Named and shamed

Several UK supermarkets were on the receiving end of the wrath of the Children's Food Campaign for undermining parents' efforts to encourage their children to eat healthily.  The report, Checkouts Checked Out, was highly critical of how much junk food is displayed at checkouts, both in supermarkets and non-food stores.  One of its recommendations is that removal of this kind of food from checkout areas should be included in the Public Health Responsibility Deal, the latest element of which (a calorie reduction initiative) was announced by DH recently. Public Health features an evaluation of the MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutirition ... Do it!) healthy living programme as delivered in the West Midlands.  A systematic review of evidence about the association of childhood obesity with primary school built environments finds little to commend in the literature.  Community Practitioner offers an overview of the Food Dudes school-based healthy eating programme.