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23rd January 2014

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23 January 2014

Jay Smith  Health Promotion Officer

www.bhf.org.uk

What is HealthWhat is Health Promotion?

“H lth P ti i b t i i l

o ot o ?

“Health Promotion is about giving people information and tools to improve their own

health Health promotion is abouthealth. Health promotion is about improving the environments in which people live that often determine theirpeople live that often determine their

choices” (Shircore 2009)

“It’s not as simple as telling people what they should and shouldn’t be

doing to take care of themselves anddoing to take care of themselves and those around them”

(D A ki C f B h i Ch UCL)(Dr Atkins, Centre for Behaviour Change, UCL).

The scale of the problemThe scale of the problem…H l h S f E l d 2013

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And in the newsAnd in the news…

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So what do we do?

“…no programme holds the'magic bullet' or can guarantee long-

term success.”

(NICE PH53 May 2014)

Vitality Health and Wellbeing ServiceVitality Health and Wellbeing ServiceSouth West Essex

W i ht M tNHS Health checks

Weight Management• 12 wk rolling intervention• 1‐1 or group based

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WeightStop

• 5% weight loss • Sessions focussed on 

information sharingF ll t 3 6 d 12Weight 

managementStop 

smoking services

• Follow ups at 3, 6 and 12 months.

Lewisham Lifestyle HubLewisham Lifestyle Hub

Patient has NHS health check

Referral to relevant intervention

Shape CommunityGet Healthy HealthShape Up

Community Dieticians

Get Moving

Healthy Walks

Exercise on Stop Weight

Health Trainers

OtherExercise on Referral

Stop smoking

Weight Watchers

Other services IAPT

Lewisham Lifestyle HubLewisham Lifestyle HubPatient has NHS health check

Lifestyle Hub

Shape CommunityGet Healthy HealthShape Up

Community Dieticians

Get Moving

Healthy Walks

Exercise on Stop Weight

Health Trainers

OtherExercise on Referral

Stop smoking

Weight Watchers

Other services IAPT

Use your OARS

O O tiO : Open questionsA : AffirmationsA : AffirmationsR : Reflective listeningS : Summarise

Addressing the widerAddressing the wider determinants of health

“Identify local services, facilities or groups that could be included in the local obesity pathway”included in the local obesity pathway

(NICE PH53 May 2014)

BHF resourcesBHF resourceswww.bhf.org.uk/publications

f /www.bhf.org.uk/health‐at‐work

What else BHF:What else BHF:

Other useful tools

C t t d t ilContact details:

Jay Smith  Health Promotion OfficerE ithj @bhf kE: smithjay@bhf.org.uk

T: 07715484577

bhf kwww.bhf.org.uk