Study day Understanding and Preventing Childhood Obesity
Training for Health Visitors
Introduction
UWE Bristol is offering new one day courses, supported by NHS England, to develop skills for health visitors around understanding and preventing childhood obesity.
These training days are an opportunity for Health Visitors to learn from both academic and practitioner expertise, share learning with each other and develop useful practical skills to take back to the workplace.
Entry requirements
You must be a registered practitioner.
Structure
Content
The syllabus will typically include:
- A general overview of the epidemiology of childhood obesity, its social context, and the risk factors associated with it
- An overview of Government obesity guidelines and the National Childhood Measurement Programme
- An understanding of the basic principles of community-based family obesity interventions
- An introduction to the essentials of obesity management including nutrition and physical activity
- Tools on behaviour change techniques, motivational interviews and raising complex issues
- Learning methods will include preparatory work, lectures, small group discussion, quizzes and critical analysis. Students will be signposted to other resources, and encouraged to share experience and understanding.
Features
Study facilities
The College of Health, Science and Society has an excellent reputation for the quality of its teaching and the facilities it provides.
Take a personalised virtual tour of the Health Professions facilities and experience what a typical day could look like here for you.
Prices and dates
Supplementary fee information
To be confirmed.
Dates
New dates coming soon.
Please contact us by email (pd@uwe.ac.uk) to be added to our mailing list.
How to apply
Please apply online.
Extra information
If the course you are applying for is fully online or blended learning, please note that you are expected to provide your own headsets/microphones.
For further information
- Email: pd@uwe.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81158