Scotland’s Public Health Obesity Crisis

Scotland’s Public Health Obesity Crisis: Preventing and reducing obesity in Scotland

AGENDA

0830-0930	Registration and Refreshments
0930-0935	Chair's Opening Remarks
Session One: Tackling Obesity in Scotland – The Strategic Challenge
0935-0955	Keynote Address
0955-1010	Question and Answer Session
1010-1030	Preventing and Reducing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland Lorraine Tulloch, Programme Lead – Obesity Action Scotland, RCPSG ObesityActionSc What drives obesity and the associated health problems Strategies for the prevention of overweight and obesity Promoting healthy weight and wellbeing
1030-1050	Improving Scotland’s Public Health and Wellbeing Strengthening the public health function in Scotland Creating the right conditions for improving health and wellbeing in communities Health improvement, protection and population care
1050-1110	Question and Answer Session
1110-1130	Refreshment Break
Session Two: Addressing What We Eat, How We Eat, How We Think and How We Act
1130-1145	Obesity and Health Inequalities Reducing health inequalities through weight management services Reducing diet related health inequalities Supporting local action on the prevention and treatment of obesity
1145-1200	Improving the Dietary Health of Scotland – Reformulating food products for health Making Scottish products healthier Meeting buyers demands for healthier products Encouraging consumers to make healthier choices
1200-1215	Equal Access to Healthy Sustainable Food Suzanne Fletcher, RNutr, Founder/Registered Nutritionist, Nutrition Scotland NutritionScot Designing and delivering best practice standards in public health nutrition Improving access to activities which directly contribute to good health Increasing nutritional knowledge and awareness
1215-1230	Psychological Interventions in Obesity and Weight Management Recognising and addressing patterns of disordered eating Understanding the psychological interventions useful for weight management Supporting individuals to help themselves
1230-1250	Question and Answer Session
1250-1350	Lunch
1350-1355	Chair's Welcome Back
Session Three: Changing Mindsets, Encouraging Activity – Three Things That Work
1355-1415	Improving Children’s Health and Wellbeing – A lesson for life The benefits of physical activity on the mental health and overall well-being of young people Reducing obesity and improving body composition Creating better health outcomes for the future
1415-1435	Engaging Overweight and Obese Men in Weight Loss Through Football Speaker tbc, Scottish Professional Football League Trust SPFLTrust The role of professional football clubs in weight management groups for men Using scientific approaches to weight loss, physical activity and diet Improving levels of physical activity and diet through football
1435-1455	Supporting Children, Families and Communities to Increase their Physical Activity Improving services and removing barriers that prevent people being active Creating opportunities for everyone to lead more active, healthier lives The role of community based physical activity programmes
1455-1515	Question and Answer Session
1515-1520	Chair's Closing Remarks

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