Policy and Strategy Guidance

Policy and Strategy Guidance

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Date
Originator
Summary
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Overweight and obese adults – lifestyle weight management 2014 NICE This guidance makes recommendations on the provision of effective multi-component lifestyle weight management services for adults who are overweight or obese (aged 18 and over). It covers weight management programmes, courses, clubs or groups that aim to change behaviour to reduce energy intake and encourage physical activity.  Overweight and obese adults – lifestyle weight management
Early Years Practice Briefing 2013 BHFNC This new practice briefing from BHFNC is designed to give practitioners and managers of early years settings practical ideas for promoting physical activity with the under fives.

The recommendations in the briefing are based on research evidence and recognise that early years practitioners, as well as parents and carers, can strongly influence the physical activity opportunities available to young children.

 Early Years Practice Briefing
BMI and waist circumference – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups 2013 NICE This guidance aimed to determine whether lower cut-off points should be used for Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups in the UK as a trigger for lifestyle interventions to prevent conditions such as diabetes, myocardial infarction or stroke.
It is aimed at commissioners, managers and practitioners with public health working within local authorities, the NHS and the wider public, private, voluntary and community sectors.		 NICE Briefing: BMI and waist circumference – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups
Preventing obesity and helping people manage their weight 2013 NICE
This briefing summarises NICE’s recommendations for local authorities and partner organisations on preventing people becoming overweight and obese and helping them to manage their weight.
The briefing is intended to be used online and it includes hyperlinks to sources of data and further information.
 NICE Briefing: Preventing obesity and helping people manage their weight
Physical activity: brief advice for adults in primary care 2013 NICE This guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims to support routine provision of brief advice on physical activity in primary care practice.

The guidance is for commissioners of health services and anyone working in primary care whose remit includes offering lifestyle advice.

 Physical activity: brief advice for adults in primary care
Together for Health – A Heart Disease Delivery Plan 2013 Welsh Government
As part of the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government and its Five Year NHS Plan – Together for Health, the Heart Disease Delivery Plan provides a framework for action by Local Health Boards and Trusts. It sets out the Welsh Government’s expectations of the NHS in Wales to prevent avoidable heart disease and plan, secure and deliver high quality person-centred care for anyone affected by heart disease. It focuses on meeting population need, tackling variation in access to services and reducing inequalities in health outcomes across 6 themes:
• Delivery Theme 1: Promotion of healthy hearts
• Delivery Theme 2: Timely detection of heart disease
• Delivery Theme 3: Fast and effective care
• Delivery Theme 4: Living with heart disease
• Delivery Theme 5: Improving Information
• Delivery Theme 6: Targeting research
These complement the standards set out in the Cardiac Disease National Service Framework (NSF), to be delivered alongside this Delivery Plan.
 Together for Health – A Heart Disease Delivery Plan
Prevention and Early Intervention of Malnutrition in Later Life – Best Practice Principles and Implementation Guides 2013 Malnutrition Task Force
These guides provide practical advice and support to help those in a wide range of healthcare settings to deliver the changes needed to address the current levels of malnutrition in the UK. Four guides have been produced with a number of national organisations including the British Dietetic Association (BDA), BAPEN and the National Association of Care Catering (NACC).
Takeaway Toolkit 2012 Greater London Authority Tools, interventions and case studies to help local authorities develop a response to the health impacts of fast food takeaways

In 2010 the issue of fast food takeaways hit the headlines when a number of London Boroughs introduced new approaches to planning regulation in an attempt to control the proliferation of fast food outlets. These measures sparked debate and prompted a number of high profile legal challenges.

This toolkit has been created in response to these debates. It was felt by members of the London Food Board and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) that there was a need to gather the evidence on the case for action and to help local authorities understand the range of tools at their disposal in tackling the public health impacts of fast food. It also aims to show that there is both a carrot and stick approach to this issue – that engaging positively with takeaways to help them improve their business competitiveness as well as the healthiness of their food is as important as developing clear planning guidance and new regulation.

 Takeaway Toolkit
Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation 2012 NICE This guidance has been issued which sets out how people can be encouraged to increase the amount they walk or cycle for travel or recreation purposes.
The guidance is for commissioners, managers and practitioners involved in physical activity promotion or who work in the environment, parks and leisure or transport planning sectors.		 Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation
National Heart Forum – 29th June 2012 Meeting Report 2012 National Heart Forum This is a report of a meeting organised by the National Heart Forum (NHF) on 29 June 2012 on the role of food taxes in the context of addressing diet-related ill health including obesity. It describes the key themes and issues that were raised by the presentations and discussions and identifies potential areas of further research. The NHF makes ten recommendations for potentially health-promoting policy directions for UK action.   National Heart Forum – 29th June 2012 Meeting Report
Guidance on Healthier Food and Drink in Leisure Centres 2012 Welsh Government This guidance document gives practical advice to support the introduction and promotion of healthier food and drink within leisure centres.  Guidance on Healthier Food and Drink in Leisure Centres
Guidance on Healthier Food and Drink in Youth Settings 2012 Welsh Government This guidance document gives practical advice to support the introduction and promotion of healthier food and drink within youth settings.  Guidance on Healthier Food and Drink in Youth Settings
Obesity: guidance on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children
2006
NICE
This guidance for England and Wales aims to stem the rising prevalence of obesity and diseases associated with it, increase the effectiveness of interventions to prevent overweight and obesity and improve the care provided to adults and children with obesity, particularly in primary care.
Lightening the Load: Tackling Overweight and Obesity A toolkit for developing local strategies to tackle overweight and obesity in children and adults
2006
National Heart Form and the Faculty of Public Health
The toolkit is designed primarily for use in England, but should also be of use for those working in other parts of the UK. It is for local teams involved in planning and coordinating strategies for the prevention and management of overweight and obesity.
Food Served to Older People in Residential Care
2006
Food Standards Agency
The nutrient and food-based guidance for those providing residential care for older people. The advice includes guidance on appropriate nutrient intakes, healthy eating, allergy and food hygiene tips. There is also an example menu plan to help caterers for care homes follow the guidance, with a technical report showing how the menus follow Agency advice.