This page includes details of MEND’s very latest achievements, newest programmes and everything else we’ve been up to since June 2011.
15 May 2012
Fill in our 'Let's talk about weight survey'
MEND wants to find out parents’ views on talking about weight with their child. We'll publish the results during National Childhood Obesity Week (2-8 July)
13 Apr 2012
MEND and Diabetes UK hit the road again!
MEND and Diabetes UK have kicked off their 2012 Healthy Lifestyle Roadshow tour in Wigan this week.
04 Apr 2012
Top tips for a healthy Easter
MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!) has launched a set of top tips to help families have a happy and healthy Easter.
16 Feb 2012
Tower Hamlets kids go for gold in Olympic swimming session
Children in Tower Hamlets learned some new strokes earlier today thanks to a unique Olympic themed swimming session with Olympian and Commonwealth gold medallist swimmer Adam Whitehead.
24 Jan 2012
MEND and MPs 'get moving'
Today MEND and around ten MPs took part in the Bupa ‘Get Moving’ challenge - to raise awareness of the benefits of taking regular exercise.
16 Dec 2011
Healthy ways to enjoy the Christmas festivities
14 Dec 2011
MEND responds to rising obesity in primary school leavers
MEND responds to the National Child Measurement Programme data, which shows increased obesity in children leaving primary school
11 Nov 2011
MEND signs up to the Responsibility Deal
MEND has agreed to honour a set of core commitments and supporting pledges after signing up to the government’s Responsibility Deal.
13 Oct 2011
Action on obesity - MEND responds
Harry MacMillan, Chief Executive of MEND, responds to Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England.
05 Oct 2011
MEND showcases work to government
MEND attended the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester this week to showcase our work to government ministers, MPs, and other conference delegates, and talk about what MEND would like to see the government doing to improve public health.
16 Sep 2011
Olympic athlete helps families get fit and healthy
Former Olympic athlete, Adam Whitehead, is launching a range of new free healthy lifestyle programmes to encourage children and adults in Tower Hamlets to eat more healthily and be more active.
26 Aug 2011
MEND statement on tackling the obesity epidemic following report in the Lancet
Harry MacMillan, Chief Executive of MEND, a social enterprise that works with the NHS to provide free healthy lifestyle programmes for families, comments on the Lancet report on the obesity epidemic.
19 Aug 2011
Diet book for kids is shocking says child health expert
Paul Sacher, a paediatric dietitian and co-founder of MEND, an organisation that provides free healthy lifestyle programmes for families, comments on the book ‘Maggie Goes on a Diet’ by Paul Kramer.
22 Jul 2011
New resource to dispel obesity myths
There are many commonly held myths around childhood obesity. MEND’s new audio-visual resource attempts to debunk just a few of them.
This resource, produced with the support of the Big Lottery Fund, is useful for parents, healthcare professionals or other professionals working with children.
You can access the obesity myth buster here
14 Jul 2011
Diane Abbott MP supports local families to get fit and healthy
Diane Abbott MP will visit kids and their parents who attend MEND 7-11 (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!) in Tower Hamlets to witness firsthand the healthy habits they learn on the programme.
