Learning Outcomes
Having completed these modules you will be able to:
- Describe the prevalence of obesity in England,
- Explain the impact of excess weight on health and wellbeing in adults and children,
- Define overweight and obesity in adults and children,
- Identify the health benefits of weight reduction in adults and weight maintenance in children,
- Describe how to measure obesity in adults and children, and how to interpret the results of these measurements.
- Describe medical, genetic or drug-related causes of obesity,
- Explain when tests for comorbidities should be considered,
- Describe some common factors contributing to lifestyle-related obesity in children,
- Define the role of healthcare professionals, and how you can support individuals and families through an appropriate pathway of care,
- Identify the lifestyle factors (nutrition and physical activity) where an individual and families could be supported to make changes,
- Explain some of the key principles that enable behaviour change,
- Raise the issue of weight sensitively with individuals,
- Have a non-judgemental discussion with an individual which builds their readiness to change behaviours linked to their weight status,
- Describe the DH weight management initial steps, and how it supports behaviour change
and local service provision.
