Effects of local authority expenditure on childhood obesity
- Liu, Dan
- Mason, Anne
- Marks, Linda
- Davis, Howard
- Hunter, David J.
- Jehu, Llinos Mary
- Smithson, Joanne
- Virsram, Shelina
DOIAbstract
BackgroundUnder the 2013 reforms introduced by the Health and Social Care Act (2012), public health responsibilities in England were transferred from the National Health Service to local authorities (LAs). Ring-fenced grants were introduced to support the new responsibilities. The aim of our study was to test whether the level of expenditure in 2013/14 affected the prevalence of childhood obesity in 2016/17.MethodsWe used National Child Measurement Programme definitions of childhood obesity and datasets. We used LA revenue returns data to derive three measures of per capita expenditure: childhood obesity (<19); physical activity (<19) and the Children’s 5–19 Public Health Programme. We ran separate negative binomial models for two age group...
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