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Abbott took eye off ball on child obesity: Roxon - ABC Online(Childhood Obesity News)

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Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has told a national summit in Sydney on childhood obesity that the Howard Government did not provide enough leadership on the issue. Ms Roxon says the blame game between the state and federal governments over hospitals and other acute areas in health, meant preventative strategies were not the priority. She says a shift is needed, especially with one in four children overweight in Australia. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Read Childhood Obesity

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