Obesity Networks
Obesity Networks
ADPH London host the London Obesity Leads Network and the London Obesity Delivery Board jointly, with OHID London and implement pan-London actions.
London Obesity Leads Network (LOLN)
The network meets quarterly and is open to colleagues, who work on obesity at a local level. It is an opportunity to share knowledge, learn and hear about what is happening in boroughs as well as at pan London level.
Aims of the Network:
- ADPHL aims to support boroughs and partners to implement a whole systems approach to reducing obesity, with a focus on childhood obesity, in London.
- Share best practice and evidence base across London
- Allow opportunity/space for collaboration and be a vehicle for disseminating key intelligence to weight management leads pan London to support the health improvement agenda and addressing health inequalities
Membership:
The network is open to:
- Directors of Public Health (DPH)
- Consultants in Public Health (CPH)
- Officer/ Strategist (or equivalent) level public health professionals
- Regional programme and policy leads
ADPH London Leads:
- Dr Bimpe Oki, Acting DPH, Lambeth, is a Network Co-Chair & ADPH London Lead
- Dr Jayne Taylor, CPH, City & Hackney, is a Network Co-Chair & ADPH London Lead
- Dr Jackie Chin, CPH, OHID London is the Network Co-chair
- Sebastian Dennis-Beron, Public Health Strategist at ADPH London, is the network co-ordinator
London Obesity Delivery Board (LODB)
The London Obesity Delivery Board meets quarterly and is a closed group of system level colleagues from ADPH London, OHID London, NHSE, GLA and ICS/B. This group discusses London Level strategies and interventions aimed at tackling obesity.
Aims of the Network:
- Have an overview of obesity related activity in London
- Support and influence a whole systems obesity approach comprising of weight management activity and other obesity related strategies in London
- Share and discuss best practice and evidence base across London
- Allow opportunity/space for collaboration and be a vehicle for disseminating key intelligence to colleagues pan London to support the health improvement agenda and addressing health inequalities
Membership:
The network is open to:
- Directors of Public Health (DPH)
- Consultants in Public Health (CPH)
- Regional programme and policy leads
ADPH London Leads:
- Dr Bimpe Oki, Acting DPH, Lambeth, is a Network Co-Chair & ADPH London Lead
- Dr Jayne Taylor, CPH, City & Hackney, is a Network Co-Chair & ADPH London Lead
- Dr Jackie Chin, CPH, OHID London is the Network Co-chair
- Sebastian Dennis-Beron, Public Health Strategist at ADPH London, is the network co-ordinator
To get in touch with the ADPH London team regarding the London Obesity Leads Network and London Obesity Delivery Board, please contact office@adphlondon.org.uk.
Resources
If you would like more information on either of these networks, please contact office@adphlondon.org.uk.