A BRADFORD public health expert said there is “no quick fix” to tackle the rising problem of childhood obesity in the city - and the Covid-19 crisis has made it worse. Latest figures show children are more likely to be obese when they leave Bradford’s primary schools than they were a decade ago. And a new report from Public Health England (PHE) looking back over the last 10 years has concluded there is a strong link between obesity and the poorest areas in the country. NHS Digital data shows 28 per cent of Year 6 pupils in Bradford were classed as obese in 2019-20, up from 20 per cent in 2009-10.
Fozia and Hanna cycle round Lister Park, Majid Ahmed walks to get his neighbour’s shopping, while Deborah and Ross Reynolds have fun dancing around their kitchen. They are all taking part in an uplifting campaign across Bradford and the surrounding areas to get people off their sofas and moving. They are being encouraged to join the 20 Minute Movement to help them feel fitter and healthier. Launched by Living Well, an initiative led by Bradford Council’s department of public health and NHS Bradford and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CGC) to reduce preventable ill health, a team listened to more than 1,800 residents and 36 different health-related organisations, to understand what living well meant to them.
A HAWORTH couple are among those supporting a campaign aimed at helping people feel fitter and healthier. The initiative, known as the 20 Minute Movement, is designed to get people off their sofas and doing something active every day. Behind the venture is Living Well – which, led by Bradford Council’s department of public health and NHS Bradford and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group, strives to reduce preventable ill health. A team consulted more than 1,800 residents and 36 health-related organisations to see what “living well” meant to them. Responses focused on taking more exercise, eating more healthily and participating in activities that made them feel good.