Welcome to the ChaMPs monthly e-Bulletin bringing you news from across Cheshire & Merseyside Public Health network. If you have any news you would like to include please email:
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ChaMPs Directors’ messages 1
Communications & social marketing 2
Alcohol 2
CVD & stroke 3
Health & wellbeing 4
Healthy weight 4
Screening 5
Sexual health - Cheshire & Merseyside Sexual Health Network (CMSHN) 6
Tobacco 7
Workforce 7
Partners, stakeholders & other news 8
Events & training 9
ChaMPs Directors’ messages
/In the meeting of the ChaMPs Directors of Public Health (DsPH) on 20th May the following key issues were covered:
· A review on the progress of the development of a future public health system
· Amendments to the design principles for a future public health system will be discussed at a meeting in July
· Furthering development to support the 2 PCT Cluster organisations
· Submitting a response to the Governments ‘Pause, Reflect, Listen and Improve’ exercise and the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into Public Health
· Meeting with Anita Marsland, Transition Managing Director, Public Health England at an upcoming meeting of the Directors of Public Health to discuss the future development of Public Health England
· The Directors of Public Health are very supportive of the 2011 North West Public Health Conference which is being hosted by ChaMPs at Liverpool Town Hall on Friday 14th October 2011.
ChaMPs Business Plan 2011-12
To view the ChaMPs interactive Business Plan please click here
Deadline for Public Health Inquiry – 13th June
The Government’s Health Committee has issued an invitation to submit written evidence for its inquiry into Public Health. The deadline for submitting written evidence is noon on Monday 13 June 2011. Click here to read more.
Best wishes to Charlie Barker
On behalf of the ChaMPs Steering Group and Programme Team I would like to wish our esteemed colleague Charlie Barker a long and very happy retirement.
Charlie, Director of Adult Social Services for Sefton, has served as a ChaMPs Steering Group member and also as Chair of Heart of Mersey. His expertise, knowledge, yet warmth and wonderful sense of humour have made it a great pleasure to work with Charlie and he will be greatly missed. With warmest regards, Dawn Leicester, Director ChaMPs
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Communications & social marketing
/Changing Behaviour, Improving Outcomes: A new social marketing strategy for public health
This strategy sets out the Department of Health's three year social marketing strategy for changing health-related lifestyle behaviours and improving health outcomes. The centre will focus on four key areas going forward, the Smokefree programme, Change4Life (families and middle aged adults) and two holistic campaigns for wellbeing in later life and young people Click here to read more.
Influencing public behaviour workshops
The first two half day workshops have taken place on influencing public behaviour using social marketing principles. To access the presentations for the introduction to influencing public behaviour and insight and segmentation please click here.
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Alcohol
/Alcohol & Young Women – Peer Research
ChaMPs have commissioned a piece of peer led research to investigate attitudes and behaviours amongst young women regarding alcohol. In particular the research was to look at what could be protective factors for young women against harmful levels of drinking.
This research has been conducted across Cheshire and Merseyside by the Child Health Development Unit in conjunction with the North West Regional Youth Work Unit. This report will be of interest to anyone commissioning or providing services to young women. Click here to read the report
There are twofree events ifyouare involved or interested in work on alcohol issues with young women and would like to hear the key messages from this unique piece of peer research please click here for more information.
The dates are:
- Friday 10th June 2011
- Thursday 16th June 2011 /
/ Young People and Alcohol Programme – Evidence and Commissioning Documents
Please click here to view the various evidence and commissioning documents produced by the Programme. The documents are hosted on the website of the North West Regional Youth Work Unit and are freely available for download.
/ Healthy Places, Healthy Lives
A Department of Health funded initiative, hosted by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, to support the NHS and other partners deliver initiatives to reduce health inequalities. We have covered aspects such as alcohol, obesity, raising aspirations, domestic abuse and others. Six of our sites have chosen to focus on alcohol click here to view the presentation. We are continuing to work with some of our existing sites in 2011/12 and are looking at new areas of work focusing on transforming communities, asset-based approaches and social return on investment. For more information please click here or visit our website
Department for Education new research understanding young people
The Department for Education has published a series of reports this week relevant to work with vulnerable young people. Please click on the links below to view the reports:
- Understanding Vulnerable Young People
- Review of the evidence on prevention and early intervention for youth crime and Anti Social Behaviour
- Qualitative evaluation of Intensive Intervention Programme (IIP) and an initial assessment of costs and benefits
- Monitoring information to look at the outcomes experienced by young people taking part in the programmes
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CVD & stroke
/Key meeting debated public health’s role in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Heart of Mersey (HoM) will be represented at a top level meeting in the European Parliament on June 16 to debate the vital role of public health in the CAP. The charity has long argued that food and agricultural policy should be part of the solution in addressing diet related diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes - all barriers to sustainable economic growth. /
A better start in life for even more nursery children
HM Partnerships has secured additional funding to enable the Food and Nutrition in Early Years course to be offered to more nurseries across the city. Topics on the intensive course include young children's nutritional requirements, portion sizes and menu planning This latest achievement follows a series of interventions by HM Partnerships and HoM. A full overview of the findings and nutritional analysis of the participating nurseries has recently been published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, which can be accessed on our website click here
Lobbying for practical cookery in schools
HoM is calling for practical cookery in school to stay so that thousands of children can continue to learn a valuable lesson in healthy eating. The Government’s intention to slim down the National Curriculum has raised fears that these essential life skills may be lost in the process. The charity has outlined its concerns in a response to the Department of Education Review.
