Obesity: Yorkshire and the Humber

(asked on 19th February 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase awareness of the dangers of obesity in children and young people in Yorkshire and the Humber.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 27th February 2018

The Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan launched in August 2016 will help children and families to recognise and make healthier choices and be more active. Key measures in the plan include the soft drinks industry levy, the sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme and helping children to enjoy an hour of physical activity every day.

Public Health England's social marketing campaign, Change4Life aims to help families and children in England to eat well and move more. The campaign has had high levels of engagement across Yorkshire and the Humber using multiple platforms including roadshows in Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Leeds and Bradford. Through this campaign the Government, the National Health Service, local authorities, businesses, charities, schools, families and community leaders could all play a part in improving children’s diets and activity levels. ‘Our Healthy Year’ resources for Reception and Year 6 primary school teachers and school nursing teams to integrate engaging curriculum-linked activities on following a healthy diet and being more active in the daily school routine have been distributed to primary schools across Yorkshire and the Humber and are available to download for free from the Change4Life School Zone website, available to view here:

https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools

The Healthy Child Programme is the key universal public health service, delivered by health visitors, for improving the health and wellbeing of children. Its goals are to identify and treat problems early, help parents to care well for their children, change health behaviours and protect against preventable diseases. The programme is evidence-based and aims to prevent problems in child health and development and contribute to a reduction in health inequalities.

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