The Department of Health and Social Care have today announced a £40 million two-year pilot to reduce the prevalence of obesity and cut NHS waiting...
Health Equalities Group is currently delivering a long-term project for the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) to develop a ‘hub’ of connectivity, bringing together system...
The government has today announced over £113 million to fund research into 4 healthcare missions – cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction. The funding is...
Registrations for the #FoodActive2022 virtual conference are now live. This year’s timely theme aims to consider the sustained challenges presented by recovery from Covid-19, the...
Recent reports suggest the new Prime Minister Liz Truss is considering scrapping obesity policy dating back to 2018 in a bid to mitigate the impact...
Lead Director of Public Health for Food Active, Professor Matthew Ashton, and Vice President of the Association of Directors of Public Health, Greg Fell, call...
The long-awaited Food Strategy White Paper, the Government’s response to Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy, has finally been published. However, compared to the ambitious recommendations laid...
Matthew Philpott, Executive Director, Health Equalities Group said: Today marks a very sad day for public health and the UK’s relationship with overweight and obesity, as...
Leaders from the UK’s largest health charities and medical organisations have today issued a warning to the Prime Minister, urging him to not dilute new laws...
Last week we saw the publication of the UK Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper. The paper includes details on how the Government plans to...
To mark the #FoodActive2021 Conference ‘Eliminating weight stigma: a call to action’, we are launching a new dedicated resource hub on our website to help...
We are looking forward to welcoming 500 delegates to our sold-out annual conference this morning, with the topic this year focusing on weight stigma and...
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