Obesity: Children and Young People

(asked on 16th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that public health teams are effectively tackling obesity in children and young people.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 21st March 2023

There are resources available to assist public health teams in tacking obesity in children and young people including three National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, one on the identification, assessment and management of obesity in children, young people and adults, one on obesity prevention, which outlines how the National Health Service, local authorities, schools and workplaces can increase physical activity levels and make dietary improvements among their target populations, and one on how effective lifestyle weight management services for children and young people should be delivered.

In addition, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has published resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier two behavioural weight management services for children, families, and adults which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/weight-management-guidance-for-commissioners-and-providers

The Government also provides robust public health data to local authorities through the National Child Measurement Programme, which can be used to inform the development of local childhood obesity strategies and enables them to plan services and monitor progress.

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