Healthy weight – information for professionals

There is lots of support available across Leicester for parents and children to maintain a healthy weight. Please visit our healthy weight page for information to share with families. The below information includes more detailed resources, training that is available and offers to settings.

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Training available

Healthy Conversation Skills

Healthy Conversation Skills (HCS) training is offered as part of the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Making Every Contact Count approach. The training is an opportunity to develop a core set of skills and techniques which can help you to make the most out of every interaction and support others in making positive lifestyle changes. To find out more, visit the Healthy Conversation Skills website.

Nutrition and Healthy Living Training for a variety of workforces in Leicester

Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetics Service are providing training for staff who support adults in Leicester

This training package aims to provide you with an understanding of the causes of excess weight and key nutrition messages. It will give you the knowledge and confidence to take information learnt in this training into your own day to day work.

This training is suitable for anyone working in Leicester who:

Interacts with people and wants to learn more about how to support those they work with to access better health and wellbeing.
Wants to gain knowledge on nutrition and a balanced diet and learn why it is important.
To upskill staff to feel confident and empowered to support people on making healthier food choices.

This training will include information on:

A balanced diet and how this can be adapted for individual health needs, providing practical suggestions and cultural variations.
Eating on a budget and advice when shopping.
Barriers to maintaining a healthy weight and what could help.
Being mindful when eating.

To book a place please complete the pre-registration form.

This training session will be delivered by Jessica Mhesuria (Public Health Dietitian) from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. For further enquiries please contact Jessica: [email protected]

Interventions and support for settings

Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service for Early Years Settings

As part of the Eat Better Start Better Programme in Leicester, LNDS support childcare providers to create healthy environments for children to grow and develop.

Cooking skills courses

We can provide tailored cooking skills courses to local organisations working with people experiencing inequalities to support them to learn how to cook, how to cook on a budget and try new recipes from a qualified tutor. To find out what courses are currently operating, to make a professional referral, or to discuss organising a course for your organisation please email us.

Resources that can be viewed or requested

Better Health Start for Life has many resources including easy read breastfeeding information.
British Heart Foundation have a suit of resources including the Eat Better booklet designed to help people reduce their risk of heart and cardiovascular disease and their local physical activity guideline leaflets.
Active Together have local physical activity guideline leaflets.

Information for professionals

Being healthy during pregnancy

Tommy’s advises pregnant women to stay healthy by eating a balanced diet, keeping active, managing weight safely, avoiding harmful substances, and using their Healthy Pregnancy tool for tailored support.

Healthy eating during pregnancy

Pregnancy and pre-pregnancy are both good times to think about healthy eating. What you eat now will help your baby to grow and develop healthily, giving them the best start in life. It will also be good for your health. This fact sheet is intended to support those considering pregnancy and those already pregnant with making healthy lifestyle choices.

Adults

A range of services and information is available for adults to access. Explore the NHS pages or information in the ‘services’ section.