Policy paper
Childhood obesity plan: PHE’s role in implementation
Outlines PHE's priority for reducing the proportion of overweight children leaving primary school.
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Public Health England (PHE) will work with the Department of Health, other government departments and a wide range of stakeholders to achieve the aim of significantly reducing England’s rate of childhood obesity within the next 10 years. 2 of PHE’s main contributions will be through implementing a sugar reduction programme and reviewing the nutrient profile model which categorises food according to its nutrient value.
Published 29 September 2016