(EAST LONDON)* HEALTHIER CHILDREN, HEALTHIER PLACE: Local authority self–assessment toolkit for reviewing whole systems approaches to tackling childhood obesity

Programme background 2009 – 2012 History of East London “Olympic” boroughs working together to secure a health legacy from the Games – the Host/Growth Boroughs 2012 – 2014 Health Legacy programme delivered Healthmakers volunteer training, Healthy Urban Planning Checklist, primary care employment support pilot, healthy workplace interventions, and Active People, Active Park 2014 New mandate independent of the Growth Borough, single focus on shifting the culture and environment that drive an obesogenic environment through a whole systems approach to childhood obesity 2015 (East London)* Healthier Children, Healthier Place, expanding partnership, collaborative working, driven by DsPH offering dedicated programme management; shared learning and best practice events; information exchange and peer support; building the evidence base; links to pan-London networks and programmes * LB Merton have joined the partnership, name under review!

Background to the self-assessment toolkit Public Health teams needed a mechanism to prioritise “what to do” about child obesity HCHP Programme Board wanted to evaluate or capture process change, as outcomes longer term Self-assessment model seemed promising Opportunity to build on the work for the London Health Improvement Board towards an obesity framework

What the toolkit aims to do Maps an organisations whole systems approach to tackling obesity  Strengths  Gaps against the evidence base  What’s deliverable  Determines local priorities Should  Be easy to use, facilitates rapid review  Support engaging broad base of partners  Inform understanding of whole system approach to childhood obesity  Be bespoke to local conditions

Using the toolkit An assessment of 13 key areas of focus of the childhood obesity system…how are you progressing against these, what are you doing? What are you not doing? What more could you do? Is any of it realistic? What appear to be your priorities? What are your actual priorities? Look through each in detail (promoted by suggested interventions within each) and what level of work you’re doing (or not doing) to deliver on those areas Summary and Action Pan for each area of focus to reflect what is going well, what needs more attention and where there are real gaps Action Plan then matched against a ‘reality check’ with resulting score on deliverability All areas of focus ranked according to score, informing priorities for forthcoming period (e.g. year ahead) Priority table setting out key areas of focus for your organisation

Assessing themes

Action Plan per theme

Reality Check

Summary

Priorities for year ahead

Toolkit needs refining, this will be done in conjunction with the Sector Led Improvement team Your comments and feedback on the toolkit are both welcome and necessary - it needs to be useful for you If you want more information on (East London) Healthier Children, Healthier Place including our forward programme of events, our Knowledge Hub group, and our partnership MOU contact Matt Creamer Next steps