Food and Health Team briefing

Financial Inclusion Forum

Presented by Lizzie Simister and Debbie Grimoldby

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Acute Care Division

Elective Care Family Care

Departmental Structure

Food and Health Team

Children’s Healthy Weight

Team

Paediatric Dietitians

Family Care Division

Meet the Food & Health TeamFood & Health Advisors: Lizzie Simister (Manager) elizabeth.simisterh@boltonft.nhs.uk Louise Townsley louise.townsley@boltonft.nhs.uk Michelle Teare michelle.teare@boltonft.nhs.uk Debbie Grimoldby debbie.grimoldby@boltonft.nhs.uk

Community Nutrition Workers: Sara Gibson Sara.gibson@boltonft.nhs.uk Kirsty Gadsby Kirsty.gadsby2@boltonft.nhs.uk Salma Lobania Salma.lobania@boltonft.nhs.uk Joan Burrage (Market project) Joan.burrage@bolton.gov.uk

Food & health assistant: Louisa Grundy Louisa.grundy@boltonft.nhs.uk

Based: Breightmet health centre, Bolton, BL2 6NTTel: 01204 463175 Email: foodandhealth@boltonft.nhs.ukWeb: Visit www.boltonft.nhs.uk & search a-zF: www.facebook.com/foodandhealthbolton

What do we do?

Health Promotion

Health Education

Trainingworkshops

Policy implementation

5-16’s

Adults

Older adults

BME

Disabilities

0-5’s Settings:•Early years settings•Schools and colleges•Youth centres•Health centres•Bolton Hospital•Leisure centres•Community facilities•Workplaces•Homes

Partners:•PCT Public health teams •PCT provider services •Bolton council•Private, voluntary organisations

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Our community activities for 0-5’s

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10 week healthy cooking course for adults with 0-5’s, make and take home a meal for 4, costs £20

FREE 8 week course for families with1-4 year olds, wanting to improve their eating & activity habits

FREE 2 hour session for new and expectant families on when & how to introduce solid foods

FREE weekly 1 hour sessions including a fab family activity time & a fun family finger food time

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2 hour session on when & how to introduce solid food to babies

Sessions run every Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon (16 different centres every 8 weeks)

Parents are invited to their nearest session by local health visiting team

Partners & grandparents welcome

Provide advice & support on:

Recognising when baby is ready for food Ideas on what foods and textures to offer Practical tips on how to offer food Recipe ideas & other support services

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10 week healthy cooking course for families with 0-5’s (with creche)

2 hour session each week: Prepare a full meal for 4 people Watch demonstrations of other dishes Develop a recipe book Learn about healthy eating, budgeting

Costs £20 a course & delivered in 3 venues: Brownlow Fold Community Learning Centre New Bury Community Learning Centre Deane & Derby Community Learning Centre

Participants must contact us to book a place

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What is Rainbow World?

FREE 1 hour session for families with 0-5’s Runs weekly in term-timeJoin Captain Carrot on an exciting weekly adventure to a magical place called Rainbow World where all the super fruits and vegetables live!Session includes:

A fab family activity time A fun family finger food time

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What is Happy Healthy Toddler Club?

8 week course for families with 1-4 year olds2-hour session each week which includes:

Focuses on healthy eating/portion sizes, fussy eating/managing mealtimes, positive parenting, label reading and recipe ideas

15 minute 15 minute 90 minute

Family Physical Activity Time

Family Finger Food Time

Parent group sessionChildren in crèche

Community activities for adults

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One-to-one support for over 65’s identified through ‘Staying Well’ project. FHT support clients in healthy eating, meal planning, shopping and cooking skills

Bolton Market Wellbeing ProjectFREE 8-week cooking course for adults delivered on Bolton Market

Support for staff and settings

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Staff training Award schemes

Promoting good food & nutrition is everyone’s responsibility

Level 1:Eat Well Feel Well course

Level 2:Feeding Babies & Toddlers

Bolton Healthy Early Years Setting Award

Healthy Catering Award

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HEAR Project (Healthy Eating Awareness Raising)

Nutrition related campaigns

FHT develop each campaign, then provide settings with:

A campaign guidance sheet

Electronic copy of display board materials

List of other free resources to order in

Evaluation/feedback form

All settings display the campaign board & resources for a monthSettings return a feedback form

Support for staff and settings

Food poverty in the UK

FoodCrisis

Food Poverty

Low income

Earning but struggling

Food poverty definitions:‘Individual/household unable to obtain nutritious food’‘The inability to afford, or have access to, food to make up a healthy diet’.

Tackling food poverty

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At risk groups:Low income UnemployedOlder people People with disabilitiesPeople with dependant children Black & ethnic minorities

Interventions: Early years settings/schools/workplaces Breakfast/lunch clubs/tuck shops Food cooperatives, community cafes Food Banks Allotments Markets Government initiatives (Healthy Start) Cooking/nutrition intervention programmes

FHT plans going forward…

Bolton Wide:HEAR - ‘Feel Fuller for Less’ – January 20151:1’s in the home – practical support (Staying Well project)

Halliwell:Link in with Wildlife Trust – growing schemes followed by cookery sessions (Halliwell UCAN)

Breightmet:Meal planners & recipes to meet breadline challenge figure of £2.57 a day (£18/week) – based on food access in BM areaBM UCAN centre – cookery at St Catherine's Academy

Deane:Cookery – St Ethelberts primary/nursery

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