Agenda and minutes

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10.

Apologies and Changes in Panel Membership (If Any)

To note any changes in membership of the Panel made in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.3.

Minutes:

The apologies of Councillor Vaughan were noted.

11.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting (including matters arising) pdf icon PDF 407 KB

To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 December 2019 and to deal with any matters arising.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 17 December 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.

12.

Understanding the range of local programmes currently underway to address childhood obesity pdf icon PDF 312 KB

Report of the Director, Legal and Governance requesting that the Panel consider the comments made by the invited guests and use the information provided as evidence in the review.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered the report of the Director, Legal and Governance requesting that the Panel consider the comments made by the invited guests and use the information provided as evidence in the review.

 

Following discussion with invited representatives the following information was received:

 

Children and Young People’s Healthy Weight Plan 2017-2022 – Ravita Taheem, Senior Public Health Practitioner, SCC

 

RavitaTaheem introduced the session and informed the Panel that the meeting would focus on how SCC were supporting settings to provide healthy food and opportunities to be physically active, making it easier to make healthy choices, and how SCC were supporting children who already had excess weight.

 

Southampton Early Healthy Years Award – Darrin Hunter, Assistant Team Manager Early Years and Childcare and Angela Elliott, Early Years Development Worker

 

·  A presentation was provided by Darrin Hunter and Angela Elliott giving an overview on the Southampton Healthy Early Years Award (HEYA).

·  Key points raised in the presentation included the following:

o  A revamped Healthy Early Years Awards was rolled out in 2018, funded by Public Health and delivered free of charge to settings. 

o  The award was made up of 6 stand-alone awards at 3 levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold).  It included meeting standards on good quality nutrition, oral health and physical activity.

o  62 settings had either engaged or achieved the award impacting on approximately 1,430 children and their families.  Approximately 25% of nursery group settings had engaged and 8% of childminders. Half of engaged providers were in areas of deprivation.

o  Ofsted commented favourably about HEYA during an inspection of a setting rated as outstanding.

o  Parental feedback had demonstrated that the award was able to change family food choices (including content of lunch boxes) and lifestyles.

o  Challenges now included keeping settings engaged when there were numerous pressures on Early Years providers (including safeguarding); better embedding the scheme within Ofsted’s criteria; and, to increase take up to reach a critical mass in the city.

 

Healthy Weight Pre Birth > 19 Years – Vicki Pennal, Project Lead Healthy Settings & Clinical Team Coordinator 0-19 and Sophie Ruffles, Health Visitor - Project Lead Healthy Weight 0-5 years, Solent NHS Trust

 

·  A presentation was provided by Vicki Pennal and Sophie Ruffles outlining the journey of intervention and prevention with regards to childhood obesity in Southampton from pre-birth – 19.

·  Key points raised in the presentation included the following:

o  A number of touch points existed in Southampton where services could identify, engage and support parents and children with regards to healthy weight.

o  This included the National Childhood Measurement Programme (NCMP) in school years R and 6.  As obesity levels rose between Years R and 6 the opportunity to measure height and weight in Year 3 was raised.

o  In recognition of the link between breastfeeding and healthy weight a suite of breastfeeding support services were available.  Breastfeeding rates were steadily rising in Southampton.

o  A Healthy Weight Pathway had been developed that outlined the referral pathway to services for children  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.