National Obesity Observatory

National Obesity Observatory

The National Obesity Observatory (NOO) is a publicly-funded body that is part of a network of Public Health Observatories across Britain and Ireland. It publishes data, information, and intelligence related to obesity, overweight, and their underlying causes.

NOO works closely with a wide range of organisations to assist policy makers and practitioners who are involved in understanding and tackling obesity at population level. It does this through analysing and interpreting research and data to produce reports and briefings. To support these activities it also produces analytical and data visualisation tools. These are used, for example, to map obesity and associated determinants at national, regional and local levels.

Members of NOO were instrumental in establishing the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). Analysis and interpretation of the NCMP dataset is a core element of NOO's work.

NOO is a member of the Association of Public Health Observatories.

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