Strategy documents identifying how the Department plans on combating the four main drivers of obesity

Reference number: SAH-2017-DOH-0002

Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)

Status: closed

Status note: Process concluded

Date submitted: June 05, 2017

Stage(s): Initial request

Request description:

Strategy documents identifying how the Department plans on combating the four main drivers of obesity - insufficient physical activity, poor early childhood feeding practices and people’s lack of knowledge - as indicated by the Departments Chief Director of Nutrition Lynn Moeng to the Health Portfolio Committee this year

Initial request communication

Communication sent

Submission of PAIA request SAH-2017-DOH-0002

Sent on: June, 05 2017

Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2017-DOH-0002 within statutory time frame

Sent on: July, 10 2017

Response received

Response date: 2017-06-23
Response nature: Released in full
Received within statutory period: Yes

Released records

Record summary

This is a 44 page 5 year strategy plan from the Department of Health, on how to prevent and control obesity in South African children, dated September 2016.

Total pages

SAHA CALL number

AL2878_A24.01.01

Web link

http://www.saha.org.za/collections/AL2878/a240101.htm);