Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet: England, 2010

Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet: England, 2010

Obesity : statistic

Obesity : statistics

This collection of statistics on obesity and related topics is provided by The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care and covers exercise and healthy lifestyles in addition to obesity. The reports explain how obesity is measured as well as its prevalence, risk factors and treatments related to obesity.

Obesity Learning Centre (OLC)

The Obesity Learning Centre is provided by the National Heart Forum, with support from the Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families, as part of the UK government's Obesity Improvement Programme. The website includes a directory of organisations working on obesity, a resource directory with search and browse options, tools and reports.

Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet : England, February 2009

Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet : England, February 2009

Published by the Information Centre in 2009, this resource provides access to the 214-page statistical report about obesity, physical activity and diet.

Perspectives in Public Health - May Issue

Click on the provided link to access the May issue of Perspectives in Public Health, including articles such as:

Can't exercise, won't exercise Perspectives in Public Health 2009;129 106-107

Physical activity, diet and behaviour modification in the treatment of overweight and obese adults: a systematic review Anne Söderlund, Annika Fischer, and Titti Johansson Perspectives in Public Health 2009;129 132-142

Latest Issue of the National Library for Public Health e-Newsletter

Click on the provided link for the latest issue of the National Library for Public Health e-Newsletter 

a new evidence update on Childhood obesity: surveillance and prevention

2009 Annual Evidence Update - Obesity - Childhood obesity: surveillance and prevention

Click here to access the National Library for Public Health Specialist Library's  2009 Annual Evidence Update - Obesity - Childhood obesity: surveillance and prevention

NICE Guidance Updates

The following NICE publications have either been newly published or updated:

• Home-based approaches to promoting children's wellbeing
• Identification and weight management of overweight and obese children in primary care
• Increasing fruit and vegetable provision for deprived communities
• Pre-school approaches to promoting children's wellbeing
• Preventing and reducing HIV transmission among men who have sex with men
• Preventing children's unintentional injuries outside the home
• Preventing domestic violence
• Preventing unintentional road injuries among under 15s: road design
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease
• Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Promoting mental wellbeing at work
• Promoting young people's social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education
• Providing public information to prevent skin cancer
• Strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among under 15s
• Transport policies that prioritise walking and cycling
• Workplace interventions to promote smoking cessation

Recent Journal Articles

Please click on the provided links to access the full text of the following journal articles:

• Promoting Healthy People 2010 Through Small Grants Kari A. Hartwig, Richard Louis Dunville, Michael H. Kim, Becca Levy, Margot M. Zaharek, Valentine Y. Njike, and David L. Katz Health Promot Pract 2009;10 24-33

• Using Public Relations Strategies to Prompt Populations at Risk to Seek Health Information: The Hanford Community Health Project Gregory D. Thomas, Stephen M. Smith, and Joseph A. Turcotte Health Promot Pract 2009;10 92-10

• The impact of overweight and obesity on health-related quality of life in childhood - results from an intervention study Wille N, Erhart M, Petersen C, Ravens-Sieberer U BMC Public Health 2008, 8:421 

• (S)Partners for Heart Health: a school-based program for enhancing physical activity and nutrition to promote cardiovascular health in 5th grade students Carlson JJ, Eisenmann JC, Pfeiffer KA, Jager KB, Sehnert ST, Yee KE, Klavinski RA, Feltz DL BMC Public Health 2008, 8:420 

• Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors Sagatun A, Kolle E, Anderssen SA, Thoresen M, Sogaard AJ BMC Public Health 2008, 8:419