Decade of Action on Nutrition : EASO conference messages

We are not fighting obesity in isolation, in small teams or even in single nations: In fact obesity now matches malnutrition as a health priority worldwide. WHO have announced a set of key points t…

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Decade of Action on Nutrition : EASO conference messages

We are not fighting obesity in isolation, in small teams or even in single nations: In fact obesity now matches malnutrition as a health priority worldwide. WHO have announced a set of key points to support wider engagement

1. Addressing obesity is urgent and of global need. We should explore mechanisms to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
2. Obesity needs to be addressed from conception and throughout life. Early prevention is critical. Early habits stick. Get it right as early as possible. Target families not individuals.
3. Governments must take overall responsibility for obesity trends. Individuals alone are not responsibile – change is required across social, economic and physical environments. UN General assembly announced 2016-2025 as the Decade of Action on Nutrition – it is a UN-led global priority
4. Addressing obesity requires changes to the whole food system, from production, storage, processing, marketing and consumption. In an analysis of the Mexican sugar tax, it has been positive as this tax is on all sugar-sweetened beverages; a small difference in cost to consumers is having a population effect even if individually hard to detectindividually . Water has replaced sugary drinks. Front of pack labelling has had some impact.
5. Addressing obesity requires multiple actions in parallel across multiple domains. Avoid narrow outcome measures that miss wider population benefits when assessing interventions.

Primary Care Obesity Training

Are you looking to provide obesity and malnutrition training for your local primary care workforce?

Half day, full day or modular Obesity and Malnutrition training packages for non-specialist primary care staff.

Courses include

• Interactive workshop sessions
• Tailored course workbook with case examples and reflective feedback templates
• Annotated slide sets to support further cascade training.

Session topics can include: Introduction to motivational interviewing; child obesity; using growth charts; raising sensitive subjects; goal setting; physical activity; malnutrition; bariatric surgery follow-up in primary care; overweight in the health professional workforce; signposting to local resources

Tailor-made courses can be developed for mixed audiences, including GPs, practice nurses, health visitors, district nurses, school nurses, health trainers, pharmacists, dental staff, health-care assistants and physician associates.

Contact Rachel Pryke – primarycareobesitytraining@gmail.com

Endorsements

February 2016 Worcestershire VTS – “Thanks so much for the session, it was great and everyone was remarking how useful it was going to be for future practice, excellent idea about switching the content to motivational interviewing.”

April 2016 Harrow CCG Training course – “Re last weeks obesity workshop – I think you will all agree they were informative and thought provoking sessions which really tackled head on the issue of raising weight with patients and families.”

May 2016 AHSN Conference Birmingham – “Thank you once again for your time today, it was a super presentation but we knew it would be!”

Nov 2015 Malta WHO Obesity Training Workshop – Feedback from evaluation:

What is one change that you can make in your practice?

– “My attitude, in the sense that I will try to talk less and listen more to my clients. I will try to understand the client’s needs in a more holistic way.”

– “The way that I will talk to patients and help to motivate them. I will also make contact with other professionals who can help my patients reach their goals.”

Has this course helped you to evaluate your own practice? –

“Definitely. I have learned from other health professional’s experiences and enhanced by own knowledge throughout the sessions.”

What really struck you as interesting, new or meaningful during this workshop? –

“The concept of not just lecturing the patient but listening to him/her and leading him to motivate himself to go for lifestyle change.”

“The way you ask the question really makes a lot of difference!”