Fit Fans Topic: Obesity Organisation: NHS Hull Location: Hull (Yorkshire and Humber) Dates: March 2009 to March 2011 Budget: £490,570 (Fit Fans programme and single point of access); £127,000 (communications campaign) Website: www.fitfans.co.uk Contact: Peter Dawson Email: peter.dawson@hullpct.nhs.uk Telephone: 01482 344 838 Overview Launched in March 2009 by NHS Hull, Fit Fans is a free weight management service designed primarily for men aged 40 to 65 who want to lose weight. This is because rates of overweight and obesity amongst middle-aged men in the city is particularly high, at around 75 per cent, and this group was failing to access support in managing their weight. Fit Fans offers a structured 12-week pro

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