1. Public Health Children and Young People Healthy Weight Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Getset Services Seminar 18 th September 2014 Fiona Moir – Public Health Advisor CYP

2. Key Points Context and background Public Health commissioning

3. Healthy Weight Intervention Preventative strategies for maintaining a healthy weight are more effective than treatment, although, treatment of excess weight is still very important. Public Health works to: encourage individuals and communities to become more active, make healthy choices about food and maintain a healthy weight

4. NCMP National Child Measurement Programme Data Obesity Rates 2012/13 Reception (4-5 years) Somerset 9.1% England average 9.3% (Eng. worst 14.8%) Obesity Rates 2012/13 Year 6 (10-11 years) Somerset 15.9% (18.4%) England average 18.9% (Eng. Worst 27.5%) Public Health England – NCMP Local Authority Profile 2013

5. One in five children in Reception is overweight or obese (boys 23.2%, girls 21.2%) One in three children in Year 6 is overweight or obese (boys 34.8%, girls 31.8%) Prevalence amongst Children

6. Chard Yeovil Wellington Burnham and Highbridge Shepton Mallet Frome Taunton Bridgwater Somerset Deprivation Obesity

7. Public Health Commissioning Healthy Weight Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) & increasing school meal take up (for all) National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) 4-5years/10-11years Active Lifestyles Officers – District Leads Integrated Lifestyles Service – Brief Intervention Somerset Play Forum – Network for best practice Henry – Health Exercise Nutrition for the Really Young Healthy Lifestyle Project/Children’s Food Trust

8. ‘Farm to Fork’ Project

9. Farm Project Vision Free use of farm facilities by targeted groups Subsidised visits for schools Whole community involvement Direct access for Get Set Services, parenting groups, special schools and pupil referral units Outdoor learning space available at both sites Potential for a ‘play’ development and training base for providers and families

10. My Best School Dinner

11. Somerset Children and Young People Survey (SCYPS) Spring Term 2014 10,000 children and young people across Somerset participated Conducted with CYP in Years 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 Perceptions, understanding and behaviours: all health areas Repeated in 2016

12. Key Findings 24% of secondary pupils not achieving recommended physical activity levels (1 hour per day) 22% CYP eating a school meal (54% wider sample) 44% boys access sport after school and 26% girls. Girls reach their peak in terms of being physically active between 5-7 years (age) The proportion of pupils who want to lose weight climbs across the age range - proportion of Year 10 females who want to lose weight is over 60%.

13. Experience of physical activity that isn’t PE Accessing the outdoors – improving emotional health, awareness of natural surroundings Physical activity that links to creativity Leadership and facilitation Enjoyment and socialisation (e.g. fun experienced during physical activity) might outweigh the impact of peer pressure Creative curriculum Gym Running club Dance Play Gardening Climbing

14. Health Improvement Award The Health Improvement Award has been developed to enable schools, colleges and other settings to assess their capability to provide a healthy environment for their children and young people, to identify areas of need in relation to health and wellbeing and to develop appropriate mechanisms for addressing those needs. The Health Improvement Award is for schools, colleges and EY settings Foundation Level Certificate Targeted Intervention Programme

15. CYP Public Health Team Fiona Moir – fxmoir@somerset.gov.ukfxmoir@somerset.gov.uk Teresa Day – tday@somerset.gov.uktday@somerset.gov.uk Website: www.cypsomersethealth.orgwww.cypsomersethealth.org