Healthy Weight HIT: projects and activities
Mapping healthy weight community research, insights and engagement activities across BNSSG
The Healthy Weight HIT is working with the Why Weight? Pledge working group to collate research and engagement activities related to healthy weight across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). We aim to identify existing or planned work, to reduce duplication, minimise community fatigue, and promote a more joined-up approach. We will compile the responses into a database of relevant activity.
Find out more about the project and complete the information form.
Does designing weight management services with under-represented groups work?
Weight management services allow people with obesity to access support related to diet and physical activity to help them lose weight. The services are often run by public health teams in councils.
Weight management services haven’t always benefitted all groups of people equally. As a result, such services can increase health inequalities rather than reduce them.
One possible solution is to design services with under-represented groups, so that the service might better meet their needs. Designing services together in this way is called ‘co-design’.
There are several co-designed weight management services available in the West of England. But it’s not known how well they work or how they have been designed and delivered.
Project aims
This research project is led by NIHR ARC West with Bristol City Council, Swindon Borough Council and two voluntary sector organisations who deliver co-designed weight management services in Bristol and Gloucestershire. It aims to find how well co-designed weight management services work. Find out more on the NIHR ARC West website.
Useful links
Talking to your child about weight: a guide for parents and caregivers of children aged 4-11 years
