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)

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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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Percentage overweight/obese, persons aged 11 to 16, Wales health boards, 2013/14

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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?