The Healthy Weight for Children Hub is an interactive information network designed to improve access to the latest available evidence and best practice in the South West. The main aims of the Hub are to: * raise awareness and promote healthy weight in children * bring people together to share experiences and enable discussion * provide timely and relevant resources and information. The site includes a searchable database of healthy weight initiatives and research, a discussion forum, links to useful resources, information for parents and guidance on evaluating interventions, as well as the latest news and events.

Professor Ian Roberts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine points to the impact of oil prices on incidence of pedestrian injury, and talks of traffic, children and sewage. A founding member of the Climate and Health Council, he explains their plans for a report on the health benefits of climate change policies - an important omission from the Stern Review.