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 […]
London children tell us what being healthy means to them FILM: As part of the Great Weight Debate we asked London children what being healthy means to them
FILM: As part of the Great Weight Debate we asked London children whether they found it easy to be health in the capital
FILM: As part of the Great Weight Debate we asked children in London about their favourite foods
Sarah Price, Chief Executive of Haringey CCG and one of Healthy London Partnership’s Senior Responsible Officers talks about why the NHS is leading on the Great Weight Debate with other partners.
Jo Murfitt, Director of Public Health for NHS England (London Region) talks about what she would like to see discussed in the great weight debate – access to healthy food for people on low incomes.
Rosie Boycott, Chair of the London Food Board from the Mayor of London’s office, talks about the need for the food industry to be involved in the Great Weight Debate.
Danny Ruta, Chair of the London Obesity Leadership Group and Director of Public Health in Lewisham, explains how we’re living in an environment where it’s easier to put on weight than stay a healthy size.