Background information
Business Case
Service Agreement
Amount awarded:
£186,000
Project description:
This project builds on lessons learnt from previous pilot projects tackling obesity. Upbeat Families offers free ten-week course of physical activity and lifestyles education for overweight and obese children aged 3 – 15 years and their families. Delivered in communities, 2-hour weekly sessions would include Family Games Time’, Parent’s and Children’s ‘Lifestyles Classes’ and ‘Physical Activity Sessions'.
Also provided is a service for new mothers suffering from post-natal depression and obesity. Over 20 months, 1500 Calderdale residents will benefit from the project (750 adults and 750 children). 75% will be from the Park, Skircoat, Ovenden, Illingworth and Mixenden wards. The project will aim to reduce the families BMI by 5%, increase family activity levels, improve quality of life and increase children's self-confidence.
Latest monitoring information
1 October to 31 December 2012
1 July to 30 September 2012
1 April to 30 June 2012
1 January to 31 March 2012
1 August to 31 December 2011
Four family clubs started in September and finished in December engaging with 140 residents, 86 were from the Park, Skircoat, Ovenden, Illingworth and Mixenden wards.
Target - 65% of families to complete a course
Result - 65.2%
Target - 65% of adults completing a course to reduce BMI, of which 65% to reduce BMI by 5%
Result - 77%, of which none reduced by 5% but majority by 2 or 3%
Target - 65% of children completing a course to maintain or reduce BMI
Result - 78%
Target - 80% of families to report in increase of family activity levels
Result - 88%
Target - 80% of families to report an improvement in their quality of life
Result - 94%
Target - 80% of children to report an increase in self-confidence / esteem
Result - 95%
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