The National Obesity Observatory for England
- Abstract
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The new National Obesity Observatory was established to provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants. It has an e-atlas; an interactive mapping tool for the analysis of data on the prevalence of obesity and its determinants for local authorities in England. The e-Atlas enables users to compare a range of indicators including prevalence of childhood obesity using data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) with, for example, local area deprivation scores and rates of physical activity.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Obesity and related conditions
- Variables
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Obesity, physical activity, diet , demographics.
- Keywords
- Obesity, weight, health, diet, exercise, nutrition, physical activity, food, overweight, underweight, trends, prevalence, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, body mass index (BMI)
- Identifier Variables
- LA, GOR,
- Economic/Subject Categories
- Nutrition
- Area of Health System
- Public health
- Disease Area
- Obesity
- Data Available
- Risk behaviours
- Data collecting organization (s)
- National Obesity Observatory
- Data Type
- Administrative
- National/Regional
- Regional
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 2007, 2008
- Unit of Analysis
- Aggregate, Individual
- Sample
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Varies by LA. For example, Adur has a count of 33 obese girls aged 10-11 years and Chelmsford has a count of 113.
- Availability
- National Obesity Observatory
- Conditions of Access
- Free access
- Link
- http://www.noo.org.uk/maps/eatlas
- Contact
- Tel: 01865334900, info@noo.org.uk
- Publications
- http://www.noo.org.uk/publications