Apr 13 2010
Panorama's Spoilt Rotten - MEND responds
Paul Sacher, Director for MEND, a social enterprise that runs community-based obesity prevention and treatment programmes for families, welcomes Panorama’s focus on childhood obesity in Spoilt Rotten due to be aired tonight (13/4/10). He said:
“The shocking reality of childhood obesity is being felt by the NHS every day. Continuing to compromise the health of our nation’s children is not an option, it is now time for practical action.
“As a nation we need to put an end to this unnecessary obesity epidemic which is causing illness and premature death amongst our children.
"MEND delivers child obesity prevention and treatment programmes in local communities which empower the whole family to live a healthier life."
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Notes to editors:
MEND has an extensive database of families with children who have experiences of being overweight or obese. To speak to a case study family or for more information about MEND, please call Lucy Hannagan, lucy.hannagan@mendcentral.org, 020 7231 7225.
About MEND
- MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition...Do it!) is a social enterprise that runs free healthy lifestyle programmes for two – 13 year olds and their families
- The MEND Programme was devised by Great Ormond Street Hospital and the University College London’s Institute of Child Health
- The MEND Programme is run in over 350 sites across the UK per term and has helped over 15,000 families
- MEND’s healthy lifestyle programmes are developed and tested by obesity specialists for delivery by a range of public and private sector partners.
- MEND is a National Third Sector Partner of the Department of Health’s Change4Life campaign.
- www.mendcentral.org
