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How to Set and Monitor Goals for Prevalence of Child Obesity

How to set and monitor goals for prevalence of child obesity: guidance for primary care trusts and local authorities
Department of Health, February 2007
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_083110

This guidance follows on from the publication of the Government’s obesity strategy Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross-Government strategy for England. The guidance provides advice to PCTs and local authorities on how to set child obesity goals as part of the Vital Signs and the National Indicator Set. This will be followed shortly with full guidance on developing local plans.
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