Childhood Obesity
Obesity represents the greatest single threat to the health and wellbeing of our children.
HSE
Talking About Health & Weight
HSE has created a guide to help all parents and caregivers have positive conversations with their children about health and weight. It has been developed to give tips and advice on what to say and do to help children thrive and feel good about their bodies.
Campaign
Let's Take on Childhood Obesity
To increase awareness among parents of the health challenges posed by excess weight in childhood, this report details the negative impact this can have on the quality of life, and the importance of tackling this for the long term.
HSE
Improving children’s health in Ireland
HSE has launched a new guide for anyone communicating about children’s health and obesity in Ireland. It provides evidence-based, practical communications tips and advice to help shift people’s thinking, build understanding, and increase support for policies and programmes that will help children thrive.
Dr. Grace O’Malley
Changing the way we measure Childhood Obesity
Andrew Agbaje MD, MPH, PhD, FESC, a Pediatric Clinical Epidemiologist and Principal Investigator of “urFIT-child” research group, University of Eastern Finland (Finland) & University of Exeter (UK) has published a new paper Waist-circumference-to-height-ratio…
Dr. Grace O’Malley
Stigma and Bias in Child and Adolescent Obesity
I have been working in the field of childhood obesity assessment and management for the past 15 years and there are a number of key moments that always stick in my mind…
Irish Heart Foundation
A Childhood Obesity Manifesto For the future of our children’s health
Obesity represents the greatest single threat to the health and wellbeing of our children. Without drastic action to change their futures, many will be left to face lives dominated by chronic disease and long-term ill health in advance of premature death…
HSE
Tackling Childhood Obesity A written submission from the Health Service Executive
Obesity is not just about the shape and size of individuals, it is a major public health challenge. Consequences can be lifelong and even intergenerational. Most importantly, overweight and obesity can be prevented…
Childhood Obesity Task Force
Childhood Obesity Is a Chronic Disease Demanding Specific Health Care
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century. The EASO COTF is convinced that classifying obesity as a chronic disease in children and adolescents is a crucial step for increasing individual and societal awareness…
Childhood Obesity
Living with Obesity
Childhood Obesity
Creating healthy environments in our homes, schools and communities can support children to grow and develop healthily. This webinar discusses obesity prevention in early childhood and shares findings from initiatives taking place to promote healthy eating and active living in young children.
Sláinte Care
Sláintecare
10 Year Programme
Sláintecare is the ten-year programme to transform our health and social care services. It is the roadmap for building a world-class health and social care service for the Irish people.
Education
Childhood Obesity
Education
Childhood obesity is a chronic disease that is treated most effectively by longitudinal care delivered by a multi-disciplinary clinical team. Childhood Obesity Education, aims to empower health care professionals in Ireland.
Childhood Obesity Education
The LANDSCAPE
Study Team
The LANDSCAPE study team want to hear from healthcare professionals and managers in Ireland who see children and adolescents in their daily practice
Championing the use of people-first language in childhood overweight and obesity to address weight bias and stigma: A joint statement from the European-Childhood-Obesity-Group
Bernadette Keenan
Bernadette Keenan discusses her experiences as a mum of a youth living with obesity.
Portuguese mother
Portuguese mother discusses her daughter Marta and how they need to find proper information on understanding how to treat her daughter who lives with obesity.
Marta's story
Marta shares her experiences of such a young child living with obesity and the stigma this brought.