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International Nurses' Day - Taking Action on Obesity: The Contribution of Health Care Professionals by Viv Bennett

“...there is no magic bullet. It is going to take continued effort from all of us in Government, local communities, industry and individuals. Each and every one of us has to play our part if we want to be the …

Why should we discuss weight with children and families? - Wendy Nicholson and Charlene Mulhern

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With nearly a third of children aged 10-11 either overweight or obese, it is clear that obesity and its associated health risks should be raised with families in a sensitive, open and empathetic manner. Talking about weight can be tricky …

The Role of All Allied Health Professionals in Supporting Physical Activity - Anna Lowe

Physical inactivity is a major threat to health.   It contributes significantly to many common cancers, diabetes, coronary heart disease and many more health conditions.  These conditions can substantially reduce people’s quality of life through worry, pain and disability.  Becoming more …

National Child Measurement Programme by Loretta Sollars

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Whenever you hear a statistic quoted about the high levels of obesity in our primary school children, it is almost certainly a figure that has been reported through the National Child Measurement Programme. On 3rd November, NHS Digital (hyper link: …

Physically Active Play – How physical activity in early years can impact obesity levels - by Sabrina Kerr

It has well been established that physical activity in childhood has a strong positive relationship with reducing the onset of obesity and other chronic diseases in adulthood. However, until recently, little has been understood about the importance of physical activity …

You Said: We Did - How you helped to develop 'All Our Health' and how you can continue to do so

This blog is a thank you for colleagues who have worked with us to develop the All Our Health (AoH) approach and resources and sets out what you told us and how we have used your feedback. In 2013 we …

Introducing you to All Our Health

This blog is to introduce new readers to the ‘All Our Health’ call to action for health and care professionals (HCPs), to provide an update to those who are already aware and to say thank you for colleagues who have …

12 May International Nurses Day - A message from the Chief Nurses of the UK and the Republic of Ireland

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                International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12th, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, and this year the theme is resilience.  Nurses have a long history of responding to …