Things about obesity...
The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI), was recently published in an article in the journal Nutrients and in a WHO/Europe factsheet which summarizes the data.
According to the findings, which present the dietary habits of 132 489 children, 78.8% of children eat breakfast, 42.5% consume fresh fruit every day and 22.6% consume vegetables every day. 10.3% of children consume sweet snacks and 9.4% soft drinks on a daily basis. However, there are significant differences between eating habits from country to country.
Overall, the WHO findings from this study highlight that action is urgently needed to promote healthy eating habits among children in all the countries of the European Region, especially to increase daily consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
“A healthy diet includes high consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, daily breakfast consumption and discouraging routine consumption of nutrient-poor foods that are high in sugars, saturated fats, trans fats and salt,” said Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe, ad interim Programme Manager, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, WHO/Europe.
Things about women's health...
An online consultation has been launched by Department of Health and Social Care which is seeking to collect views on women’s health. It will run for a period of 12 weeks and is open to everyone aged 16 or over. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 30 May 2021. This to help inform the development of the government’s Women’s Health Strategy. The easiest way to participate in the call for evidence as an individual is by completing the public survey.
They also welcome written submissions from individuals or organisations who have expertise in women’s health, such as researchers and third-sector organisations. Written submissions can include the contribution of data, research and other reports of relevance to women’s health.
Things about women's safety...
In the news at the moment but you may not be aware of 'Our Bodies Our Streets' campaign in Sheffield on practical ways to help women feel safer.
The Sheffield based campaign is tackling the issues of catcalling and sexual harassment in our city. They are using art, conversation and protest to empower victims of harassment to celebrate their bodies and exercise without fear.
Kerry Lindeque, a member of the group who is studying at the University of Sheffield, says: "Everybody has the right to exercise and everybody should have the right to go for a walk, especially in lockdown because it's so important and has such a big impact on our mental health. But as soon as it gets dark a lot of women don't feel safe on the streets because you have people stalking you, you have people catcalling you, you have cars driving slowly past you."
She said that those who decide to go into parks to avoid those slow-driving cars then don't feel the parks are particularly safe either. The group have also created an online map, documenting people's experiences of harassment in Sheffield. Kerry, 20, says the aim is to "validate" people's experiences so they feel listened to, as well as to highlight the extent of the problem.
Keeping up to date...
There is so much information available 'out there' that it can be bewildering and overwhelming. In terms of your work in SCH we try to help by sending out a monthly bulletin with information about articles we have found in which you might be interested. We currently send this to over 600 people in the trust so if you are not receiving it and want to give it a try please
register with the library and select 'Yes' for receiving the latest evidence. Also be sure to check out our Library Bulletin which is sent out every Monday morning to all staff in the trust.
Virtual Arts & Culture...
Whilst we are all longing to be able to go out and about more and away from our screens it will be some time before that is possible.
If you haven't previously discovered Google Arts & Culture you might be interested in some of their offerings, from online jigsaw puzzles to going on some explorations.
Things to eat...
I have been trying hard over the past few months to avoid buying out of season air-freighted foods. We are so used to having everything available all the time but I love the seasonality of foods...and don't get me started on hot-cross buns in the shops at Christmas! We had this
Harissa cauliflower pilaf last night which was really tasty and the recipe worked well.
