Tackling obesity has been on the UK’s public health agenda for quite some time. Recently weeks received prominence via the government's announcement that it is looking into whether the new weight-loss drugs could be used to reduce unemployment for obesity-related reasons. Joining the show to discuss obesity policy more broadly and Labour's "jabs for job" announcement is Dr. Renu Singh, an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at SGIA. Her research focuses on public health and she is finishing a book manuscript on the topic. She is also the Programme Director of our new MSc Public Policy.

To learn more about Renu and her research, visit her website: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/renu-singh/

To learn more about SGIA's new MSc Public Policy visit: https://www.durham.ac.uk/public-policy

For background information on this topic see:

- Unemployed could get weight loss jabs to return to work. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd54zd0ezjo [Last accessed: 26.10.2024].

- Weight loss jabs for jobless not dystopian - Streeting. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk7l30egjeo [Last accessed: 26.10.2024].

- What are weightloss jabs and how do they work? BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/clyz9xzr0d4o [Last accessed: 26.10.2024].

- Why weight-loss drugs may be no obesity silver bullet. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxgqp1nd1jo [Last accessed: 26.10.2024].

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