CASE STUDY

Amsterdam: When a city decides every child deserves a healthy start

Improving children’s health is a city-wide effort in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam Healthy Weight Approach brought together schools, healthcare providers, neighbourhood organisations, urban planners and local businesses around a shared goal: making healthy choices easier wherever children live, learn and play. Between 2012 and 2015, childhood overweight and obesity fell by 12%, while the national average remained unchanged.

Year
2020
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