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?
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
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
17 19 20 16 15 25 18
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Aneurin B
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Percentage overweight/obese, persons aged 11 to 16, Wales health boards, 2013/14
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
Any questions?