Focus on: Public health and prevention

"This QualityWatch report provides an overview of public health outcomes in recent years, examining  trends in 20 indicators across sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV, substance misuse, smoking, childhood obesity and immunisations."

QualityWatch: Focus on: Public health and prevention: Has the quality of services changed over recent years?
A Davies, E Keeble, T Bhatia, E Fisher
The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust
April 2016

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Why now is the time to tackle obesity in Britain

"We need to shift the focus from weight to well-being – to children being able to enjoy a full life of enjoyable activity – and to target resources at those most in need – ill-nourished children and the morbidly obese. An obvious source of revenue are nutritionally valueless soft drinks, which are the largest single source of sugar for children aged 11 to 18 years and provide this age group on average with 29% of daily sugar intake."

Britain imbalanced: Why now is the time to tackle obesity in Britain
J Cracknell
Policy Exchange
2016

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