Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

Obesity – a worldwide epidemic
Dr Brian Gaffney examines the worldwide epidemic of obesity.

Changing food culture
Promoting Health underlines the necessity to change our food culture to stem the tide of obesity.

Physical activity, obesity and weight management
Marie Murphy details how physical activity is the component of energy expenditure under our control.

A research snapshot of eating habits in Northern Ireland
Promoting Health looks at recent research into eating habits and whether findings match current advice.

Interventions to prevent obesity
Promoting Health presents the results of the effectiveness studies for a range of interventions

Food and Health Action Plan
The Department of Health looks at the development to date of a national action plan.

A healthy education
Andrew Dougal argues schools have a vital role to play in promoting healthy eating.

Primary school takes the healthy option
Margaret McQuillan details how healthy eating has led to healthy minds and happy motivated pupils.

Safer routes to school – increasing student fitness
David Smylie and Alan Clarke highlight the development of several Safe Routes to Schools projects.

Obesity and weight management in schools – a policy perspective
Ashley Waterworth examines initiatives supported by the Department of Education.

Food poverty – contributing to the obesity epidemic
Rosalind Sharpe examines the relationship between poverty and obesity.

Community physical activity intervention
Siobhan Weir outlines the successes of the Get Active in the Community Cash Grants Award scheme.

Obesity in a community setting
Promoting Health talks to Grainne McMacken about how dieticians help facilitate positive change in food choices.

BDA focus on childhood obesity
Rachel Cooke outlines the aims and objectives of their 2003 campaign.

Breastfeeding and reducing obesity – getting off to the right start
Janet Calvert identifies the studies highlighting breast is best.

A health promotion perspective on overweight and obesity
Lyn Donnelly examines the ‘energy equation’ and what needs to be done within Health Promotion.

Diabetes: stopping the epidemic
Maire Campbell looks back at the recent seminar on diabetes and highlights the key messages.