The independent taskforce wants to reduce child obesity and tackle health inequality in a city which currently has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in Europe, with the highest levels in the most deprived areas.
The taskforce, which includes June O’Sullivan, chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), was set up by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to halve the percentage of London’s children who are overweight at the start of primary school and obese by the time they leave, and reduce the gap in childhood obesity rates between the richest and poorest areas in London by 2030.
The group has worked with lead partner Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity as well as Public Health England, the Association of Directors of Public Health London and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services London to create ‘Every Child A Healthy Weight – Ten Ambitions for London’, which includes 10 calls for action aimed at organisations across the capital, including the NHS, the Government, London boroughs, the Mayor, schools and the food industry.
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