Nutrition

RCPCH comments on National Childhood Obesity Week

In relation to National Childhood Obesity Week and following survey findings from Mend and Netmums, Dr Hilary Cass, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

'There's no hiding from the fact that childhood obesity is a persistent problem in the UK - and overweight children are storing up future health problems. But we also have to take seriously the fact that many children are under-nourished, or struggle with eating disorders.

Last published on 3 July 2012

Obesity Assessment and Management in Children and Young People

Event date:

26 November 2012 - 27 November 2012

Event Location:

RCPCH, London

This course has been awarded 10 CPD credits.

Overview

A training programme jointly provided by the RCPCH and Obesity Services for Children and Adolescents (OSCA) Network Group to educate paediatricians on how to identify, assess and manage obesity in children and young people.

RCPCH launches new growth charts for school age children

Features include BMI lookup, puberty assessment and adult height predictor.

New growth charts for children aged 2-18 years launch today – designed to be more simple, accurate and relevant than previous versions.

The charts, developed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, combine data from the WHO growth standards up to age 4 years and the UK 1990 growth reference from 4 -18 years.

They boast several new features, including:

Last published on 22 May 2012

RCPCH Annual Conference 22-24 May 2012, Glasgow

Paediatricians from across the country come together to share new research and findings on key areas of child health at this year’s RCPCH Conference in Glasgow.

UK 2-18 years growth chart resources

The 2-18 chart is mainly intended to assess the growth of school age children and young people. The growth of most children less than 4 years of age should be plotted on the more detailed UK-WHO 0-4 year growth charts. However, children who have been plotted on the NICM chart up to age two years can transfer straight onto the 2-18 chart.

UK growth charts (2-18 years)

2-18 years charts 2nd Edition (January 2013)

Last published on 15 March 2013

RCPCH responds to food labelling consultation announcement

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health issues a statement in response to the Government's announcement on the launch of its food labelling consultation.

Last published on 14 May 2012

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health wins £2 million grant to reduce under-five mortality in Africa

Thousands of children in East and West Africa are set to benefit from two groundbreaking projects run by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) following successful funding bids worth £1.03 m and £835,000.

Both grants are being provided by the UK’s Department for International Development as part of the Health Partnership Scheme run by the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET).

Last published on 8 May 2012

Medical profession united in fight to defuse obesity time-bomb

The medical profession has come together to launch a campaign on what it claims is the single greatest public health threat in the UK – rising levels of child and adult obesity.

Health professionals from surgeons and psychiatrists to paediatricians and GPs are joining forces under the umbrella of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) to launch the campaign which begins Monday 16 April with a three-month evidence-gathering inquiry.

Last published on 16 April 2012

Obesity

Our obesity page will update members, the health profession, parents and carers on the progress of the RCPCH objective to detect, treat, manage – and ultimately prevent – obesity.

Nearly a third (31%) of children aged 2–15 are overweight or obese¹

Last published on 13 May 2013

Practical Paediatric Gastroenterology

Event date:

23 November 2012 - 24 November 2012

Event Location:

UCL Institute of Child Health, London

Contact name: Dalia Hason

Telephone: 0207 3838030

Email: apg@kenes.com

Event website: http://www.a-p-g.org/courses/ppg2012/Pages/Home.aspx