10-11 year old children with a healthy weight
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data provide a proxy for population prevalence of healthy weight, overweight and obese in two school year groups and are refreshed annually.
The national Child obesity action plan was published in August 2016. It identifies 14 actions for national or local progression. It places a lot of emphasis on the role of schools to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
November 2020
performance
Although
performance has slightly fallen compared to last year, West Sussex ranks 7th
best of all 151 local authorities. England average is now 63.4% and we remain
in the top quartile of all Local Authorities.
All
strategy development work around children’s healthy weight had to be put on
hold due to COVID 19. The government also halted the National Child Measurement
Programme due to the pandemic although it has recently confirmed this will
restart later next year.
Obesity is a complex issue and affects all ages, which emphasises the importance of the need for a family targeted approach, working across all age groups. WSCC Public Health are working in partnership with district and borough councils across West Sussex to maintain and develop services to support the populations’ needs.
Actions
Obesity is a complex issue affecting all ages, which emphasises the importance of the need for a family targeted approach, working across all age groups. WSCC Public Health are working in partnership with district and borough councils across West Sussex to maintain and develop services to support the populations' needs. NCMP took place only for Year 6 this year, but good uptake so will provide a good basis for ongoing and developing obesity work and is on schedule for both Reception and Year 6 next year.
We provide leadership to a county wide healthy weight network with representatives from many organisations regularly attending. The network acts as a support for key local partner organisations delivering the actions in the West Sussex Healthy weight operational plan. Both prevention and management of overweight and obese for all age groups fall within scope for the network. The network oversees and maintains pathways (across a number of separate commissioning and provider organisations) to improve how effectively they meet the needs of families, children and young people. This includes training frontline staff to identify individuals in need of additional support and referral.