New national partnerships to tackle childhood obesity

One of our goals as an urban health foundation is to reduce the inequality in childhood obesity rates in Lambeth and Southwark. We know children in lower-income areas are twice as likely to be obese than children in more affluent neighbourhoods. 

To make a change at a local level, we sometimes have to make a change nationally. That’s why we’re forging new national partnerships to test solutions to childhood obesity in inner-city areas.

Working with retailers for healthier shopping baskets

We’ve partnered with the Consumer Good Forum to test its health and wellness initiative, ‘Collaboration for Healthier Lives’. This is the first time the initiative will be tested in the UK.

The collaboration brings together some of the largest retailers and manufacturers, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Danone. With them, we’ll test ways to move people towards healthier shopping baskets.

The collaboration aims to help customers and employees access healthier options. We’ll trial changes both in-store and online, including promotions on fruit and vegetables throughout Lambeth and Southwark.