On the level?

The signs are that childhood obesity is levelling out, according to a report published earlier this month by the National Heart Forum. Researchers from the National Heart Forum Modeling Team compared data from the Foresight report with more recent trends from the Health Survey for England. DH was quick to connect the good news with a variety of initiatives, including the Healthy Towns programme. The Wall Street Journal highlights the effectiveness of the European healthy town programme, EPODE, which began in France in the 1990s.