We all know that the rise in obesity across Europe is a significant concern. But did you know that high levels of obesity often coincide with high rates of unemployment? A recent Gallup poll shows that the longer a person is unemployed, the higher the rates of obesity, with rates reaching up to 32.7{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} after a year or more of unemployment. 

15 organisations from across Southern England and Northern France have come together to tackle these two issues holistically via ASPIRE (Adding to Social capital and individual Potential In disadvantaged REgions). This €10 million Interreg VA Channel project has been awarded more than €7 million by the European Regional Development Fund and runs from September 2019 to February 2023. 

Click on one of our UK partners below to find out more:

• Kent County Council
• Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Wellbeing People
• Bournemouth University
• C3 Health
• BCP Council
• Medway Community Healthcare
• Your Leisure
• Dover District Council