Appoint an obesity champion or tsar
Appoint a government obesity champion to drive a coordinated obesity strategy between and across central government departments which include Health, the Treasury, Sport, Education, Agriculture, the Department of Work and Pensions, and local government for the local environment. This person should have a strong but politically independent status (e.g. a member of the House of Lords) with the skills and authority to address issues which need multiple government departmental involvement.
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Tackling obesity in the UK Â»Tackling obesity in the UK
Tackling obesity Â»Tackling obesity
Adopt a whole systems approach to obesity Â»Adopt a whole systems approach to obesity
Improve collaboration across organisational boundaries Â»Improve collaboration across organisational boundaries
Appoint an obesity champion or tsar
Every local authority should have an obesity champion Â»Every local authority should have an obesity champion
Ability to work across institutional boundaries Â»Ability to work across institutional boundaries
"Tsar" label has proved counterproductive in the past Â»"Tsar" label has proved counterproductive in the past
Interconnecting across existing hierarchies may be more effective Â»Interconnecting across existing hierarchies may be more effective
Short-term pressures and incentives undermine long term plans Â»Short-term pressures and incentives undermine long term plans
Government obesity efforts are too fragmented to be effective Â»Government obesity efforts are too fragmented to be effective
Relational complexity of problems makes them hard to grasp as a whole Â»Relational complexity of problems makes them hard to grasp as a whole
Hard to initiate, resource, and sustain cross-boundary action Â»Hard to initiate, resource, and sustain cross-boundary action
Actions – Central Government Â»Actions – Central Government
Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework Â»Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework
Royal College of Physicians Â»Royal College of Physicians
All Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood Â»All Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood
Obesity Review Group Â»Obesity Review Group
National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, NHS England Â»National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, NHS England
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