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Joining Forces to Tackle Obesity, 21-22 January 2002

Conference Programme

A National Audit Office conference for policy-makers, practitioners and researchers from the public and voluntary sectors and industry

Time: Event:

10:00-11:00

Welcome and housekeeping arrangements

James Robertson, Director of Health Studies, National Audit Office

10:10-11:00

The context

Conclusions and recommendations from the work of the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee; key note speech from The Department of Health 

Chair: Sir John Bourn, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office Conclusions and recommendations from the work of the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee; key note speech from The Department of Health

Yvette Cooper MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health

Edward Leigh MP, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

 

11:30-12:35

The global epidemic

The scale, causes and implications of the worldwide problem; the US experience and the challenge of implementing an appropriate response

Dr William Dietz, Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta

Professor Philip James, Chairman of the International Obesity Taskforce

Discussion

13:35-15:10

 The role of education

Why traditional approaches to health promotion and education have failed: the increase in childhood obesity and the importance of school based initiatives

Dr Siân Griffiths, Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Professor David Hall, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Tom Jeffery, Director of the Pupil Support and Inclusion Group, Department for Education and Skills

Sue Campbell, Joint Advisor on Physical Activity in Schools to the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Discussion

15:30-17:30

Specialist break-out sessions based around case studies:

  1. Physical activity – engaging young people and communities through school sport
  2. Engaging the food industry – working towards a healthier diet
  3. Promoting active transport – walking and cycling to school
  4. Promoting healthy eating in schools
  5. Implementing joined-up local strategies
  6. Tackling obesity in the workplace
  7. Food advertising and promotion
  8. Stimulating lifestyle change in overweight and obese children
  9. Integrated strategies for management and treatment in primary care

18.00-19.30

Evening reception

Complimentary evening reception and Presentation of the Primary Care Award for Excellence in Weight Management by

Dr Ian Campbell, Chairman of the National Obesity Forum
Conference Day Two:
Time: Event:

08:45 – 09:40

 Implications of obesity for the NHS and the economy 

Involving industry and the media in preventive strategies; relevance of obesity to type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and cancer strategies

Chair: Dr William Dietz, Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta

Will Hutton, Chairman of the Industrial Society

Imogen Sharp, Head of Coronary Heart Disease/Prevention, Department of Health

09:40 – 10:25

Prevention and management: the evidence base

Findings from the Health Development Agency’s systematic review of interventions to prevent and manage obesity

Mike Kelly, Director of Research and Information and Dr Caroline Mulvihill, Research Specialist, Health Development Agency

Discussion

10:45 – 12:00

 Improving management and treatment

Living with obesity and the frustrations of seeking effective remedies; the challenge of providing an integrated approach to management in primary, secondary and tertiary settings

Parents of children from Carnegie International Weight Loss Camp 

Professor Peter Kopelman, Professor of Clinical Medicine, St Bartholomew’s & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry, London

Dr Ian Campbell, GP, Chairman of the National Obesity Forum

Discussion

13:00 – 14:15

 Preventing obesity through dietary strategies

The link between eating patterns and the prevalence of obesity; engaging the food industry in strategies to improve the balance of the diet

Dr Susan Jebb, Head of Nutrition and Health Research, Medical Research Council

Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, Thames Valley University

Wendy Wrigley, General Manager, Retail Brands, The Co-Operative Group

 
 

Discussion

14:15 – 15:50

 Preventing obesity through physical Activity strategies

The link between sedentary behaviour and the Prevalence of obesity; promoting active lifestyles Through physical recreation and active transport

Professor Ken Fox, Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, Bristol University and Adrian Davis, Consultant on Transport and Health

The Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister of State for Sports, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Nick Cavill, Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Chair’s summary and closing remarks