Childhood Obesity in the Vale of Glamorgan Dr Suzanne Wood Consultant in Public Health Medicine 16 May 2016
Introduction • The current situation • Why it’s a problem • What we’re doing to combat obesity • What the challenges are • Recommendations
What is the current situation?
Reception Year Children Weight category amongst girls aged 4 to 5 years, percentage by Weight category amongst boys aged 4 to 5 years, percentage by local local authority, Child Measurement Programme for Wales, 2013/14 authority, Child Measurement Programme for Wales, 2013/14 Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using CMP data (NWIS) Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using CMP data (NWIS)
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
Secondary School Children Percentage overweight/obese, persons aged 11 to 16, Wales health boards, 2013/14 Wales = 18 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 Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using HBSC (WG)
Why is this a problem?
The obesity trajectory
What are we doing to combat childhood obesity in the Vale?
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
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)
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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