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“UK is lagging behind” – �� responds to Nuffield Trust report

20 February 2019

The Nuffield Trust and the Association for Young People's Health have today published the first ever international comparison of young people's health measures over time, comparing the UK to 18 other high-income countries. Professor Russell Viner, President of the ��, responds.

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Child health high on the agenda, but political uncertainty and public health cuts pose risk to progress, warns �� President

23 January 2019

The �� has published State of Child Health: Two Years On, which highlights progress made against the policy recommendations in our landmark State of Child Health 2017 report.

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Welsh Government unveils proposals to tackle obesity

17 January 2019

��'s Officer for Wales welcomes the focus the proposals place on children and the early years but calls on the Government to move quickly to support children who need weight management support now.

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Latest figures on Scottish inequalities published

12 December 2018

�� Officer for Scotland responds, saying "the impact of inequality on child health should not be underestimated".

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�� responds to latest Health Survey for England

4 December 2018

For the first time, The Health Survey looks at links between parent and child obesity. �� responds saying it is a "cycle of life that can have terrible consequences to the health of entire families for generations".

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Changes to the nation's lifestyle needed to improve child health

26 November 2018

��'s Officer for Scotland, Professor Steve Turner, responds to Scottish's Government's 'Growing up in Scotland: overweight and obesity at age 10' report.

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Mayor confirms ban on junk food advertising on London transport network

23 November 2018

Junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from February under groundbreaking measures to help tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London confirmed today.

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Families bombarded with sugary promotions during weekly shop

17 November 2018

�� President says the OHA analysis 'comes at an important time' as the Government prepares to consult on the issue, but warns weight management services are needed to help children already obese get back to a healthy weight.

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�� responds to RSPH's 'Health on the High Street' report

2 November 2018

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a league table ranking 70 of Britain's major towns and cities by the impact of their high streets on the public's health and wellbeing. Officer for Health Promotion, Dr Max Davie, responds to these statistics.

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�� responds to latest obesity statistics for Scotland

30 October 2018

Community health and wellbeing must be at the 'heart' of local planning proposals to reverse childhood obesity says ��'s Dr Donald Macgregor