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Obesity and Healthy Weight in Sefton Progress Update; Challenges, Barriers and Action Plan

 

 

Meeting: 08/12/2021 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 30)

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Report of the Director of Public Health

Minutes:

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health which provided an up to date summary of the work currently underway in Sefton, that explored the current local context in relation to overweight and obesity and identified opportunities to help local people maintain a healthy weight through a whole system approach.  The report outlined progress to date, priority areas and current work programme, including opportunities and challenges for the short, medium, and long term.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

it be recognised that whole system approaches also require a long-term commitment, with actions across the short, medium, and long-term;

(2)

the requirement for agencies to work together be endorsed, identifying specific areas where they can take tangible actions to halt the continuing rise in obesity;

(3)

recognition be granted to the creation of culture and opportunity to build knowledge and awareness across the partnerships from senior leadership through to practical delivery of healthy weight, ensuring that organisations understand the impact the broader wider determinants have on obesity; 

(4)

the obesity action plan be used to monitor progress in tackling obesity; and

(5)

all Sefton partners who have ‘signed up’ to lead change be held to account for taking agreed action within the time frames proposed