Fit4it Tier 2 healthy weight services for children and young people in Norfolk

Fit4it – programme overview Agenda Introductions Fit4it – programme overview Achievements so far Case study – Darren The referral process Fit4it Planner Sign-posting

Tessa BEECROFT Health Development Officer tessa.beecroft@canaries.co.uk 01603 761122 Tessa BEECROFT

Fit4it is a tier 2 weight management service for children and young people (4-16 years old), with a BMI above the 91st Percentile. Fit4it is commissioned by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust under the Healthy Child Programme. We deliver in each locality within Norfolk. What is Fit4it?

Fit4it Fit4it 4 to 6 years 8 WEEKS 7 to 12 years 10 WEEKS CAMP

Fit4it 8 weeks Fit4it 40 minute parent workshop 40 minute multi-skill activities for children 20 minutes workbook 12 months 3 months Follow-ups

Fit4it 10 weeks Fit4it 45 minute health workshop 45 minute sporting session Behavioural change workshops 12 months 3 months Follow-ups

Fit4it Camps Fit4it 3 days – health workshops & sport sessions Overnight residential Adventure Activity Day Workbooks 12 months 3 months 10 weeks Follow-ups

Fit4it programme overview Health Workshops: Learning about the importance of healthy eating and provide the fundamental tools and knowledge to make changes to eating habits at home. Food groups Food labels Portion sizes Fats & Sugars Fast & Slow energy release Effects of exercise on the body Hydration

Fit4it programme overview Behavioural Change Workshops: Goal-setting Confidence Positive thinking Staying focused Gavin Drake

Fit4it programme overview Physical activity sessions: To provide participants with the opportunity to try a range of different sports, increase physical activity levels but also develop confidence by belonging to a team environment. Multi-sports : football, rugby, handball, basketball, dodgeball, hockey, netball Camp activities : abseiling, zipwire, high ropes, laser tag

Fit4it Data collected Physical activity questionnaire Wellbeing questionnaire Parental feeding style questionnaire Diet questionnaire

Fit4it 2016 results 211 children & young people completed the programme (completion = 70% attendance) 154 complete data sets obtained (72.98%)

Fit4it 2016 statistics Physical activity: 87% of participants showing improvement

Fit4it 2016 statistics Wellbeing: Participants reported a 83.9% increase in wellbeing

Fit4it 2016 statistics Parental feeding style: Family feeding environment has been demonstrated to contribute to the development of obesity. 79.2% of parents responding to the survey reported improved scores for feeding style, following completion of programme.

Fit4it 2016 statistics Diet: 86.4% participants improved their diet score

Fit4it 2016 statistics 87.7% of participants maintained or reduced their BMI score 82.5% maintained or reduced their WHtR

Case Study DARREN 11 years old Referred through NCMP – Fit4it February Residential Camp 2015 Global Development Delay Case Study

Darren Week 1 Week 10 Weight (kg) 61.3 60.9 Height (cm) 148 149.9 Waist circumference (cm) 91.2 86.2 WHtR 0.62 0.58 BMI 99 Parental feeding 41 43 Physical activity 10.44 20.26

Referrals received in 2016

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Fit4it Planner 10 week programme (7-12 years) January October May Camps (10-16 years): Easter Whitsun Summer October half term (new introduction)

Other services The Community Sports Foundation also offers: Disability programmes – autism, learning difficulties, mobility difficulties (7 years +) Kicks – hard to reach young people (14-19 years) Premier League 4 Sport – multi sport clubs (11-19 years) Sporty Tots – development sessions (2-4 years) Soccer schools Player Development Centres

Thank you Health Development Officer tessa.beecroft@canaries.co.uk 01603 761122 Thank you