Food on Prescription Conference - Saturday 21st June 2025
Tackling the Issue of Food Poverty and Childhood Nutrition at a Grassroots Level
21 Jun 2025
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The Whittle
Dr James Fleming, will highlight how 40 local stakeholders have come together to address the issue of childhood nutrition, food poverty and obesity in Burnley in Lancashire. With 21% of Year 6 children in the UK obese, 48% of children in some communities in the UK overweight and 17% of children in the UK experiencing food insecurity, they are coming up with practical solutions that will leave you inspired that change can happen and could and should be replicated throughout the whole country.