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What have we learnt so far? Views of the Young People of Lancashire

What have we learnt so far? Views of the Young People of Lancashire. Young People’s Conference. Held in February 2009 84 young people attended from 21 high schools from across Lancashire Considered potential barriers and possible suggestions in 10 topic areas linked to childhood obesity

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What have we learnt so far? Views of the Young People of Lancashire

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  1. What have we learnt so far?Views of the Young People of Lancashire

  2. Young People’s Conference • Held in February 2009 • 84 young people attended from 21 high schools from across Lancashire • Considered potential barriers and possible suggestions in 10 topic areas linked to childhood obesity • Asked to identify what key organisations should do to support this agenda

  3. LCC and District Councils could also make us feel safer and improve local park facilities by: • Helping us to get to and from places safely • Creating safer places for us to be in • Making local parks more attractive • Investing in more adventure parks/play areas

  4. LCC and District Councils could also promote Physical Activity by: • Offering more, cheaper and some FREE activities locally • Offering lots of different activities including extreme sports and gyms for kids • Providing free/ cheaper transport to leisure centres/ activities

  5. LCC and District Councils could also promote Healthy Eating by: • Having less fast food outlets • Promoting the sale of fruit and vegetables in shops • Having more practical food work in schools • Promoting key messages and healthy choices through advertising and campaigns

  6. Health Professionals could: • Come into schools to give more information • Provide access to a school nurse, dentist/ optician in schools • Provide more dental health promotion in schools • Increase awareness of benefits of breastfeeding with Young People

  7. Schools could also: • Improve the dining room environment • Don’t provide snacks containing sugar except at lunchtime • Introduce rewards system • Provide cookery clubs • Teach skills to cook meals from scratch

  8. Schools could also: • Let us choose the PE kit • Introduce more things like walking buses involving the community • Teach key messages, including body image across school • Raise awareness and teach benefits of breastfeeding to make it normal

  9. Others could also: • Be inclusive especially for children with special needs • Provide positive role models • Get families involved • Open "healthy fast food bars" • Encourage police to let young people do activities in the street

  10. Young People’s Campaign name and logo

  11. Next Steps: • Young people’s views are being shared with partners to help shape action plans • Forthcoming conference and showcasing event for Young People to help develop the ‘Be Active Eat Healthy’ campaign

  12. Any Questions?

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