1. 1 Delivering Public Health Messages for Tenancy Sustainment Health Module 2: Obesity

2. 2 Objectives of this Module Understanding how obesity damages health and wellbeing Knowledge of resources available to tackle obesity

3. 3 Obesity: Key Facts Definition: In adults body mass index (BMI) of 30+ 2012 62% adults (16 years+) overweight or obese and one in three children aged 11 Children of obese parents more likely to be overweight Increased risk of illness, disability & premature death Generally caused by consuming more calories than you are burning though e.g. physical exercise Some health conditions can cause weight gain, but these can be treated with medication

4. 4 Impact on individual Visible physical changes Affects quality of life Psychological problems: eg. low self esteem or depression Potentially life threatening conditions: –Type 2 diabetes –Coronary heart disease –Stroke –Cancer

5. 5 Potential Impact on Housing Cost of physical adaptations and carer support for severely obese people Potential cost of housing transfers to accommodation more suitable for physical needs

6. 6 Sources of information & support: Internet: NHS Choices http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Obesity/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Obesity/Pages/Introduction.aspx GP & practice nurse

7. 7 Action Planning 3 things from this module which have had most impact? 3 actions to take back to your workplace? 3 things your organisation could do to help you help people affected by this issue?

8. 8 Contact Sitra Sitra, 3rd Floor, 55 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ Tel: 020 7793 4710 Email: post@sitra.org Website: www.sitra.org @sitrapolicy @sitratraining Sitra CEO’s blog: http://sitraceo.wordpress.com/