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* Author: of childhood obesity articles in health professionals literature e.g. Obesity in Practice, National Obesity Forum, Young Minds Magazine 2000-date  
 
* Author: of childhood obesity articles in health professionals literature e.g. Obesity in Practice, National Obesity Forum, Young Minds Magazine 2000-date  
 
* Director of [[The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust]] (TOAST) 2004-date
 
* Director of [[The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust]] (TOAST) 2004-date
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== Contact details ==
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Tel: 01865 725012
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Mob: 07792514830
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Email: laureledmunds@gmail.com
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Website: http://www.laureledmunds.com

Revision as of 19:09, 20 December 2007

Dr Laurel Devina Edmunds is a child/adolescent weight management specialist. Her areas of expertise include the psycho-social aspects of childhood obesity, interview-based research, reviewing the prevention and treatment evidence base and helping families with child weight management. She is an independent consultant and researcher. She currently working as a systematic reviewer (University of Teesside), exploring mothers' opinions for a new weaning intervention (RCPCH/University of Warwick) and as a psychologist in the children's obesity clinic at the Bristol Royal Children's Hospital. She runs workshops for health professionals and was one of the 'experts' in ITV's 'Transformed: Overweight Kids' 15th August 2005. [1]


Activities

  • Specialist Advisor - House of Commons Health Select Committee Inquiry into obesity 2003-2004
  • Co-opted Expert to the NICE guidelines development group 2004
  • Author- National childhood obesity weight management guidelines: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and National Obesity Forum guidelines for primary care and paediatricians 2001-2002
  • Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group on obesity 2003-date
  • Member of the Obesity Advisory Panel at Health Development Agency 2002-2003
  • Author: of childhood obesity articles in health professionals literature e.g. Obesity in Practice, National Obesity Forum, Young Minds Magazine 2000-date
  • Director of The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) 2004-date


Contact details

Tel: 01865 725012 Mob: 07792514830 Email: laureledmunds@gmail.com

Website: http://www.laureledmunds.com

  1. http://www.laureledmunds.com/ accessed 20 December 2007