Kate Anderson

Public Health Specialist @ Somerset promoting healthy living services and system behaviour change accessible for all.

[Richard Sloggett @rcsloggett]

The NHS Commissioning Board…..

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

How do we enable behaviour change? These authors synthesised findings from 147 meta-analyses to identify which determinants of behaviour are most impactful & which should be targeted for change interventions. Many of the studies focus on large-scale, health-related, environmental or consumer behaviours but the conclusions are also worth reflecting on for organisational change.

What leaders of change should do:
1) Remove barriers & make desired behaviour easy: Focus on changing the environment & systems so that the desirable behaviour is simple, convenient, & supported; e.g, provide direct access to resources, streamline processes & foster social support.
2) Build social structure: Facilitate a culture where positive behaviours are the norm. Engage peers & create opportunities for team encouragement & collective participation.
3) Enable habits & provide ongoing support: Support repeated practice & help people make the new behaviour part of their routine. Reinforce changes with reminders, prompts, & positive reinforcement.
4) Prioritise practical changes over persuasion: Rather than trying to shift attitudes or beliefs, invest in changes that directly enable & reinforce the desired actions.

What leaders of change should NOT do:
1) Don’t rely solely on information or education: Simply telling people what to do, increasing knowledge or launching awareness campaigns has limited impact on actual behaviour.
2) Avoid focusing mainly on changing attitudes or beliefs: Programmes that target broad mindset change, general skills or even trustworthiness are less effective than those that address practical barriers.
3) Don’t overlook structural support: Failing to provide the physical, social, or material support needed for people to act makes adoption less likely, even if people know it’s important.

The article reinforces the importance of creating the conditions for change: making the “right thing to do” the easy, supported, default option, across multiple dimensions: https://t.co/D7HgPB9Dzn
Original manuscript version: https://t.co/g8qfgWtRa4. By Dolores Albarracin (@socialactionlab) & colleagues.
I accessed this article via @ReubenRusk who also created the graphic.

[NICE @NICEComms]

Weight loss success shouldn't end when treatment stops.

Our updated quality standard ensures people get ongoing support to maintain healthy changes for life.

Healthcare services must now provide structured follow-up for at least a year.

Learn more: https://t.co/1C5WEjzJnD

[Kevin Whelan @ProfWhelan]

Major survey of all Nutritionists and Dietitians in UK!

#AcademyNutritionSciences want to hear from every #Nutritionist or #Dietitian

What are your research experiences? Please take part, no matter whether you do no research, a little or a lot!

https://t.co/YYuIw5qcsJ

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

Certain supermarket chains are enabling tobacco companies to increase awareness of their tobacco products among an age group that is unlikely to ever be able to legally buy them.

Govt has been clear to @sainsburys & @Morrisons that these ads breach existing laws (1/3)

[Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @ADPHUK]

If @GOVUK is serious about achieving its mission to prevent illness and disease instead of just treating it when it comes, it must bring about change that means that everyone, regardless of where they live or how much money they earn, is able to access healthy food and drink.

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

🗣️ 'Food industry bosses will be laughing all the way to the bank with their profits on making our children sick'

Former @HLFoodObesity Committee Chair Baroness @joan_walmsley didn't hold back in her response to @GOVUK during this @UKHouseofLords debate!

Watch in full: https://t.co/3hE5nlobaP

[Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @ADPHUK]

Alcohol is the leading risk factor for death, ill-health, and disability amongst 15–49-year-olds in England. By restricting marketing, promotions and increasing price, we can drive down the unacceptable – and spiralling – cost of alcohol harm.

[Sustainable Food Trust @SusFoodTrust]

🌱 Today, we've launched our Local Food Growth Plan – in partnership with @LandworkersUK, @PastureForLife, @UKSustain and the @FFC_Commission.

The report presents a comprehensive pathway for growing the UK's local food sector.

Find out more here: https://t.co/TnG57p96lQ

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

🎉 Last night MPs voted to pass the historic Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will phase out the sale of tobacco to the next generation, protecting children from the harms of smoking.

[Re:State @restate_thinks]

📢NEW REPORT: DESIGNING A NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH SYSTEM

Delivering on government's ambition of proactive, neighbourhood-centred care will require serious devolution of power and resources to local leaders.

Our report offers a roadmap to help policymakers turn vision into reality.

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🏥 Only 13 countries have adequate health system readiness to address obesity, despite a projected 110% increase in adults living with obesity by 2030.

We need a "whole-society approach" to build resilient health systems.

👉 https://t.co/HSbBnORBY0
#WorldObesityDay

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🚨 1.6 million premature deaths annually due to obesity-driven NCDs like diabetes, cancer, & heart disease.

This outstrips road traffic fatalities—yet only a handful of countries have robust obesity policies. It’s time to act.

📢 Report: https://t.co/8XRWMwY2Mz
#WorldObesityDay

[arkategwood @arkategwood]

HELP - Please retweet and support ARK in raising money for a new cooker, which will help us to continue up-skilling people with cooking and feeding so many.

https://t.co/pL2KOd9QjD

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

A new study finds nearly 4 million cancers in the EU could be avoided by 2050 if targets on smoking, drinking, obesity and air pollution are met. Tobacco alone accounts for 20% of cancer deaths.
https://t.co/TpjqYad3tU

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

McDonald's is overturning council attempts to prevent new fast food outlets by claiming they will encourage healthier lifestyles, reveals a BMJ investigation.

It shows the firm has won planning appeals in some of the most deprived areas of England
https://t.co/kyNyI9Ir8o

[The Health Foundation @HealthFdn]

The public health grant funds essential preventive services in England, but since 2015-16 it has been cut by 28% per person in real terms.

Read our three policy options explaining how it could be restored 👇

https://t.co/XwBqNrjriO

[House of Lords @UKHouseofLords]

In our first podcast episode on 'Fixing Our Broken Food System', hear how the UK and other countries are facing a public health emergency.

🎧 Listen now, search ‘Unpacking the Evidence’ on your podcast store or listen on YouTube at https://t.co/2X4IHj33UA

[First Steps Nutrition Trust @1stepsnutrition]

👇 1/4 priorities listed to tackle overweight & obesity in 🇦🇺= Improve how all baby and toddler foods are made and marketed  👏👍 Healthy #EarlyYears diets are 🔑 to obesity prevention in 🇬🇧 too @wesstreeting @GwynneMP @OHA_updates @Childrensfood

[Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @ADPHUK]

Directors of Public Health & their teams have the best possible understanding of local health needs & what interventions would work best to ⬇️child obesity in their areas.

We support @LGAWellbeing's call for £ from the soft drinks levy to be distributed to local authorities.