Whole Systems Approaches to Diet and Healthy Weight in a Digital World: Experiences from Scotland

Against the odds of the pandemic, eight local authority areas across Scotland have progressed their whole systems approach to diet and healthy weight. The previous 18 months have proven challenging for many of us, and the eight early adopter areas are no different! However, with resilience and determination, they have worked innovatively to move their whole systems approaches into an online environment, navigating new tools and working very differently to strive towards healthy weight and diet within their communities.

Join us on 9th November 10am-12pm to learn about the unique experiences of the early adopter areas that have embraced a local whole systems approach in a digital world. The change in working has brought about challenges and unexpected opportunities to advance the way they work locally.

We hope you will learn a lot from their experiences.

Speaker 1: Niamh Smith, National Co-ordinator for Whole Systems Approach Early Adopter Areas, Obesity Action Scotland - 'Introduction to Scotland's Whole Systems Approach Early Adopter Programme'

Speaker 2: Laura Gunning, Senior Environmental Health Officer and Holly Macdonald, Environmental Health Officer, East Lothian Council - 'Loving Life in Musselburgh'

Speaker 3: Penny Oliver, Health Improvement Specialist, Communities and Vulnerable Groups, Joint Health Improvement Team, Scottish Borders Council - ‘Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health - A community-led approach to supporting healthy weight, eating well and being physically active'

Speaker 4: Jenny Gillespie, Senior Health Promotion Officer and Child Healthy Weight Dietician, NHS Tayside - 'Dundee's Whole Systems Approach to Child Healthy Weight'