Childhood obesity data

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There is a useful summary in the Be Healthy chapter of Kernow Matters 2010. Our pages on the National Child Measurement Programme give information, in particular NCMP results and data.

The South West Public Health Observatory has created the Healthy Weight for Children Hub which collects and develops resources including datasets, publications and research.

The Child and Maternal Health Observatory, Chi Mat, is a national public health observatory established to provide wide-ranging, authoritative data, evidence and practice related to children's, young people's and maternal health. It is a member of the Association of Public Health Observatories. Chi Mat has compiled Healthy Schools local area profiles (be patient while the interactive mapping tools load!).

Results from the Tellus4 survey have been mapped, allowing comparisons to be drawn, download National Indicator 199: Children and young people's satisfaction with parks and play areas.

National work on children's perceptions

The Social Science Research Unit at the University of London's Institute of Education carried out a systematic review of children's views about obesity, body size, shape and weight. Read more.

National data on children's diet

Determinants of obesity: child diet. This briefing from the National Obesity Observatory draws on information collected for the Health Survey for England, the Infant Feeding Survey, the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and data on the takeup of school lunches.