Ards and North Down Council has become the first NI local authority to sign up to an innovative new programme to curb obesity.
Supported by the Public Health Agency, Ards and North Down has been announced as the first early adopter site in Northern Ireland to undertake a ‘whole systems approach’ to tackle obesity.
The rate of obesity in Northern Ireland is high and rising – more than a quarter (27 percent) of adults are living with obesity, putting this group at a higher risk of developing chronic disease. The data also shows that around one in 16 children (6 percent) are living with obesity in Northern Ireland.
