Our #SaltAwarenessWeek report on sandwiches revealed one very concerning fact – our foods are still overloaded with salt. And many people remain unaware of it. We partnered with @foodactive.bsky.social to take a deeper look at the issue 👀 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-m...

Our April bulletin is now live, including...💫 🚴New Workplace Health and Wellbeing Schemes briefing paper ✍️New position statement: Healthy weight and children with SEND 🌞Closing the gap: The impact of the HAF programme Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/da42b8230fef...

Our March bulletin is now live, including...💫 📢 West Lancs Council commit to tackling health inequalities 🆕 Position statement: Nutrition and health claims on infant formula ⚽ HEG publishes new research in British Dental Journal 🌞 HAF update Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/f49d6a0fe876...

Our February bulletin is now live, including...💫 🆕 Supporting inclusive mealtimes for children with SEND 🆕 Weight loss medication explainer and FAQ briefing 🍼Updated healthy weight in preconception & pregnancy position statements Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/102861a95b7c...

Our January bulletin is now live, including...💫 🆕 #HWD bulletin 📺 Junk food advertising restrictions mark progress - but loopholes remain ✍ Blog: Plant-based and affordable: Can Veganuary help families save? A round up of the latest news and more! Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/8a5c9cc6b14e...

Our #HealthyWeightDeclaration Special Edition Bulletin is now live..💫 Featuring a recap of our annual conference, reflections from colleagues across Durham, Pendle, Luton, and the North East & North Cumbria on adopting the HWD, and new resources. Check it out 👉 mailchi.mp/99f0b9843a6b...

Today is a big moment for child health as the Less Healthy Advertising Regulations come into force across TV and online media - a long-standing priority for the Obesity Health Alliance. Our Executive Director Katharine Jenner responds ⬇️ 1/2

Our December bulletin is now live! 🎄 ✍ Foreword from our Programme Lead, Nicola Calder 📺 Protecting children or protecting profits? The journey to restrict less healthy adverts 🍎 Child poverty strategy 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/2d47daf2b300...

Our November bulletin is now live! 📢Did you catch us for #FoodActive2025? 🆕CDOH Local Authority Briefing 🏠NHS Healthy Start Community Champions training ✍️Guest blog: Snack bars: Healthy by name, not nutrition 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/ff0cdf212d62...

🆕Briefing paper! As part of our annual conference proceedings, we’re pleased to launch our new briefing: Commercial Determinants of Health for Elected Members and Local Authority Officers. Access here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/briefing-pap...

We are delighted to see the government protect children's health and promote healthier environments by expanding the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to cover milk-based drinks, and lower the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml 🥛☕🥤 Read our full response here 👉 lnkd.in/e7_Atu7D

🆕Guest blog! Natalie Brabben, @actionsaltsugar.bsky.social, discusses the growing popularity of snack bars, the misleading health claims shaping young people’s choices, and why an outdated Nutrient Profiling Model is leaving families confused. Read here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-s...

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to all our speakers and the hundreds of delegates who tuned in today. 👏 #FoodActive2025

Many thanks to our wonderful scribe Claire from Nifty Fox for her fantastic visual summary of the conference! ✍️ #FoodActive2025

For the final part of the conference, our fantastic panellists Fran Bernhardt, Mark Petticrew, Oliver Mytton and Maria Castellina will be discussing how we can tackle the commercial determinants of health through local and regional action. #FoodActive2025

The final part of the conference will be focusing on the commercial determinants of health, kicking off with a keynote from Mark Petticrew on why commercial influences are impacting on the ability for local authorities to create healthier places. #FoodActive2025

Last but not least, we are hearing from Ewan Maule, who will be speaking about the ongoing work in North East and North Cumbria to embed the declaration in the ICB. #FoodActive2025

Next, we are hearing from Ceriann Tunnah, who will be sharing the fantastic work going on in schools across Cheshire and Merseyside through the School’s pledge. #FoodActive2025

First up we have Debbie Watson, Director of Public Health for Warrington Borough Council, who will be speaking about their approach to adopting the declaration, with support from six local partners. #FoodActive2025

After a quick break we kick off the case studies section of the conference, which will focus on different approaches and settings adopting and implementing the declaration. #FoodActive2025

Next up we have Cllr Lisa Denson from Cheshire West and Chester Council, who will be talking about the important role Elected members can play in influencing local system change. #FoodActive2025

Next up we will be hearing from Prof. Katherine Brown who will be discussing the evidence to strengthen the use of systems approaches in obesity prevention. #FoodActive2025

Delighted to have @robinireland.bsky.social and Arif Rajpura set the scene for the conference this morning and reflect on the origins and impact of the declaration in Blackpool. #FoodActive2025

The #FoodActive2025 conference is now underway! 165 delegates and a fantastic line up of speakers ready for an exciting morning of reflection and discussion to mark ten years of the Healthy Weight Declaration. #FoodActive2025

✨ #FoodActive2025 is just around the corner! ✨ Take a look at the speaker profiles below to find out more about our fantastic line up 👉 lnkd.in/erRNebhd There's still time to book your ticket! Register here 👉 lnkd.in/e88bhPZU

Our October bulletin is now live! 📢 Less than 2 weeks until #FoodActive2025! 🍎Fuelling the Future Part 2 ✍ Guest blog: #HealthyHearts Campaign 🎙️ Podcast: Fix Our Food: The case for free school meal auto-enrolment 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/08f1a066f8d7...

Food Active 2025 is just two week away! ✨ We have published the conference agenda which is jam-packed with a fantastic line up of speakers and discussions View the full agenda and book your ticket here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/two-weeks-to... #FoodActive2025

New guest blog! ✍️ We hear from Alison Whittaker-Stewart, Physical Activity Campaigns Lead for Together an Active Future, about the #HealthyHearts campaign which aims to raise awareness of heart health and promote physical activity across Lancashire. Read here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-i...

