OHA NEWS & BLOG
Public and health experts give green light to new PM to push on with plans to tackle obesity
86% of public say childhood obesity is a ‘serious problem’ as leading health campaigners warn faster progress is needed to protect children from health risks of obesity One year on from the publication of the Government’s landmark childhood obesity...
An exercise in consensus building: updating the OHA’s joint position statement
When the initial Obesity Health Alliance members first came together in 2015, our founding aim was to speak to Government with one voice about what they should prioritise to reduce overweight and obesity. Nearly four years on and with 46 members,...
How much unhealthy food and drink advertising do our kids actually see online?
By Dan Parker, Chief Executive, Living Loud This question lies at the very heart of the Government’s Impact Assessment on introducing advertising restrictions to products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). To answer that question the Government...
Obesity prevention in the early years – the HENRY approach
Written by Di Swanston Policy Manager, HENRY Much has been made in the press recently about HENRY - a national early years obesity prevention intervention. This attention was generated by publication earlier this month of a paper looking at school...
Putting a price on health – why the Government needs to include adults in their junk food advertising analysis
By Dr Emma Boyland, Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool That the intention of advertising is to influence an audience shouldn’t need saying. Basic market rules dictate that if advertising wasn’t effective in influencing us, then it wouldn’t...