Up for It Topic: Obesity Organisation: NHS Kirklees; Kirklees Council Location: Kirklees (Yorkshire and Humber) Dates: November 2007 to June 2009 Budget: £100,000 Website: www.up-forit.com Contact: Liz Messenger (Health Improvement Practitioner Advanced) Email: Liz.Messenger@kirklees.nhs.uk Telephone: 07958 144 865 Overview The UpforIt project was funded by the Kirklees Partnership, which consists of internal stakeholders from Kirklees Council and NHS Kirklees. Using Communities for Health funding, the Partnership established a project in collaboration with The NSMC to halt the year-on-year rise in overweight and obesity levels among 16- to 24-year-olds attending further and higher education (FE and HE) instituti

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