✨ #FoodActive2025 conference speaker announcement ✨ We are excited to welcome Professor Ewan Maule to this year's conference, who will be discussing developing a system-wide HWD for the North East & North Cumbria ICB. Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-o...

#FoodActive2025 conference speaker announcement ✨ We are excited to welcome Dr Arif Rajpura, DPH at Blackpool Council & @robinireland.bsky.social, Director of Research at HEG, who will be discussing Blackpool's leadership on healthy weight. Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-o...

✨ #FoodActive2025 conference speaker announcement ✨ We are excited to welcome Professor Katherine Brown to this year's conference, who will be discussing the evidence for building evidence for whole systems approaches in obesity prevention. Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-o...

Launched today! 'Fuelling the Future part 2: How does primary school food fare for our children?' 🍏 Following our research in secondary schools, this report summarises views from primary school pupils on food and drink provision across the school day Read the full report here 👉 lnkd.in/e2hmBTMr

Registration for #FoodActive2025 is live! ✨ “A Decade of Action: The Healthy Weight Declaration after 10 Years,” will reflect on the declaration’s implementation, evolution, and impact on local policy and population health. Find out more & register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-o...

Our September bulletin is now live! 📢 #FoodActive2025 conference registration open! 📺 Advertising restrictions exempt brand advertising ✍ Blog: Does the ‘foodbank’ name reflect the work foodbanks are doing in 2025? 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/b1cd8f907c33...

To mark #NationalFoodBankDay, our latest guest blog features Amy Holbrook, Operations Coordinator at Warrington Foodbank, who discusses the evolving role of foodbanks, the challenges of rising demand, and why urgent national change is needed. Read here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-d...

Our August bulletin is now live! 🎉 Celebrating HEG's 20th year anniversary! ✨ A welcome to our new Project Officer, Imani Wilson 🎙️ Podcast: The role of social enterprises in reducing food insecurity - Natalie Taylor 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/6ebf9cc743ba...

New podcast episode! 🎙️ We had the pleasure of speaking with Natalie Taylor (ANutr) about her PhD research exploring the psychological aspects of food insecurity and the role of social enterprises as a potential solution Listen here 👉 lnkd.in/eFyyJTCJ

@obesityactionsc.bsky.social is recruiting a new Head! The role will lead a health-focused unit and convene an alliance hosted in a Medical Royal College that aims to change the way Scotland tackles obesity prevention and healthy food policy. Find out more 👉 www.s1jobs.com/job/head-of-...

Our July bulletin is now live! ✍️Pendle Health & Wellbeing Partnership adopts district HWD ✨Food Active meets with Ashley Dalton, MP 🛝Guest blog: Cheshire West & Chester Council's Joyful Movement Campaign 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/fee12239edee...

🆕Guest blog! We hear from Alex Holt, specialist in physical activity & healthy eating in the Public Health team at Cheshire West & Chester Council, about the Joyful Movement Campaign and how it's inspiring the borough to find fun ways to move more. Read more 👉 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-c...

We are pleased to see the shift from sickness to prevention in the 10 year Health Plan announced today, which is vital to improving population health, reducing health inequalities and creating healthier environments. Read our response below 👇

We are delighted to see that major food and drink retailers will be required to report on the healthiness of their sales 🍎 A prevention-led approach to improving population health, and holding food retailers accountable 👏 Read our response 👉 lnkd.in/etY9m59U

Our June bulletin is now live! 🎉 Celebrating 20 years of HEG ✍️Durham County Council adopts the Healthy Weight Declaration 🥗 Free school meals expansion: Food Active response 🌞 HAF update 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/fb439663cfda...

Brilliant to see the NHS has finally updated advice for parents on feeding babies and young children - explicitly now recommending that parents avoid relying on shop-bought baby food pouches as everyday meals (among other updated guidance) 👏 Read our response here 👇

Yesterday, the government announced significant improvements to school meals in England - expanding access and raising standards 📢 Find out more about the announcement here ➡️ lnkd.in/giUCRRMd Read our Policy & Advocacy Manager Beth Bradshaw's response here ⬇️

Our May bulletin is now live! 🆕HAF special edition bulletin 📢Junk food marketing delay: Food Active response ✍️Guest blog: Is salt too boring for bold policy? ✍️ Tackling food waste with Bolton’s Food Waste Toolkit 🗞️A round up of the latest news & much more! Read here👉 mailchi.mp/f9ad150130c2...

We are disappointed to see the much anticipated 9pm TV watershed and online restrictions for less healthy food and drink marketing delayed yet again. Read our Policy and Advocacy Manager's response below 👇

Our first Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme special edition bulletin is now live! 💫 Featuring case studies from HAF providers, a blog reflecting on four years of the HAF programme and more!✍️ Take a look here 👇 mailchi.mp/3dc0320695ec... Don't miss out 👉 foodactive.org.uk/bulletin/

In our latest guest blog, we hear from Bryony O'Connor, PhD Researcher and Public Health Specialist about the launch of the Bolton Food Waste Toolkit – a community-led initiative to help community groups, schools, faith organisations, and businesses reduce food waste. Read here 👉 lnkd.in/e9vQCidC

New guest blog! ✍️ To mark Salt Awareness Week, we hear from Sonia Pombo, Head of Impact and Research at @actionsaltsugar.bsky.social, about how salt remains a neglected issue in UK food policy & calling for urgent action to reduce hidden salt in our diets. Read here 👉 tinyurl.com/Salt-Awarene...