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Health inequalities

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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

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�� backs calls to put children at heart of Government spending

23 October 2018

As the Chancellor's budget approaches, over 100 organisations, including the ��, come together to ask that he puts children at the heart of its spending decisions.

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England falling behind other European countries in the race to improve children’s health, reveals new report

15 October 2018

The �� has launched a new report, Child health in 2030 in England: comparisons with other wealthy countries, which uses long-term historical data to project outcomes for children and young people's health in 2030.

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Latest obesity statistics published

11 October 2018

��'s Dr Max Davie welcomes the Government's obesity prevention efforts but calls for more support for those already overweight as latest stats reveal 20% of children are obese by age 11.

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Child health in England in 2030: comparisons with other wealthy countries

The health of today’s children and young people (CYP) will be one of the key factors in determining whether England is healthy and prosperous over the next 50 years. In our reports, published October 2018, we used long term historical data on key CYP health outcomes and various projection modelling ...

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Government proposes calorie labelling on restaurant and cafe menus

14 September 2018

The �� responds to the Government's calorie label consultation, saying that it is one important measure aimed at bucking the current obesity trend.

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Businessman donates £50,000 to help tackle indoor air pollution

6 September 2018

The charitable donation will help support the ��, as part of a working group, to study the effects of indoor air pollution on child health and what can be done to combat it.