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A scheme developed by Somerset Active A scheme developed by Somerset Active Sports Partnership andSports Partnership andSomerset Primary Care Trust….Somerset Primary Care Trust….A true, effective working PartnershipA true, effective working Partnership

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How does it work ?How does it work ?Through increased activity, family Through increased activity, family

visits and professional support from visits and professional support from health and exercise specialists… health and exercise specialists…

This is a family focused programme This is a family focused programme that aims to encourage long term that aims to encourage long term lifestyle changes with the emphasis lifestyle changes with the emphasis being on improving activity levels being on improving activity levels and maintaining a healthier dietand maintaining a healthier diet

It is a It is a BIG BIG commitment for all commitment for all involvedinvolved

Global PerspectiveGlobal Perspective•10% of the 10% of the world’s children world’s children are obeseare obese•32% of children 32% of children in USAin USA•25% of children 25% of children in UKin UK

An epidemic An epidemic which is which is progressing at progressing at an alarming an alarming raterate

Threats 1Threats 1•We are beginning to witness the We are beginning to witness the appearance of obesity related to appearance of obesity related to Type 2 diabetes mellitus in our Type 2 diabetes mellitus in our adolescent population adolescent population •in a similar fashion to that already in a similar fashion to that already witnessed in the USAwitnessed in the USA•15 years ago this affected less than 15 years ago this affected less than 3% but now it is 45%...3% but now it is 45%...

Will Britain follow suit

Threats 2Threats 2Furthermore, we can now Furthermore, we can now identify significantidentify significant

CARDIOVASCULARCARDIOVASCULAR

risk factors such as risk factors such as arterial stiffness and left arterial stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy ventricular hypertrophy in obese children as in obese children as young as 12 years oldyoung as 12 years old

Ideally…Ideally…•3 exercise sessions, at least 40 3 exercise sessions, at least 40 minutes long andminutes long and

•1 health education session of 1 health education session of 10-15 minutes each week10-15 minutes each week

DASH Club with Healthy DASH Club with Healthy BreakfastBreakfast•At St. Michael’s At St. Michael’s School, Minehead, a School, Minehead, a healthy breakfast is healthy breakfast is provided following our provided following our physical activity physical activity session.session.•This provides an ideal This provides an ideal opportunity for children opportunity for children to talk through healthy to talk through healthy eating and eating and encouragement is given encouragement is given to maintain any small to maintain any small beneficial changes to beneficial changes to diet. This can be diet. This can be monitored weekly.monitored weekly.

The importance of the The importance of the home visit…home visit…•Honesty from Honesty from parent / childparent / child•Advice given in Advice given in a non a non threatening threatening environmentenvironment•A rapport is A rapport is initiated and initiated and any anxieties any anxieties can be allayedcan be allayed

What resistance did I What resistance did I find ?find ?

DASH is….DASH is….•Not a ‘Fat Club’Not a ‘Fat Club’

•It has a focus on Activity and FUN!It has a focus on Activity and FUN!

•A programme to talk through any A programme to talk through any anxieties with whole familyanxieties with whole family

•A Club to engage child with fun A Club to engage child with fun aspects and include friendship aspects and include friendship groupsgroups

Evaluation 1Evaluation 1•Parent’s Parent’s questionnairequestionnaire

Evaluation 2Evaluation 2•Child’s Child’s questionnairequestionnaire

MonitoringMonitoring• Beep / Shuttle test – Beep / Shuttle test –

6 weekly6 weekly

• Pre and 6 weekly Pre and 6 weekly questionnairesquestionnaires

• Parental feedbackParental feedback

• End of year evaluation reportEnd of year evaluation report

OutcomesOutcomes• Head teachers have noticed an Head teachers have noticed an

improvement in the children’s improvement in the children’s levels of concentration following levels of concentration following DASH sessions.DASH sessions.Peter Hoyland – Head of Dunster Peter Hoyland – Head of Dunster

11ststSchool:School:• ““As a school we have been As a school we have been

delighted with the success of the delighted with the success of the DASH Project and the impact it DASH Project and the impact it has had on the children and their has had on the children and their families.”families.”

Schools on Board…Schools on Board…• Year One Schools….Year One Schools….

• Dunster 1Dunster 1stst School School• Minehead 1Minehead 1stst School School• St. Michael’s Primary SchoolSt. Michael’s Primary School• Porlock Primary SchoolPorlock Primary School• Old Cleeve PrimaryOld Cleeve Primary

Schools on board Schools on board contd.contd.• In progress…In progress…

• Hamp Junior & Infants Hamp Junior & Infants SchoolSchool

• Holway Park Primary SchoolHolway Park Primary School• Halcon Primary SchoolHalcon Primary School• Manor Court Primary SchoolManor Court Primary School• Minehead Middle SchoolMinehead Middle School

Schools on Board Schools on Board contd.contd.• Starting this term…Starting this term…

• Sedgemoor Manor Infants Sedgemoor Manor Infants SchoolSchool

• St. Peter’s, WillitonSt. Peter’s, Williton• Lyngford Park, TauntonLyngford Park, Taunton• Blackbrook Primary SchoolBlackbrook Primary School

Schools on Board Schools on Board contd.contd.• Summer term…Summer term…

• Hamp Infants SchoolHamp Infants School• Reckleford / Milford, YeovilReckleford / Milford, Yeovil• Eastover PrimaryEastover Primary• DanesfieldDanesfield• St. Benedicts, GlastonburySt. Benedicts, Glastonbury

Where do we go from Where do we go from here? here?

National Healthy Schools Status• DASH meets 3 of the criteria…..

Healthy eatingPhysical activity

Emotional health/well being

DASH will help put these high on the schools’ agenda….

Healthy eating Healthy eating message…message…•Simple Simple balanced dietbalanced diet

•Discourage fad Discourage fad dietsdiets

•Look at Look at balance of good balance of good health platehealth plate

Balance of Good Health Plate

Bread, other cereals & potatoes Fruit & vegetables

Meat, fish & alternatives

Fatty & sugary foods

Milk & dairy foods

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