The National Curriculum currently provides at least 24 hours of practical cookery lessons for all pupils at Key Stage 3. HoM believes that supporting children with basic cooking skills gives them a head start in taking responsibility for their own diet and the health of their families in the future.
For more information contact
Stepping up calls for better food labelling
HoM, in collaboration with the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Children’s Food Campaign, Diabetes UK and National Heart Forum, continues to lobby MEPs about the need for accurate and consistent nutritional labelling to make it much easier for consumers to buy food that is healthy.
New research demonstrates the vast benefits of national CVD policy
A national programme reducing population cardiovascular risk by just one percent would prevent approximately 25,000 cardiovascular disease cases and generate public sector savings of approximately £30 million a year, according to new research.
HoM’s Director of Research, Professor Simon Capewell, outlines the immense gains to be made in a jointly-written research article soon to be published in the British Medical Journal.
CVD prevention policies
HoM’s Researchteam has been refining the direction and content of the EuroHeart Health 2, a €2million project set up to address CVD prevention. The aim is to identify the most effective CVD prevention policies in Europe.
The process involves identifying the policies that best promote healthier diets; locating relevant national policy documents and interviewing key people to determine their views on the most powerful policy options for CVD prevention. The findings will be shared with partners and stakeholders and disseminated on relevant websites. Our results will help to support an evidence-based strategic approach to CVD prevention.
The Research Programme is carried out in partnership with University of Liverpool.
Healthy Stadia
The latest Healthy Stadia case studies are ready to read online, including new examples of best practice from Kia Oval cricket ground, Warrington Wolves RLFC and Barnsley FC. They have joined a rapidly growing number of organisations that are addressing the three key themes of lifestyle, social and environmental.
If your club or stadium has done something positive to promote the health of visitors, fans, players, employees or residents of the surrounding community, please share your news by clicking here /
Healthy Stadia helps launch Greater Manchester Network
A new network of sport and health to cover the Greater Manchester region was launched at the Power of Sport to Improve Health conference at Lancashire County Cricket Club in January. The network is coordinated by GreaterSport (Manchester) and the GM Public Health Network.
For more information on the new regional network, the conference and presentations click here
Heart of Mersey E-Newsletter
Heart of Mersey’s newsletter Heartbeat News is going electronic – changing from its current format to a smaller monthly e-bulletin which allows the charity to be both ultra-responsive and cost-effective. You can sign up to receive July’s edition by clicking here
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Health & wellbeing
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Tate Liverpool – Opening Doors
Opening Doors 2011 is aimed at professionals working in a range of settings: education, community, probation, health, social services and youth work. The course introduces participants to modern and contemporary art and empowers them to work in new ways with groups and individuals. This year's programme will use Tate Liverpool's forthcoming Alice in Wonderland exhibition, (4th November 2011 - 29th January 2012), as stimulus to explore themes around creativity, mental health and well being. Click here to read more
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Healthy weight
// Get Wirral Breastfeeding – Breastfeeding Week 2011
Please click here to view all the activities happening across the Wirral during Breastfeeding Week 20th June 2011.
New study show link between breastfeeding and behaviour
A new study on breastfeeding and its association with behavioural problems has received widespread coverage in the media. Researchers, using data from the Millennium Cohort Study, have found that babies who are breastfed are less likely to become children with behaviour problems by the time they reach the age of five than those who receive formula milk. Click here to read more /
Statistical release: Breastfeeding initiation and prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks - Quarter 4, 2010/11
Click here to read the statistical reports
Ambitious training programme launched in the North West for 2011-12
The North West Public Health Networks are working together to deliver an innovative training programme
for early years’ practitioners. Following a successful pilot, ChaMPs will be hosting a regional team of
trainers to provide the award winning HENRY training programme in the North West. Click here to read more /
/ Take Aways Unwrapped report
The ‘Takeaways Unwrapped’ Conference Summary report is now available to download on the Heart of Mersey website. Please click here to read the report.
NICE Guidance: Preventing Type II Diabetes - Population and Community Interventions
This guidance is aimed at those working in national and local public health services. This includes: directors and commissioners, GPs, practice nurses, dietitians, public health nutritionists and other health professionals, as well as those involved in physical activity interventions and community engagement. Click here to read more
North West Olympic Torch Relay
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has revealed the dates and locations for the evening celebration events taking place across the North West as part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
- Chester – Tues 29 May 2012
- Bolton – Thurs 31 May 2012
- Liverpool – Fri 1 June 2012
- Isle of Man – Sat 2 June 2012
- Carlisle – Weds 20 June 2012
- Bowness-on-Windermere – Thurs 21 June 2012
- Blackpool – Fri 22 June 2012
- Manchester – Sat 23 June 2012
Click here to find out more
WHO/Europe Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for cycling and walking
HEAT is an online resource to estimate the economic savings resulting from reductions in mortality as a consequence of regular cycling and/or walking. It is based on best available evidence, with parameters that can be adapted to fit specific situations. Default parameters are valid for the European context. Click here to read more
The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006–07 NHS costs
Please click here to read the updates.
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Screening