For those professionals who are working more closely with families to achieve health gains with respect to weight, please find additional tools on this page to support healthy conversations with families and guidance on how you can take a more pro-active approach to supporting child health and wellbeing.
Challenging Weight Stigma Learning Hub from Public Health Scotland
See details on the introductory modules on how to access the Weight Stigma Learning Hub (opens new tab) and complete these modules prior to completing the following modules:
- Improving communications about weight (25 minutes)
- Having good conversations about weight (30 minutes)
- Role specific actions you can take (15 minutes)
This content contains Scotland specific scenarios, however the overall principles of the issues raised remain relevant to our local population.
Centre for Healthy Living / Obesity Canada 5As of Paediatric Obesity Management
- 5As: Ask (7 minutes)
- 5As: Assessment (5 minutes)
- 5As: Advise, Agree, Assist (4.5 minutes)
- 5As: Putting it all together (8 minutes)
These videos were created for a Canadian audience, therefore local interpretation needs to be considered e.g. BMI ranges, however the overall principles of the information remain relevant to the children in Plymouth.
Thank you to Public Health Scotland and Obesity Canada for sharing these resources.