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How to set and monitor goals for prevalence of child obesity: guidance for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and local authorities

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.

• Download How to set and monitor goals for prevalence of child obesity (PDF, 143K)
• Download Look-up tables for change needed by PCT and LA in Excel format (XLS, 374K)