Wandworth Local Health and Care Plan - October 2019

51 Start Well – Childhood Obesity - what we will do Summary Description of the programme What will be different about our approach Action to reduce childhood obesity as measured by the National Child Measurement programme A whole child/young people/ think family approach will be taken. This will commence antenatally and will continue through early years services and into primary phase education, and also involve the wider community What will we do Description of initiative What will be the impact How will we measure success Move more To continue to implement the Daily Mile across all primary schools in the borough and to work towards a sustainable model of delivery for the long term; Work with leisure and environment partners to encourage more use of open spaces, playgrounds and sporting activities To expand the Daily Mile Programme and encourage schools to implement it. University of Stirling found that the Daily Mile makes primary school children more active, less sedentary and improves their fitness and body composition. Increase in physical activity for children and families Number of schools and children who take part in the DM on a regular basis Participation in sports across borough Use of green space Encourage healthy weight in early years Universal support across maternity and early years services and wider community venues, to support mothers breastfeeding and healthy weaning Appropriately focus family based weight management interventions towards early years and children in primary school, post-natal women who are obese, children aged 2 years and children who have been identified as overweight or obese through the National Child Measurement Programme Work with Health Visiting Team and Children’s Centres to promote and advise on benefits of breastfeeding to improve initiation and sustained rates. Work with Health Visiting Team, Children’s Centres to promote, advise and model benefits of healthy weaning and healthy diet Work with the child’s school and family, School Nursing and the Health Weigh Management Service post 1st NCMP measurement (reception) to develop a Heath and Wellbeing plan for the child and their family Approximately one in five children are overweight or obese in reception but this rises to one in three by year 6. It is important to focus towards early help and prevention to reduce the number of children going on to become overweight or obese. Improved initiation and sustained rates of breastfeeding Higher proportion of children making health transition from breast to healthy solid food Reduction in weight/BMI at the end of each academic year Reduction in BMI Increase in hours of physical activity Changes in family diet Change in self-efficacy measures Improved breastfeeding rates at 6-8 weeks Number of children receiving a health diet obtained through survey in CC Build and create healthy environment Work with planning and licensing to implement the 400m exclusion zone around s schools for new ‘fast food’ retailers. Explore changing license permits to only be valid for owners rather than the premise Work with partners to encourage healthy environments for children and their families To manage environments around schools to encourage healthier choices and reduce the availability of unhealthy foods Encourage all environments to support healthier choices for parents and families Number and concentration of unhealthy fast food retailers within 400m of schools Partners and organisations offering healthier choices