1. Fit4it
Tier 2 healthy weight services for children and young people in Norfolk

2. Fit4it – programme overview
Agenda
Introductions
Fit4it – programme overview
Achievements so far
Case study – Darren
The referral process
Fit4it Planner
Sign-posting

3. Tessa BEECROFT Health Development Officer
Tessa BEECROFT

4. Fit4it is a tier 2 weight management service for children and young people (4-16 years old), with a BMI above the 91st Percentile.
Fit4it is commissioned by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust under the Healthy Child Programme.
We deliver in each locality within Norfolk.
What is Fit4it?

5. Fit4it Fit4it 4 to 6 years 8 WEEKS 7 to 12 years 10 WEEKS
CAMP

6. Fit4it 8 weeks Fit4it 40 minute parent workshop
40 minute multi-skill activities for children
20 minutes workbook
12 months
3 months
Follow-ups

7. Fit4it 10 weeks Fit4it 45 minute health workshop
45 minute sporting session
Behavioural change workshops
12 months
3 months
Follow-ups

8. Fit4it Camps Fit4it 3 days – health workshops & sport sessions
Overnight residential
Adventure Activity Day
Workbooks
12 months
3 months
10 weeks
Follow-ups

9. Fit4it programme overview
Health Workshops:
Learning about the importance of healthy eating and provide the fundamental tools and knowledge to make changes to eating habits at home.
Food groups
Food labels
Portion sizes
Fats & Sugars
Fast & Slow energy release
Effects of exercise on the body
Hydration

10. Fit4it programme overview
Behavioural Change Workshops:
Goal-setting
Confidence
Positive thinking
Staying focused
Gavin Drake

11. Fit4it programme overview
Physical activity sessions:
To provide participants with the opportunity to try a range of different sports, increase physical activity levels but also develop confidence by belonging to a team environment.
Multi-sports : football, rugby, handball, basketball, dodgeball, hockey, netball
Camp activities : abseiling, zipwire, high ropes, laser tag

12. Fit4it Data collected Physical activity questionnaire
Wellbeing questionnaire
Parental feeding style questionnaire
Diet questionnaire

13. Fit4it results
211 children & young people completed the programme (completion = 70% attendance)
154 complete data sets obtained (72.98%)

14. Fit4it 2016 statistics
Physical activity: 87% of participants showing improvement

15. Fit4it 2016 statistics
Wellbeing: Participants reported a 83.9% increase in wellbeing

16. Fit4it 2016 statistics
Parental feeding style: Family feeding environment has been demonstrated to contribute to the development of obesity. 79.2% of parents responding to the survey reported improved scores for feeding style, following completion of programme.

17. Fit4it 2016 statistics
Diet: 86.4% participants improved their diet score

18. Fit4it 2016 statistics
87.7% of participants maintained or reduced their BMI score
82.5% maintained or reduced their WHtR

19. Case Study DARREN 11 years old
Referred through NCMP – Fit4it February Residential Camp 2015
Global Development Delay
Case Study

20. Darren Week 1 Week 10 Weight (kg) 61.3 60.9 Height (cm) 148 149.9
Waist circumference (cm)
91.2
86.2
WHtR
0.62
0.58
BMI 99
Parental feeding 41 43
Physical activity
10.44
20.26

21. Referrals received in 2016

22. Referrals
Sign up to our mailing list. Please contact Tessa Beecroft for further details.

23. Fit4it Planner 10 week programme (7-12 years) January October
May
Camps (10-16 years):
Easter
Whitsun
Summer
October half term (new introduction)

24. Other services The Community Sports Foundation also offers:
Disability programmes – autism, learning difficulties, mobility difficulties (7 years +)
Kicks – hard to reach young people (14-19 years)
Premier League 4 Sport – multi sport clubs (11-19 years)
Sporty Tots – development sessions (2-4 years)
Soccer schools
Player Development Centres

26. Thank you Health Development Officer tessa.beecroft@canaries.co.uk
Thank you