Kick out the sweets

C4L is the social marketing component of the Government’s much broader response to the rise in obesity – seen as one of the greatest health challenges facing society.  It was launched to the public in January 2009.

The BDTA campaign, will be rolled out from September using the strapline: ‘Kick out the sweets, bring on the healthy treats’, supported by a collection of colourful cartoon characters. A poster, designed to encourage children to swap sugary foods with healthy alternatives and persuade parents to introduce healthy food into their children’s and even their own diets, will be sent to dental practices across England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have not yet adopted the C4L initiative) together with the health department’s C4L questionnaire. Members of the dental team will be asked to encourage the parents who visit the practice to complete the questionnaires, with the involvement of their children. Stickers will be given to the children who get involved and participating practices will have the chance to win one of four £500 vouchers to spend with a BDTA member company.