlike swine flu, the obesity pandemic is taking years to […]
We’re not great at blowing our own trumpets in the public sector, so I’m going to use this blog as an opportunity to blow others’ and tell you about some really brilliant work that is going on in Haringey, much of it led by my colleagues in public health. Haringey is not unique in its […]