Obesity in children and young people: prevention and lifestyle weight management programmes

Quality statements

Statement 1 Children and young people, and their parents or carers, using vending machines in local authority and NHS venues can buy healthy food and drink options.

Statement 2 Children and young people, and their parents or carers, see details of nutritional information on menus at local authority and NHS venues.

Statement 3 Children and young people, and their parents or carers, see healthy food and drink choices displayed prominently in local authority and NHS venues.

Statement 4 Children and young people, and their parents or carers, have access to a publicly available up‑to‑date list of local lifestyle weight management programmes.

Statement 5 Children and young people identified as being overweight or obese, and their parents or carers as appropriate, are given information about local lifestyle weight management programmes.

Statement 6 Family members or carers of children and young people are invited to attend lifestyle weight management programmes, regardless of their weight.

Statement 7 Children and young people, and their parents or carers, can access data on attendance, outcomes and the views of participants and staff from lifestyle weight management programmes.

Statement 8 (placeholder) Reducing sedentary behaviour.