National Child Measurement Programme: childhood obesity
Research by University College London (UCL) shares learning from local authorities that have a downward trend in childhood obesity, including practice examples.
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This report, a set of practice examples researched by UCL and an executive summary by Public Health England identify common approaches being implementing by local authorities that had a small but significant 10-year downward trend in childhood obesity at the time the research was done. The findings show the value of engagement with and integration of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and the importance of addressing health inequalities with 76% having a focus on deprivation.
The local authority practice examples participating in this research have been grouped by PHE regions.
North of England:
- Cheshire East
- North Yorkshire
- St Helens
- Wakefield
- Yorkshire East Riding
Midlands:
- Coventry
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Shropshire
South of England:
- Oxfordshire
- Portsmouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Surrey
- West Sussex
East of England:
- Cambridgeshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Luton
- Peterborough
London:
- Hounslow
- Lewisham
- Redbridge
Last updated 15 February 2021 + show all updates
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Added PHE Centres documents: North of England, Midlands, South of England, East of England and London.
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First published.