Weight Management Centre Adults & Children’s Weight Management Service West Sussex Aiming to support the community to work towards a healthier lifestyle...
Prevalence – Children 2
Child overweight and obesity (NCMP 2012/13) 3
Alive N Kicking Children’s Weight Management Service Aiming to support families working towards a healthier lifestyle...
Alive N Kicking 12 week after school programme Family based Nutrition workshops New sports and activities Learning tools for an active & healthy lifestyle Above 91 st BMI centile 1:1 at start
Junior Programme Age 5-11 Nutrition workshop Children activity session with nutritional message Weekly Recipe challenge and drop of activity session
Senior Programme Age Family Challenges - bonding, competing, working together Children and parents complete nutrition work shop together
Behaviour Change Skill acquisition via weekly workshops SMART goal setting Building family cohesion Parent as the agent of change Normalising physical activity Encouragement and peer support
Results 80% reducing or maintain BMIz score 75% Increasing Self Esteem 73% parents that started overweight lost weight 99% parents would recommend this service to other parents
Follow up results Results at week 24 (6 months) following completion of ANK programme: 32% completers attend a follow up appointment 80% maintained or reduced BMIz score (week 1 – week 24) 76% increased Self Esteem (week 1 – week 24)
Impact on the Whole Family Following ANK: 73% parents that started overweight lost weight 95% service users rate the service very good- excellent 99% parents would recommend this service to other parents
Referral Sources
Tel: Secure Referral Pathway
Alive ‘N’ Kicking clubs Pick up one of our leaflets and referral forms Littlehampton clubs: Junior (5-11years): Thursdays at White Meadows Primary school 3.15 – 4pm Senior (12+ years): Tuesdays at Inspire Leisure Centre 5 – 6.30pm Tel – – Twitter – ANKWestSussex
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