Saturday, 2 May 2015

Striking differences of overweight and obesity rates in schoolchildren across Europe (EUFIC)

Striking differences of overweight and obesity rates in schoolchildren across Europe (EUFIC)



 Obesity stats .

The Conservatives' friends in the junk food industry are slowly killing our children - Fiona Phillips - Mirror Online

The Conservatives' friends in the junk food industry are slowly killing our children - Fiona Phillips - Mirror Online



 Canada just handed out 4.5 Million to research Obesity Surgery among adults and youth.  They are hungry for a solution ,but not so hungry as to review how the Tobacco Policies has impacted on smoking in Canada.    I fail to see how this represents and reflects on Health Equity  and any inkling of prevention. 

Public Health Institute and California Project LEAN Reiterate Support for Federal Soda Tax Bill - Public Health Institute

Public Health Institute and California Project LEAN Reiterate Support for Federal Soda Tax Bill - Public Health Institute

Health Advocates Cheer Initial Results Of Mexico's Soda Tax | KPBS

Health Advocates Cheer Initial Results Of Mexico's Soda Tax | KPBS



  



     Health equity and interventions will require measurable outcomes.   Below is a link to help with the concept:



https://meaningfulandmeasurable.wordpress.com/



From the site:

Welcome

Meaningful and Measurable was a Collaborative Action Research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).


The project brought together 3 academic organisations, 8 practice
partners and 4 national stakeholder organisations with a shared
interest: adopting a focus on personal outcomes in health, social care
and other human services .


Over the past decade, developing approaches to the recording,
analysis and use of personal outcomes data has been found to pose
challenges at all levels of organisations. Within this project, we
explored the tension between:


  • Meaning:the need for detailed, contextualised information on
    individual experience to inform individual planning and service
    improvement.
  • Measurement: the need to aggregate information on personal outcomes to inform decision making at organisational and national levels.
We wanted to develop an approach to personal outcomes that was Meaningful and Measurable.  Hear what some stakeholders had to say about the project at the final project event:

Weighty Matters: More on the partnership between the Ottawa School Board & McDonald's

Weighty Matters: More on the partnership between the Ottawa School Board & McDonald's



   This is helpful insomuch as to explore the food environment.