Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-09-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce obesity in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
Nicola Blackwood
We launched Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action on 18 August. Our plan focuses on actions that are likely to have the biggest impact on childhood obesity. We will continue to work with the National Health Service, local authorities and other partners to deliver the proposals in our plan.
Public Health England helps local authorities to identify excess weight through various programmes such as the National Child Measurement Programme and NHS Health Checks, and supports local authorities to provide evidence based and effective interventions to help those individuals manage their weight.
A copy of Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action is attached and is available at:
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