The Child Measurement Programme report
has highlighted that Powys has a higher than Wales average of overweight or obesity for four to five year olds and childhood obesity has been identified as a public health priority.
It has been proposed to pull together a task and finish group which will and report to the Healthy Weight Steering Group, who have developed an action plan across the life course approach.
The suggested membership for the Task and Finish group is;
· Powys Public Health Team
· Powys tHB Dietetics
· Powys tHB Localities
· PCC Strategic Director – Place
· Powys Children & Young People’s partnership representative(s)
· PCC Education / School Improvement
· Powys Youth & Family Information Services
· Powys tHB Maternity
· Powys tHB Health Visitor
· Powys tHB School Nurse
· PAVO
· Powys CC Catering (School meals)
· Healthy Schools/Healthy Pre-schools
· Powys CC Sports Development
· Powys CC Highways / Planning
An initial meeting has been agreed for the Childhood Obesity Task & Finish group for 4th October.
PAVO will be attending on behalf of the 3rd Sector. If you wish to feed into this group please contact the PAVO offices and we can make sure you are involved with the discussions.
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