What are the big issues in children and young people's health, and what can the next government do to tackle them?

Dame Rachel de Souza Children's Commissioner for England will be in conversation with our Chief Executive William Roberts on 23 May 👇

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On 7 May, we questioned the Minister for Public Health Andrea Leadsom MP of Department of Health and Social Care, on the UK Government’s food, diet & obesity policies. Catch-up ⏯️ via video below.
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Poor public health is holding back the UK economy, and obesity is playing a significant role.

Chris Thomas set out how to tackle it on LBC ⤵️

Hazel Cheeseman, Deputy CE of ASH, said: “There was a period between the Sixties and early Noughties where smoking was becoming more affordable. What we are seeing now is that reduced affordability is one of the most effective levers to change behaviour.”
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🆕Today ASH publishes the new economic cost of smoking figures, as promised to the Public Health Minister Andrea Leadsom MP and the Tobacco & Vapes Bill Committee in oral evidence last week. #SmokefreeFuture
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We looked at the portfolios of the biggest global food companies operating in the UK and found 78% of their food products with child-appealing packaging are unhealthy.

This is at a time when nearly 1 in 3 children face a future of food-related illness #FuelUsDontFoolUs

⚖️ | NEW REPORT: In this paper Jamie O'Halloran & Chris Thomas look at the impact of obesity on UK businesses, which areas are most affected and what can be done about it.

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Alice Wiseman also talked about the evidence from our NIHR School for Public Health Research funded evaluation of the TfL #adban lead by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Amazing work being done by local authorities to tackle advertising environment
See also Adfree Cities & Obesity Health Alliance & Children's Food Campaign

In our polling, stopping the sale of high-caffeine & sugary energy drinks to children is the second-highest priority for our parents, driven by concerns over associated health risks like anxiety, stress, lack of sleep & dental decay 😟🦷

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#OurChildrenOurFuture 's final ask from parents to all political parties & the next govt is urging them to protect children from easy access to energy drinks. Other European countries like Lithuania & Latvia have already banned them. It’s time for the UK to follow suit.

The 10 biggest producers reel in young shoppers with attention-grabbing colours and cartoons.

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Great work exposing the tactics and tricks of the world’s biggest food companies from Bite Back

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Children need to be healthy to thrive. Eating the right foods is a key part of that. Jamie Oliver has done great work to highlight the importance of it.
As North East Mayor, I’ll ban all advertising of junk food on public transport. I want to make sure no child is left behind.…

Hi Jamie Oliver.

In the election for the first North East Mayor I’ve set the highest bar of any candidate on child poverty. I’ll measure our success in the number of children lifted out of poverty.

It’s ambitious, but we can’t simply help people to live better with poverty we…

Ravenous (by my wife jemima lewis and me) won best food book at the André Simon awards last night. Incredibly touched to follow in my mum's footsteps. Although she was quick to point out she won it twice (in 1978 and 1979). 😂 Still work to do.

Brilliant work with Bite Back⁩ activists set to give evidence at House of Lords Food, Diet & Obesity Committee tday on the tactics companies are using to trick children into cravings for unhealthy junk food through bright colours & cartoon packaging theguardian.com/food/2024/may/…

Parents lead busy lives and need quick, reliable ways to spot healthy options on supermarket shelves.
However, the current array of different labels, health claims, child-friendly design features are often confusing and even misleading. #OurChildrenOurFuture /2

Parents want to see an end to the use of child friendly characters🦸, cartoons and other tricks that appeal directly to children and make supermarket trips 🛒much harder for them. /4

I was cabinet member for Culture, Sport and Public Health, NewcastleCityCouncil when we banned new licenses for junk food near schools Jamie Oliver.

As North East Mayor, I’ll ban junk food advertising on public transport, stations & bus stops to tackle health inequalities and child…