Healthy Weight/Obesity

In addition to tools/resources developed specifically by the PEN^® team or its partner associations (see PEN Handout Collections which includes translations and adaptations where available), links to tools/resources on external websites have been selected for this Knowledge Pathway based on their consistency with the evidence, authoritative source and currency. These external tools/resources are provided as sources of additional information believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of publication and should not be considered an endorsement of any information, service, product or company. Country-specific resources may not be totally consistent with the evidence presented in PEN, but are included to reflect current country guidelines and practice.

• Adult Obesity Data Slide Set

  Last Updated: 2016-05-25 – Topic Overview  

  Updated PowerPoint slides from the Public Health England incorporating the latest Health Survey for England data, presenting key information on adult obesity in clear, easy to understand charts and graphics. The slides and accompanying notes can be downloaded and used freely with acknowledgement to Public Health England.

   Target Audience: Professional

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• Advancing Obesity Solutions through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceeding of a Workshop – in Brief

  Last Updated: 2018-01-09 – Research Report/Paper  

  This publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine summarizes presentations from a roundtable on obesity solutions held in 2017 that examined how investments made in the built environment contribute to the prevention and treatment of obesity and affect a community’s health and well-being.

   Target Audience: Professional

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