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The Healthier Child Project
Improving Health & Wellbeing in Primary & Junior
Schools across Northamptonshire
BMI status of children by age National Child Measurement Programme 2012/13
2 Patterns and trends in child obesity
Underweight0.9%
Healthy weight76.9%
Overweight
13.0%
Obese
9.3%
Reception(aged 4-5 years)
Underweight1.3%
Healthy Weight65.4%
Overweight14.4%
Obese18.9%
Year 6(aged 10-11 years)
Aims of Healthier Child Project
• To respond to what NCMP data is telling us
• To reach largest number of children in Northamptonshire
• To work with schools to focus on
o Healthy eating
o Physical activity (including PE and Sport)
o Mental health and wellbeing
• To link and signpost schools to services that can help / support
Who we are...
Paul Evans Victoria Leitner
Who we are...
• Public Health & Wellbeing
• NCC (NSPORT)
• NHFT (School Nursing)
• University of Northampton
Healthy Child Advisors
• Paul – Daventry & South Northants
• Jenna – Kettering Borough
• Jemma – Northampton Borough
• Victoria – East Northants, Corby, Oundle & Thrapston
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How it works...
Self Assessment
Action Plan
Implementation
Review
Year One • The highly commended Healthier Child Project
Schools...
University of Northampton findings...
10% of children said they spend lunch times mostly sat down.
15% of children said they do no PA after school.
58% children want to take part in more Physical activity in school.
80% want MORE PE in school.
62% students felt they didn't need to do anything to improve their diet.
Underweight0.9%
Healthy weight76.9%
Overweight
13.0%
Obese
9.3%
Reception(aged 4-5 years)
Underweight1.3%
Healthy Weight65.4%
Overweight14.4%
Obese18.9%
Year 6(aged 10-11 years)
Identified things [the research suggests] schools and the HCP can do to [further] help students lead healthier lives...
Address the imbalance of fruit and vegetables to KS2 and KS1 children.
Identified things schools and the HCP can do to help students lead healthier lives...
Cooking Classes
Identified things schools and the HCP can do to help students lead healthier lives...
Designated Exercise areas.
Identified things schools and the HCP can do to help students lead healthier lives...
Targeted Mental Health in Schools Programme
Please take part in the survey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-uMoaFL8_U
