Analysis of the national childhood obesity database 2005-06

A report for the Department of Health by the South East Public Health Observatory on behalf of the Association of Public Health Observatories. The report looks at the first year of data collection on childhood obesity and the difficulties of this project. This report summarises the data available and provides high level analysis of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the children measured in 2005-06.

Indicator 11.9 - Data - Prevalence of obesity in reception year pupils

This indicator is part of the London Health Observatory's Health Inequaliies Basket of Indicators.

Obesity: Guidance on the prevention of overweight and obesity in adults and children [CG43]

This guidance has been partially updated byCG189 Obesity (update), PH53 Managing overweight and obesity in adults – lifestyle weight management services and NG7 Maintaining a healthy weight and preventing excess weight gain among adults and children. Go straight to the recommendations Evidence used to create this guideline (full guideline) Section 1.1.1 of this guideline has been replaced by Maintaining a healthy weight and preventing excess weight gain among adults and children(2015) NICE guideline NG7. Section 1.2 of this guideline has been replaced by Obesity: identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in children, young people and adults NICE guideline CG189. Section 1.1.7 of this guideline has been replaced by Managing overweight and obesity in adults – lifestyle weight management services (2014) NICE guideline PH53.

Your result shows a small abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

This leaflet is given to all men who have attended screening through the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme and been diagnosed with a small AAA.The leaflet provides: �background information on the AAA screening programme; details on what a small AAA is; information on the monitoring process to regularly check the size of the AAA;lifestyle advice that may help those men diagnosed with an AAA. �Men who have been diagnosed with a small AAA will be invited to a monitoring scan once a year, unless their AAA increases in size to a medium AAA, at which point they will be invited to a monitoring scan once every three months.

Your result shows a medium abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

This leaflet is given to all men who have attended screening through the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme and been diagnosed with a medium AAA.The leaflet provides: background information on the AAA screening programme; details on what a medium AAA is; information on the monitoring process to regularly check the size of the AAA;lifestyle advice that may help those men diagnosed with an AAA. Men who have been diagnosed with a medium AAA will be invited to a monitoring scan once every three months, unless their AAA increases in size to a large AAA, at which point they will be referred to a team of vascular specialists for further assessment and the possible offer of surgery.

Your result shows a large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that may need surgery

This leaflet is given to all men who have attended screening through the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme and been diagnosed with a large AAA.The leaflet provides: background information on the AAA screening programme; details on what a large AAA is; information on the process of referral to a team of vascular specialists;details on the operation to treat a large AAA;important information on the symptoms of a ruptured AAA;lifestyle advice that may help those men diagnosed with an AAA. Men who have been diagnosed with a large AAA will be invited to meet a team of vascular specialists for further assessment within two or three weeks of their scan. Following additional medical tests, the patient may be offered surgery to treat the large AAA. Those men assessed as unsuitable for an operation will continue to be monitored within the vascular service.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme annual report

This inaugural annual report for the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme (produced jointly by the Public Health Agency and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust) looks back on a successful first year for the programme. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is responsible for commissioning and quality assuring the programme. The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is responsible for providing and managing the programme.Following significant planning, AAA screening was introduced on time in June 2012, as required by the Government's 'Priorities for Action' target. There is no doubt that this was due to sustained partnership working across a wide range of health and social care services within Northern Ireland.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening: Things you need to know (English and translations)

This information leaflet is for all men invited to take part in the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme. Men will automatically be invited for screening in their 65th year, while men aged over 65 can request a scan through the central screening office.