SCRUTINY OF OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN THE BRADFORD DISTRICT

What we did (January – December 2005)

• Collation of background information• Written evidence• 3 ‘hearing’ sessions• Open event (voluntary and community organisations)• Speak Out Survey (2,500 local residents)• Meeting with 3 major supermarkets• Focus event on Obesity and South Asian Communities

Key Issues

• Leadership• Working with Councillors• Working with partners• Research, scrutiny, or promotion• Convincing the sceptical• Involving “outsiders”• Implementing decisions• Nobody’s baby?

Councillors getting fit!

Open meeting in Keighley

Meeting with local supermarkets

A workshop at the South Asian Focus Day

Keighley Cougars help the Review Group publicise the launch of the final report.