Obesity

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Wednesday 1st July 2009, Grange Holborn Hotel, London, 09:30 - 16:00

The National Obesity Conference: Reversing the Tide of Obesity - Working Together to Create an Active, Healthier Nation

“Tackling Obesity is the most significant public and personal health challenge facing our society. The core of the problem is simple – we eat too much and we do too little exercise. The solution is more complex. From the nature of the food that we eat, to the built environment, through to the way our children lead their lives – it is harder to avoid obesity in the modern world…it is not the Government’s role to lecture people, but we do have a duty to support them in leading healthier lifestyles. This will only succeed if the problem is recognised, owned and addressed in every part of society.”

Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP, Former Secretary of State, Department for Health, Jan 23rd 2008

Overview

In addition to the innovative cross-government Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, strategy the Department of Health is supporting Change4Life, a new movement, which aims to improve children’s diets and levels of activity so reducing the threat to their future health and happiness. Change4Life is calling on a host of national, regional and local partners – from within government, health care, the media and the commercial and voluntary sectors - to help. The movement is just beginning and its success is based on partnership working.

Furthermore, more than 27 million adults in England are not getting enough exercise and 14 million do not complete 30 minutes a week. The London 2012 Games make this the perfect opportunity to get active and involved in sport. Before, During and After: Making the Most of the London 2012 Games was launched in June 2008 and set out the ambitious target to get two million people more active by 2012. The challenge now is to build on this and the unique opportunity of the London 2012 Games to go further: to use sport to inspire activity – and to sustain increased participation beyond 2012. Key to achieving this is schools, colleges, the community, sports clubs and governing bodies working together to revitalize sport.

The Government’s 'Be Active, Be Healthy' strategy is also set to form a vital part of this revolution. This strategy, launched in February 2009, aims to get the country more physically active. The new plan puts physical activity at the heart of communities and at the centre of local authorities' efforts to tackle obesity, which is responsible for 9,000 premature deaths each year in England. The building block to achieve this is partnerships with both private and voluntary organisations to get people moving in their local communities.

Agenda

The government has set itself the goal of being the first major nation to reverse the rising tide of obesity and overweight in the population. For this ambition to be met it is essential that all sectors from the early years, to schools and food, from sport and physical activity to planning, transport and the health service are joint up. This conference will examine how this ambition can become a reality at local and national levels.

09:30	Registration and Coffee
10:15	Chair’s Welcome Address Professor Klim McPherson, University of Oxford and Foresight Team
10:20	Morning Keynote: Healthy Weight Healthy Lives - One Year On Helping people make healthier choices A national movement for change - Change4Life Creating an environment that promotes healthy weight Effective services for those at risk Strengthening delivery Clara Swinson, Deputy Director of Obesity Policy and Strategy, Department of Health
10:40	Tackling Early Childhood Obesity Care pathways for mothers and babies Making health services accessible Improving women’s health during and after pregnancy Engagement and interventions Tam Fry, Board Member, National Obesity Forum & Chair, Child Growth Foundation
11:00	Reducing the Impact of Obesity - The Role and Cost Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery The growing economic impact of morbid obesity on society and the NHS Why bariatric surgery is the treatment of choice for appropriately selected patients The long term cost-effectiveness, health and quality of life outcomes for patients undergoing surgery in expert hands and with specialist long-term follow-up Dr Carel Le Roux, Consultant Bariatric Physician, Vita Clinics UK Ltd, Imperial NHS Trust London
11:20	Coffee and Networking
11:40	Using Social Marketing Locally to Improve Impact What can be achieved through social marketing? Use of market research data and intelligence in targeted interventions The evidence, and current examples of good practice Building capabilities and skills in social marketing Extending reach through communication technology Resourcing a social marketing strategy Implications for the commissioning of health and wellbeing services Professor Jeff French, Director, National Social Marketing Centre
12:00	Healthy Schools for the 21st Century Embedding health and the well-being in schools Universal provision and targeted health outcomes through an enhanced National Healthy Schools Programme Integration of health promotion, intervention and education Richard Sangster, Head of National Healthy Schools Programme, Department of Health
12:20	Case Study: Young People at the Heart of A Healthy School Encouraging children and young people’s involvement in school management decisions Youth on Health (YOH) - what initiatives have been developed as a result of this forum? Lessons learnt and success stories. Increasing awareness of health issues National Healthy Schools Programme Anne Cowling, Manager, Leeds Healthy Schools and Wellbeing Programme
12:40	Questions and Answers Session
13:00	Lunch and Networking
14:00	Building Physical Activity into Our Everyday Lives, Making the Most of our Natural Environment Connecting with the natural environment Walking your way to health Converting policy into action Increase accessible attractive Green Space Engaging with NHS and Local Authorities Role of the Physical Activity Alliance Dr William Bird, Health Advisor, Natural England
14:20	Unlocking the Potential of Physical Activity: The Role of the County Sport Partnership Network CSP’s emerging role in the changing landscape for sport & physical activity CSP’s – key features & local case study examples in physical activity Community Sport Developing effective partnerships How to get involved? Lee Mason, Director of the Bucks & Milton Keynes CSP and Leads on County Sports Partnership Network
14:40	Coffee and Networking
15:00	Improving Lives Through Active Participation Developing and delivering local physical activity and sports strategies Building physical activity into the development of community plans Increasing the take-up of activity within communities through facilities investment Importance of partnership working "re:fresh" an example of good practice - successes and lessons learnt Claire Ramwell , Head of Healthy Living and Sport, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
15:20	Prevention and Management of Obesity: NICE Guidelines Implementing NICE guidelines School and family bases intervention programmes Prevention of obesity in schools and work Evidence based programmes Maintenance of weight loss Professor Mike Kelly, Director of Public Health, Centre for Public Health Excellence, The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
15:40	Questions and Answers Session
16:00	Chair's Summary and Conclusions

*programme subject to change without notice

Sponsor

Vita Clinics

Vita Clinics UK Ltd is a nationwide specialist focussing solely on weight management programmes and bariatric surgery. Working with NHS and private patients, Vita focus on being the provider of choice, employing a multi-disciplinary team consisting of some of the most experienced specialist healthcare professionals and clinical advisors in the industry.

Exhibitors

Adams Insight Ltd

MEND

Fit Bug UK

Vita Clinics

Audience

The audience will be comprised of local authorities, health professionals, strategic health authorities, central government departments & bodies, schools, clinical specialists, public health specialists, primary care workers academia, lifestyle clinicians and professionals, foundation trusts, trade unions, private, legal & voluntary sectors.