"Our food system is not only driving the climate crisis, it's also driving a child health crisis."

outh are read to re-imagine a better world! Join us on World Health Day, April 7th to hear stories and words of wisdom from young people who have been galvanising momentum and working on campaigns and projects to create societies that keep humans and the planet healthy, whilst protecting children’s rights.The episode is hosted by Claudia Batz, Policy and Projects Coordinator at the World Obesity Federation, and Dara Karakolis, Co-coordinator of the Act4Food Act4Change Campaign.They speak to Dev Sharma, British Campaigner, and Youth Activist. Dev is the Youth MP for West Hampshire & Chair of Bite Back 2030, Youth leader Act4Food Act4Change, a youth-led movement campaigning for an urgent and radical transformation of food systems. D’Arcy Williams, Programme Officer at UNICEF HQ based in NYC also gives useful insights on UNICEFs portfolio of work on food systems and climate. D’Arcy works on the prevention of childhood overweight & obesity in low- and middle-income countries, with a special focus on youth engagement in food system transformation. Useful linksUNICEF Fix My Food ReportBite Back 2030 – read their latest #SpillTheBeans and #Don't Hide What's Inside report. UNICEF’s Voices of Youth Platform offers inspiring, original insight and opinion from young people across the globe.Explore World Obesity Federation’s youth-facing and capacity building platform, Healthy VoicesGuestsDev Sharma – @DevSharmaMVPD’Arcy Williams - @monsieur_dArcy_ Thanks to the Podcast Company and Jonathan Hart for production and editing. The podcast was produced with support from the Wellcome Trust.See you next time!

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Welcome to Youth Voices for Healthy Choices, a new podcast from the World Obesity Federation where we shift the dialogue around childhood obesity and shine a light on some of the amazing youth activism that’s happening all around the world. Download this podcast to hear from a group of inspirational young people who are determined to build a better world for us all. Hosted by patient and student activist Faith Newsome, this podcast will take you on a journey around the world taking in stories from experts and young changemakers working to address childhood obesity. During the first episodes Faith will be joined by Claudia Batz from the World Obesity Federation to explore the challenges and solutions around addressing obesity, as told by young people on the front line in Portugal, Austria, India, Mexico, the Caribbean and the UK.The podcast was created by Rachel Thompson and produced by Marina Poole. The artwork is by Lilly Khorsand. Thanks to Salzburg Global, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Luwaiza Mirza, Margot Neveux, Matt O'Flynn and many others for their support.We'd love to hear what you think! Please feel free to get in touch and send any comments or questions to: [email protected]. For more information about World Obesity's work check out: https://www.worldobesity.org/