The National Child Measurement Programme data for 2020/21 has been published, revealing an increase in the number of children living with obesity at both reception...
We've documented the two #GetsHangry campaigns in Burnley and Hyndburn to inspire and encourage others to engage young people in the food agenda. Download the...
This case study forms part of the social movement lever of the Healthier Place, Healthier Future project. From March to June 2021, Food Active worked with...
A children's book to support health education The Healthier Place, Healthier Future project has been looking at different ways to engage younger people in eating healthy...
UK Government has the opportunity to be the first in the world to reverse the rise in obesity levels. Bold new policies – such as...
Today the Department for Health and Social Care and the Government have confirmed plans to further restrict the marketing of less healthy food and drink...
Today, marking this year's World Obesity Day, the Government have announced new specialised support to help those living with obesity to lose weight through £100...
Influencing health and wellbeing at a community level is a crucial factor in transforming food environments. Read the latest guest blog post from Beth Wolfenden....
To mark this year's World Breastfeeding Week (1st-7th August), our student placement Chloé Higham-Smith discusses whether there is an association between low breastfeeding in the...
On Monday 27th July, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a raft of measures to “get the nation fit and healthy, protect themselves against COVID-19...
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated how important health and wellbeing is to us all, thereby driving conversations at a national level on how we can...
Stop using kids’ characters on unhealthy food and drink, say parents in our latest joint-report with the Children's Food Campaign ‘Pester Power or Parent Power?’, a...
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