Barnsley is 'fattest' place in England
Aug 28 2008 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Dr Paul Redgrave, director of public health at Barnsley PCT, said: “We are fully aware of the problems facing people who are overweight and obese and we are taking it very seriously.
“We have looked at places in world that have been successful at reducing levels of obesity. Members of our team went to Finland last year where they had a highly successful program and we have learned from a program in France where they have been successful in reducing levels of obesity among children. We are now implementing aspects of the Finnish and French programmes here in Barnsley.”
Barnsley PCT (10.8%) Doncaster PCT (10.1%.) Wakefield District PCT (9.30%); Rotherham PCT (9.20%); North East Lincolnshire PCT (9.00%); East Riding Of Yorkshire PCT (8.10%); Hull PCT (7.70%); Kirklees PCT (7.60%); North Yorkshire & York PCT (7.50%); Bradford & Airedale PCT (7.30%); Calderdale (7.30%); Leeds PCT (6.90%).
National
Shetland (15.54), Torfaen (13.90), Blaenau Gwent (12.50), Neath (11.90), Caerphilly (11.10), Rhondda (11.10),Barnsley PCT (10.80), Wrexham (10.80), North Lincolnshire PCT (10.70), Merthyr Tydfil (10.60)
