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REGIONAL FOOD AND HEALTHClaire Glazzard
Good Nutrition
• Good nutrition helps protects against diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke and some cancers *
• A balanced diet can promote good mental health and well-being
• It can improve the quality of life of older people, and those on the margins of society
• Taken together with physical activity; a healthy diet has the potential to enhance the length and quality
of an individual’s life
National Food and Health Action Plan
Part of a commitment within the SSFF:
• Improve the health of the population of England through better nutrition
• Support the production, manufacture and preparation of healthier foods
• Improve access to the range of foods needed for a health diet
• Develop the provision of information to consumers about healthy eating and nutrition
• Promote the acquisition of skills necessary for good nutrition.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives
1. Children – healthy growth and healthy
weight
2. Promoting Healthier Food Choices
3. Building physical activity into our lives
4. Creating incentives for better health
5. Personalised advice and support
Challenges Facing the East Midlands
• Levels of Health in the East Midlands are close to the national average and are improving -
• But there are wide variations in Region• Poor Diet is a problem facing the region
• Inequalities• Cost
• Access• Rural
National Food Initiatives
Regional Activity
• Food in schools
• School fruit and vegetable scheme
• 5 A DAY
• Food for Life
• Healthy Start
• Food safety
• East Midlands Food and Health Network
• Regional Food and Health Action Plan
Regional Food and Health
Network
Northamptonshire
Derbyshire and Derby City
Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland
Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City
Benefits of membership• Membership of a development group and/or access to
development days • Learning Sets with specific focus and time limited • Separate websites as part of “Emphasis” in Food &
Health with links to SFVS & 5 A Day and sign posting to other useful sites
• Access to a directory/database of food & health projects within the East Midlands & contact details & the completed Regional Food Problem Analysis.
• Accessible contact details of network members
• Opportunity to participate in a wider reference group for the development of a Regional Food & Health Action Plan
EMPHasis Website
Newsletters
Good practice examples
Case studies
Events
National Updates
Funding sources
Podcasts
Blogs
REGIONAL FOOD AND HEALTH ACTION PLAN
2. Aims of East Midlands Food and Health Action Plan
1. To improve the diet of pregnant women and pre-school children 0-4yrs
2. To improve the diet of children and young people
3. To improve the diet of older people
4. To promote healthy eating within the workplace
5. To ensure all NHS premises offer appropriate food choices to support healthy lifestyle
6. To improve the cooking skills of the population
7. To ensure that food in the home is safe to eat
8. To ensure that all residents within the East Midlands have easy access to affordable healthy food
9. To ensure the effective co-ordination and implementation of the EMFAHAP
FUNDING
TAKING THIS FORWARD
1. Develop and support regional Food and Health Network
2. Lead, drive and facilitate implementation of East Midlands Food and Health Action Plan (FAHAP)
3. Initial focus on:
Healthy Early Years
Workplace Health
Change4Life sub brands
Priorities
3. Early Years agenda
• Healthy weight, healthy lives– Children: healthy weight healthy growth
• Healthy early years standard
• Nutritional analysis for day provision
• Basic healthy eating training
• Food policy development
3. Workplace agenda
National and Local Strategies Improving Health and Work: Changing Lives Working Well East Midlands Pilot Sites
FAHAP impact assessment
1. Engage and consult partners2. Pilot new set of guidance from FSA in
range of organisations e.g. Prisons, NHS organisation
3. Catering companies – local analysis
Year One: Interventions
CLUSTER 1:
13.3% of families
CLUSTER 2:
18.2% of families
CLUSTER 3:
15.6% of families
I kind of make it up as I go along, a lot of it is
from the way mum brought me up.
We’re not like organic types and mums that have
the time to cook all day.
Touch wood, my children will not put on weight so I let them have what they
want.
1.6 millionhigh risk families with children 2-11
1.4 millionfamilies with children 0-2
0.59 millionpregnant women
4.7 million families with children 0-11
| | |Pregnant women
0.59mParents of 0-2s
1.4m
High risk families1.6 m
Clusters 1, 2 & 3
Me Size Meals
• Portion sizes
• Resources
• Raise awareness
• Change behaviour
• Re-educate families
• Addressing barriers i.e. time• Breakfast clubs• Links to healthy schools, early years, workplace agendas
Toolkit available online:
www.change4life.co.uk
HOW TO GET INVOLVED?
Get involved locally
Can you think of an initiative in your area?
Claire GlazzardEast Midlands Food and Health Manager
Government Office for the East MidlandsThe Belgrave Centre
Stanley PlaceTalbot StreetNottingham
NG1 5GG
Tel: 0115 971 4760
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.emphasisnetwork.org.uk