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The National Obesity Observatory

The National Obesity Observatory. Dr H a rry Rutter Director, National Obesity Observatory. NOO aims to:. Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants.

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The National Obesity Observatory

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  1. The National Obesity Observatory Dr Harry Rutter Director, National Obesity Observatory

  2. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  3. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  4. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  5. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  6. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  7. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  8. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  9. NOO aims to: Provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging, authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants

  10. …tosupport policy makers and practitioners involved in tackling obesity and related issues

  11. Positioning • Public Health Observatory • Part of APHO • Based alongside SEPHO • NHS organisation • Academic links

  12. Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives(Jan 2008) National Obesity Observatory commissioned to support the strategy in six key areas

  13. Six key areas • Data and evidence • Surveillance • Data analysis • Evaluation guidance • International links • Support Expert Panel

  14. Authoritative source of data and evidence on obesity, overweight and their determinants • Compare IOTF, WHO, UK 90 approaches:options paper and consensus workshop • Map data, evidence, policy • Consult on user needs (and meet them!)

  15. Co-ordinate surveillance onobesity and overweight • Advise onNational Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) • Advise on other surveillance activities

  16. Analyse surveillance and indicator data • Detailed report on the NCMP 2007/08(complementing IC report) • Wide range of other analyses and analytical tools in due course

  17. Provide guidance on assessing and evaluating pilots and demonstration sites in England • Develop standard evaluation criteria and guidance

  18. International best practice and links with key international and other supranational bodies • Participate in UK, EU and international networks on obesity and related issues • PREVOB • HOPE • ALPHA • HEPA Europe • WHO/CDC/IOTF etc • Being here!

  19. Provide technical support to the Expert Panel • Technical papers, guidance, etc

  20. Not forgetting… • Links to research agenda • Support to other national strategies • Develop Foresight systems map • Academic links

  21. www.noo.org.uk

  22. What are the population attributablefractions of the modifiable causal riskfactors for obesity and what can be done to address them?

  23. What are the population attributablefractions of the modifiable causal riskfactors for obesity and what can be done to address them?

  24. What are the population attributablefractions of the modifiable causal riskfactors for obesity and what can be done to address them?

  25. Source: Foresight - Tackling obesities: future choices - http://www.foresight.gov.uk/Obesity/Obesity_final/Index.html

  26. Societal influences Individual Psychology Food environment Physical activity Activity environment Food consumption Obesity Biology Source: Foresight systems map, 2007

  27. Will Lehman Brothers have a posthumous impact on obesity? If so, what? How would we know? What could wedo about it?

  28. NCMP • Records height, weight, age, sex, ethnicity, postcode • Reception and year 6 • Approx 1 million children / year

  29. Deprivation (IMD 2007) and child obesity (NCMP 2006/07) based on postcode of school (100% completeness)

  30. Child obesity prevalence and average height for children aged 10-11 years by ethnic group (NCMP 2006/07)

  31. Future possibilities • Detailed socio-economic analyses • Ethnicity and height • GIS analyses • Ecological analyses • Pseudonymised linkage • Longitudinal follow-up

  32. Establishing common standards • Co-ordinating routine data • Common standards across sectors and government departments • Standard evaluation criteria

  33. Learning from interventions • Cycling Cities and Towns - £100 million • Healthy Towns - £60 million • Connect2 - £100 million

  34. Knowledge from experience

  35. What we cannot speak of we must pass over in silence Ludwig WittgensteinTractatus Logico-Philosophicus

  36. Evidence trajectories Speculation Evidence-based interventions Number of interventions Time

  37. Prevalence and incidence of evidence Incidence Number of studies Prevalence Time

  38. Knowledge into action

  39. Conclusions • Use Foresight map as a template • Consult on priorities • Don’t reinvent the wheel (or buy spares) • Understand this stuff • Interpret and translate this stuff • Disseminate this stuff • Evaluate our effectiveness • Improve…

  40. info@noo.org.uk www.noo.org.uk

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