THE RCN COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING JOURNAL
Primary Health Care
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MEND programmes: community solutions to a national problem

Keywords: Childhood obesity, weight management, health outcomes, family-based intervention

Preliminary data suggest that the prevalence of childhood obesity may be plateauing. The MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do it!) programme, which works with local delivery partners, provides practical and accessible community based obesity prevention and management advice for children.

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