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Childhood Obesity in the Vale of Glamorgan Dr Suzanne Wood Consultant in Public Health Medicine 16 May 2016 Introduction The current situation Why its a problem What were doing to combat obesity What the challenges are

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Childhood Obesity in the Vale of Glamorgan

Dr Suzanne Wood Consultant in Public Health Medicine 16 May 2016

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Introduction

The current situation
Why it’s a problem
What we’re doing to combat obesity
What the challenges are
Recommendations

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What is the current situation?

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Weight category amongst girls aged 4 to 5 years, percentage by local authority, Child Measurement Programme for Wales, 2013/14

Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using CMP data (NWIS)

Weight category amongst boys aged 4 to 5 years, percentage by local authority, Child Measurement Programme for Wales, 2013/14

Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using CMP data (NWIS)

Reception Year Children

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Proportion of children who are overweight or obese, 3 years combined data, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14, children aged 4 to 5 years, Cardiff and Vale UHB

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Secondary School Children

17 19 20 16 15 25 18

Betsi Cadwaladr UHB Powys THB Hywel Dda UHB ABM UHB Cardiff and Vale UHB Cwm Taf UHB Aneurin Bevan UHB Wales = 18 Percentage overweight/obese, persons aged 11 to 16, Wales health boards, 2013/14

Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using HBSC (WG)

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Why is this a problem?

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The obesity trajectory

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What are we doing to combat childhood obesity in the Vale?

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Local action includes:

Overarching Healthy Weight Framework, plus

food and physical activity plans

Midwives/health visitors
Healthy and Sustainable Pre-school Scheme
Vale of Glamorgan Network of Healthy Schools
Dietetic supervision into Barry Communities

First nutrition agenda

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What are the key challenges?

Maternal obesity dietetic service is a gap
More pre-school settings need to be engaged

in Healthy and Sustainable Pre-school Scheme

Need a whole nutrition approach across Flying

Start/Families First/Communities First

Need Senior Leadership Team support for the

National Quality Award in schools

Need a children’s obesity service (level 2 and

3)

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Recommendations

The Healthy Living and Social Care Scrutiny Committee is asked to:

1. Note the progress to date
2. Support the 10 Steps to a Healthy Weight roll out
3. Further support the Healthy and Sustainable Pre-

school Scheme e.g. through time-in-kind

4. Support the NQA award in schools
5. Support a whole nutrition approach in the Vale
6. Support the development of Level 2 and 3 obesity

services for children

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