Swindon’s Whole Systems Approach to Healthy Weight strategy 2023-2033
Swindon faces a growing public health challenge with rising overweight and obesity rates, carrying potential negative consequences for individuals as well as families, and putting additional strain on local health and social care systems. Previous approaches addressing this complex issue have proven insufficient in changing trends. Swindon’s Whole Systems Approach to Healthy Weight strategy 2023-2033 acknowledges the wider determinants of health such as income equality, access to green space, the food environment, food costs and food