Transcript here - Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare

Programme:
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Guest speakers (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames):
Anna Raleigh, Consultant in public health;
Pippa Burge, Public Health Lead
Talk on a healthy diet and more physical activity for a
healthier lifestyle
• Mike Hughes, Health Improvement Manager:
Overview of our health and wellbeing services
• Questions and answers
A Healthy Diet & more Physical
Activity for a Healthier Lifestyle
Anna Raleigh
Consultant in Public Health
Pippa Burge
Public Health Lead
27th February 2014
What do we do in Public Health?
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Advise Council on health matters
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Commission public health services
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Provide commissioning support back to the NHS
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Assure effective health protection arrangements
in place
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Statutory member of the Health and Well-being
Board
Living in Richmond Borough
 Greenest borough in London – over 200 sports
clubs and 130 council managed parks and open
spaces
 Life expectancy among the highest in the country
 Lowest levels of inactivity in London (20%)
There are some issues:
 1,500 primary school aged children are very
overweight
 Nearly half (47%) of adults are overweight or
obese
Fact or Fiction?
1. Starchy foods, such as bread and potatoes, are
fattening
2. Sugar is dangerous to our health
3. Although we should be cutting down on fat, this
does not include olive oil
4. Oily fish protects against heart attacks
Fact or Fiction?
5. A regular intake of berries and other fruit
and vegetables protects against heart
disease, stroke and some cancers
6. Organic food is more nutritious than nonorganic food
7. Exercise means going to the gym
Starchy foods and sugar
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Starchy foods on their own are not fattening
Half of our daily energy intake – starchy foods
Base our meals around starchy foods
Distinction between extrinsic and non-extrinsic
sugars
 Sugar - empty calories if eaten alone
 Check food labels - ingredients list
Types of fat in the diet
 Saturated fat & hydrogenated vegetable oil raise
cholesterol levels
 Mono-unsaturates - olive and rapeseed oils lower
cholesterol levels (LDL)
 Polyunsaturates – 2 types: Omega 3 and 6
Omega 3 - oily fish
Omega 6 - sunflower oil lower cholesterol levels
(HDL and LDL)
 Read food labels
Oily fish
 Contains Eicosapentanoic (EPA) &
Docosahexanoic (DHA) fats - omega 3
 Heart health – gives protection from heart disease
 Brain development during pregnancy
 Joints – can help to reduce joint stiffness
 1-2 portions of fish a week (one portion – oily)
Fruit and vegetables
 Free radicals (pollution, cigarette smoke etc.) attack
the cells in your body causing cell damage
 Antioxidants fight free radicals that cause cell
damage
 All fruit and vegetables contain antioxidants, aim for 5
portions a day
Organic food
 Climate and animal friendly food production
 No scientific evidence that organic food is more nutritious
 Freshness, storage conditions, crop variety, soil conditions,
weather conditions and how animals are fed all affect nutrient
content
 Food safety issues & pesticide levels are strictly controlled in
both standard and organic farming – do not exceed safe levels
 Actual foods eaten are more important e.g. organic biscuits
are still unhealthy
Keeping physically active
 Build it into your daily routine
 Adults – aim for 150 minutes moderate intensity
activity in bouts of 10 minutes or more
 Moderate intensity e.g. cycling and brisk walking
 Children – 60 minutes a day
 Benefits are huge – video clip
Health promotion video (access online from Youtube):
Benefits of physical activity - 23 and a half hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
Where you can find more information
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Factsheets produced by the British Dietetic Association
www.bda.uk.com/foodfacts/
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NHS Choices
www.nhs.uk/livewell/pages/
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Change4Life campaign sign up
www.nhs.uk/change4life/pages/
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LiveWell Richmond – 0208 487 1745
www.live-well.org.uk/richmond/
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Public Health Annual Report 2013
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/public_health_annual_report
Mike Hughes
Health Improvement Manager
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Health and wellbeing: Our services
Services in Hounslow:
• Healthy Lifestyles Programme
• Health Promotion Services (Hounslow)
• Hounslow Stop Smoking Services
Services in Richmond:
• LiveWell Richmond.
Services in Ealing:
• Ealing Healthy Lifestyles Programme
Services in Sutton and Merton
• LiveWell Sutton and Merton & Stop Smoking Services
Find out more and contact details:
Website:
www.hrch.nhs.uk/health-and-wellbeing
Contact details:
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LiveWell Richmond: 020 8487 1745
LiveWell Sutton: 020 82510 606
LiveWell Merton: 020 82510 606
Hounslow Health and Wellbeing Service: 020 8630 7511
Ealing Healthy Lifestyle: accessed though a Ealing GP
following a NHS Health Check
Follow us on social media for the latest updates:
Twitter:
@LiveWellSupport – LiveWell Twitter page for Richmond residents
@HealthyHounslow – Hounslow Health & Wellbeing Twitter page
@HRCH_NHS_Trust – Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare
Facebook:
/livewellrichmonduk – LiveWell Richmond
/healthyhounslow – Hounslow Health & Wellbeing
/hounslowandrichmondnhs– HRCH NHS Trust
Any questions?