Tackling overweight and obesity in North Yorkshire 2016-2026.
The healthy weight, healthy lives strategy has been developed by North Yorkshire County Council to help deliver the aims and ambitions of the North Yorkshire health and wellbeing board - that 'People in all communities in North Yorkshire have equal opportunities to live long healthy lives'.
The vision of the healthy weight, healthy lives strategy is to help achieve this and 'To inspire a healthy weight population'. The strategy details the issue of obesity in North Yorkshire. It describes why and where action is needed and explores how different stakeholders can contribute to tackling the obesity problem.
Our challenge in North Yorkshire is to create the environment to develop and sustain healthy eating and physical activity habits. This is not simply a health issue, nor a matter of individual choice. This strategy must align with other policy goals and aspirations such as climate change, transport, planning, rural issues, education and employment. We need to work in partnership, through the leadership of the North Yorkshire health and wellbeing board, to inspire a healthy weight population and achieve our ambition to reduce the number of people who are overweight and obese at all ages. Together we can be successful in supporting more people to eat more healthily and be more active so they can live longer, happier lives.
The Healthy weight, healthy lives strategy can be found here.
A plain English summary of the Healthy weight, healthy lives strategy can be found here.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual reports
These reports provide information on the patterns and trends of obesity, nationally and locally, and activity within each priority area of the 'Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives' strategy.
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual report 2017
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual report 2018
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual report 2019
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual report 2020
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual report 2021
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives annual report 2022
Adult Weight Management Service
A free service lasting up to 24 weeks to support adults to lose weight, be more active and maintain a long-term healthy weight. For more information, follow the link below:
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/healthy-living/healthy-weight
Adult Weight Management Service: annual reports
- Adult Weight Management annual report 2020
- Adult Weight Management annual report 2021
- Adult Weight Management annual report 2022
A weight off your mind
A Regional weight management plan which aims to address the weight management needs of people with mental illness and/or learning disabilities. For more information, follow the link below;
https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/services/a-weight-off-your-mind/
More Information
- Better Health- for tools, support and encouragement to help improve your health right away
- NHS UK - information on weight, diet and physical activity
- Change4Life - for ideas and help on how to make small changes that add up to a healthier, happier future for you or your family
- NYC Active North Yorkshire page
Contact us
If you have any questions or comments on the strategy, please email: nypublichealth@northyorks.gov.uk
