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 […]
There are a variety of resources to support children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. Good Thinking Good Thinking is a resource to support Londoners who are feeling anxious, sleep-deprived, stressed, sad or low. It is currently aimed at over-18s, but an offer for 16- to 18-year-olds is coming soon. Visit the site here. More information […]
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
Boroughs can use this GWD presentation in existing meetings with residents or stakeholders. Downloads
This framework seeks to establish the most pressing workforce challenges in London and enable the workforce to transform health and social care services across the Capital. The development of this London Workforce Strategic Framework has been made possible through the establishment of a collaborative workforce transformation programme on behalf of London’s clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), […]
This page has information on childhood obesity and prevention in the form of a quick guide and guidelines on child obesity management. Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the UK, with around “1 in 5 children leaving primary school obese”. Prevention is indispensable to overcoming this problem. The quick guide and guidelines available to download […]