Obesity
News
- NHS Forum health recommendations “simplistic” and “short-term”
Fri 20th January 2012
- Eating healthily over Christmas
Mon 19th December 2011
- Fuse doctor airs views on new lifestyle cancer findings
Fri 9th December 2011
- National Library for Public Health e-Newsletter - August 2011
Wed 3rd August 2011
Events
- No events for this topic.
Groups
- Obesity Analyst Group
- Obesity, Diet and Physical Activity - Regional Advisory Group
- Bariatric Prescribing and Surgery
- Breastfeeding and Weaning Group
- NEPAF Steering Group
- North East Active Travel (NEAT)
- Leadership Group - North East Leading Improvement for Health and Well- Being
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Introduction
Obesity is a serious, complex public health problem, and as such has been identified as a
Government priority area. For more information please visit the NEPHO obesity microsite: www.nepho.org.uk/obesity
Highlight figures
The North East has one of the highest prevalences of both child and adult obesity, for more information please visit the obesity mircosite.
Publications
- Childhood Obesity in the North East of England: Findings from the 2009/10 NCMP
- Bariatric Surgery in the North East of England: A Regional Briefing Paper
- North East Obesity Service Mapping Report
- The National Child Measurement Programme: Findings from the North East of England for 2008/09
- Obesity Prescribing Trends in the North East: 2010 update
- The National Child Measurement Programme: 2007/08 Findings from the North East of England
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Market Segmentation and Mapping
- Measures of central adiposity as an indicator of obesity
- International comparisons of obesity prevalence
- Body Mass Index as a measure of obesity
- Physical activity surveillance in England: what is measured and where are the gaps?
- Standard Evaluation Framework for weight management interventions
- North East Maternal Obesity Community Services: A Questionnaire Audit and Qualitative Study
- NORTH EAST DANCE & HEALTH PROJECT: An evaluation of a creative dance programme in preschool children: findings from a 10 week pilot controlled trial examining physical activity and mental well being outcomes
- Obesity Prescribing Trends in the North East - July 2009
- National Child Measurement Programme: Detailed Analysis of the 2007/08 Dataset
- May 2009 Newsletter
- North east public health workforce improvement Scoping exercise on capacity and capability to meet aims of Better Health, Fairer Health themes
- The Development of Maternal Obesity Maternity Services in the North East of England: A Qualitative Study
- Childhood Obesity in the North East 2006/07 National Child Measurement Programme
- 2007/08 NCMP analysis guidance for PCTs and public health observatories (PHOs) - December 2008
- November 2008 Newsletter
- National Child Measurement Programme: Detailed Analysis of the 2006/07 National Dataset
- North East Obesity Service Mapping Report
- Healthy Towns
- NEPHO Physical Activity Report
- NCMP guidance for public health observatories (PHOs) - May 2008
- Occasional Paper No. 28 Obesity: A North East Update Report
- North East Pilot BMI study report
- Childhood obesity in the North East
- A systematic review of nutrition, diet and dietary change on learning, education and performance of school children
- OP22: Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy Outcome: A Scoping Study
- The Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults: A Review of Reviews
- Maternal Obesity & Pregnancy Outcome Project Information Sheet
- Occasional Paper 03 - Surgery to Aid Weight Reduction in the North East and Yorkshire and Humber Regions
