Healthy Schools in Knowsley

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Healthy Schools in Knowsley

• Maureen Craig
• 2007

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Healthy Schools

• The Healthy Schools Programme has been running in
  Knowsley since 1999.
• It is a joint initiative between the DfES and DoH

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• 34 schools are now fully accredited as National
  Healthy Schools since Sept 2005
• The rest are working towards

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What is accreditation?

• To become fully accredited schools must meet
  national criteria in 4 key themes
• PSHE
• Emotional Health and Wellbeing
• Healthy Eating
• Physical Activity

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• Schools must be able to demonstrate that they
  have used a whole school approach
• This means consulting with pupils, staff parents
  and carers

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• Each school should have a Healthy Schools Task
  group
• You as school nurses should be on it!
• If not ask why not?.... and offer your services!

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Why is Healthy Schools important?

• It contributes to national and local targets and
  strategies-
• Teenage Pregnancy
• DAAT
• CYP Strategic Plan
• Oral Health Promotion Strategy
• Obesity Strategy

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Obesity in Knowsley

• 11 Reception children are obese (10
  nationally)
• 24.6 overweight and obese
• (22.8 nat)
• 21.6 Year 6 are obese
• (17.3 nat)
• 35.7 overweight or obese
• (31.1 nat)
• (KPCT, 2006)

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• Currently over 1 million obese children in UK and
  increasing
• 42-63 of obese school aged children also become
  obese adults

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Causes?

• Increasingly sedentary lifestyles
• Easier access to junk foods
• Types of food eaten
• Lack of education?

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What are we doing?

• Healthy Breakfast Clubs, Tuck Shops and Family
  Cookery courses
• Healthy Packed lunch leaflet for parents, parent
  workshops
• School Food Trust guidance
• Working with schools meals providers
• Training school staff, providing resources
• Supporting physical activity initiatives

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To Conclude

• Remember we need a whole school approach..
• Healthy Eating and increasing physical activity
  should be for everyone not just for the
  overweight or obese!!!