Posted on 11 December 2018 by Elizabeth Fuller, Research Director What do parents think of their children’s weight? The annual report of the Health Survey for England (HSE) NHS Digital was published last week. One of the key trends that HSE tracks over the years is overweight and obesity among adults and children. Read the rest of this entry Tags: child obesity
Posted on 07 June 2017 NatCen on the Election: 4 things our health surveys can tell you about manifesto pledges What do the manifestos say about improving the nation's health - and are they likely to make any difference? Keeva Rooney outlines 4 things you need to know. Read the rest of this entry Tags: NatCen on the Election, child obesity, health, healthy eating, public health
Posted on 10 July 2015 Think your child is a healthy weight? 1 in 4 of you could be wrong This National Childhood Obesity Week, various organisations are aiming to raise awareness of the dangers of being too heavy in childhood. But what if, as a parent, you don’t realise your child is overweight? Read the rest of this entry Tags: National Childhood Obesity Week, child obesity, obesity
Posted on 15 December 2011 A healthy view of a healthy weight? The Health Survey for England 2010 published its findings today with chapters covering a wide range of health issues including well-being, sexual health and respiratory conditions. In particular, a chapter about children’s overweight and obesity highlighted some interesting findings around children’s perceptions of their own weight. Read the rest of this entry Tags: children and young people, Health Survey for England, health and lifestyle, society, child obesity
Posted on 11 July 2011 by Louise Marryat, previous member of staff ScotCen Are initiatives to reduce childhood obesity working? Last week saw Mend’s second annual National Childhood Obesity Week - to raise awareness of the dangers of being above a healthy weight in childhood. Scotland has one of the worst obesity records amongst developed countries. An NHS Scotland HEAT target was established in 2008/09 to deliver more than 6,300 child healthy weight interventions by March 2011, but to what extent are these initiatives having an impact on child obesity? Louise Marryat suggests that our Scottish Health Survey can help answer the question. Read the rest of this entry Tags: children and young people, NHS Scotland, National Childhood Obesity Week, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Scottish Health Survey, child obesity, health and lifestyle