Local authorities and their health partners have little more than threeyears to halt the increase in child obesity, and the Health Survey forEngland 2003 recently brought home the urgency of the task (ChildrenNow, 30 August-5 September).
The research predicts obesity rates will continue to rise, warning thataround a fifth of children and young people will be obese by the end ofthe decade. The daughters of manual workers are expected to be the worstaffected, with their obesity rate expected to rise by nine per cent,three times that of other families.
The Audit Commission also predicts the public service agreement targetwill be missed, while a survey by the Association of the Directors ofPublic Health found that cash-strapped health authorities are movingmoney away from "soft" targets such as child obesity and sexual health(Children Now, 2-9 August 2006).
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