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Healthier Weight Framework: Action plan

Action Plan to be updated every 6 months.

Cohort: Early Years

Domain: Breastfeeding

Healthier weight programmes:

  • UNICEF Baby Friendly
    Joey Needham
    On track
  • One Feed at a Time Campaign
    Joey Needham
    On track

Healthier weight environment:

  • Breastfeeding Friendly Spaces
    Joey Needham
    On track

Example outcomes:

  • Improved breastfeeding rates
  • Reduction in the number of children arriving at primary school underweight, overweight or obese

National Indicators and targets (Local measures TBC)

  • Breastfeeding Initiation
    • Maintain positive trend
  • Breastfeeding duration
    • Maintain positive trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2

Domain: Weaning

Healthier weight programmes:

  • Infant Feeding Enhanced Peer Support
    Joey Needham
    On track

Example outcomes:

  • Increased number of babies on solid foods at the recommended six months of age

National Indicators and targets (Local measures TBC)

  • NCMP at Reception: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Reverse negative trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2

Domain: Healthier child and family weight

Healthier weight programmes:

  • Healthy Start Vouchers
    Joey Needham/Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • Early Years Nutrition Toolkit roll-out.
    Vicky Glanville / Mark Richards
    On track
  • Torbay Council Child and Family Healthier Weight Support Programme
    Claire Tatton
    On track

Physical activity programmes:

  • Healthy Movers
    Kirsty Parker Calland
    Action required

Example outcomes:

  • Reduction in the number of children arriving at primary school underweight, overweight or obese

  • Increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviour

National Indicators and targets (Local measures TBC)

  • NCMP at Reception: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Reverse negative trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2

Cohort: School age

Domain: Healthier child weight

Healthier weight programmes:

  • NCMP post measurement support
    Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • School Profile Pilot (Kings Ash)
    Mark Richards & Vicky Glanville
    Not atarted
  • Torbay Healthy Learning (online resource)
    Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • Fruit and vegetable uptake
    Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • Breakfast clubs
    Vicky Glanville
    Not started
  • Free school meal auto-enrolment – Early Years expansion
    Joey Needham & Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • Milk and water in schools
    Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • Lunchbox improvement Programme
    Vicky Glanville
    On track
  • School meals improvement – OHID Programme
    Mark Richards and Vicky Glanville
    Not started
  • Food and nutrition guidance for special needs schools
    Mark Richards and Vicky Glanville
    On track

Physical activity programmes:

  • Active Travel Schools programme
    Kirsty Parker Calland
    On track
  • Active Schools programme
    Kirsty Parker Calland
    On track

Example outcomes:

  • Healthier child weight
  • Increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviour
  • Reduced risk of anxiety, depression, and disordered eating
    Lower exposure to weight stigma and bullying
  • Reduced risk of unhealthy weight in adolescence and adulthood

National Indicators and targets (see Action Plan for local measures):

  • NCMP at Reception: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Reverse negative trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2
  • NCMP at Year 6: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Maintain positive trend
  • Active Lives Survey child and young person indicator (proxy): Physically active children (aged 5 to 16)
    • Reverse negative trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2

Cohort: Adult

Domain: Healthy food

Healthier weight environment

  • Neighbourhood Growing Programme
    Mark Richards
    On track
  • Healthier options within local food outlets
    Mark Richards
    Not started
  • Torbay Food Partnership (incl. food inequality)
    Mark Richards/Laura Hills
    On track
  • Restricting hot food takeaways
    Andrew Gunther
    On track
  • Restricting unhealthy food advertising
    Mark Richards
    On track

Example outcomes

  • Healthier child and adult weight

  • Reduction in the number of children arriving at primary school underweight, overweight or obese

National Indicators and targets (see Action Plan for local measures)

  • Active Lives Survey Adult indicators (proxies):
    • Excess weight
    • Physical activity and inactivity
    • 5-a-day fruit & vegetable intake
  • Obesity in pregnancy
    • TBC

Domain: Physical activity

Physical activity programmes

  • Workplace Challenge
    Kirsty Parker-Calland
    On track
  • Cycle Training offer
    Kirsty Parker-Calland
    On track
  • More Active More Often
    Kirsty Parker-Calland
    On track
  • Torbay Leisure Card
    Kirsty Parker-Calland
    On track

Example outcomes

  • Healthier child and adult weight
  • Reduction in the number of children arriving at primary school underweight, overweight or obese
  • Increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviour in the family

National Indicators and targets (see Action Plan for local measures)

  • NCMP at Reception: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Reverse negative trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2
  • NCMP at Year 6:
    underweight, overweight and obese
    • Maintain positive trend
  • Active Lives Survey child & young person indicator (proxy):
    • Physically active children (5-16)
      Active Lives Survey Adult indicators (proxies):
    • Excess weight
    • Physical activity and inactivity

Domain: Active Travel, Planning and transport

Healthier weight environment

  • Local Plan and updated Healthy Torbay Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
    Andrew Gunther
    On track

Physical activity environment

  • Active travel infrastructure schemes
    Andrew Gunther
    On track
  • Active travel local programmes
    Andrew Gunther
    On track
  • Green and Blue Infrastructure Framework
    Andrew Gunther
    On track
  • Local Transport Plan and Cycling & Walking Plan (LCWIP
    Andrew Gunther
    On track
  • Active travel within public transport
    Andrew Gunther
    On track

Example outcomes

  • Healthier child and adult weight
  • Reduction in the number of children arriving at primary school underweight, overweight or obese
  • Increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviour in the family

National Indicators and targets (see Action Plan for local measures)

  • NCMP at Reception: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Reverse negative trend in Phase 1 and better than England value in Phase 2
  • NCMP at Year 6: underweight, overweight and obese
    • Maintain positive trend
  • Active Lives Survey child & young person indicator (proxy):
    • Physically active children (5-16)
  • Active Lives Survey Adult indicators (proxies):
    • Excess weight
    • Physical activity and inactivity