Is the UK Government’s childhood obesity programme working?
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How has the UK Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), designed to tackle childhood obesity, impacted child and parent mental health?
The Queen Mary University of London has researched England’s National Measurement Programme (NCMP), an intervention designed to tackle childhood obesity, to better understand the experiences of parents and their children categorised as ‘overweight’ and ‘very overweight’.
The results conclude that the current programme may actually harm the children it aims to help.
What is the UK Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)?
The UK Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) records the height and weight of school children in England. Its purpose is to gather relevant data so the Government can understand long-term trends in childhood obesity. This information is used to inform national and local initiatives.
Through the programme, primary school-aged children are weighed and measured at school by visiting h...
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