men's health forum weight management for men event 9th may
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Weight Management for MenTracy Herd, Deputy Chief Executive, Men’s Health Forum
WHY MEN’S HEALTH?
19.6%
Male deaths – under 65
12.0%
Female deaths – under 65
Source: ONS 2014
MEN’S HEALTH IS A HEALTH INEQUALITY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1065.0
70.0
75.0
80.0
85.0
90.0
73.876.0 77.1 78.3 79.2 79.9 80.8 81.4 81.8 82.9
79.080.6 81.4 82.3 83.1 83.4 84.1 84.4 85.0 85.9
Life Expectancy
Male Female
Source: ONS, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth by National Deciles of Area Deprivation: England, 2010-12
MEN MORE LIKELY TO BE OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
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25.1
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Men - Obese Men - Overweight including obeseWomen - Obese Women - Overweight including obese
AND LESS LIKELY TO ATTEND A LA COMMISSIONED WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMEGENDER Population of
EnglandObese and/or Overweight
Participants in LA tier 2 Programmes
WOMEN 21,720,208 13,249,327 (61%) 110,103
MEN 20,639,158 13,828,236 (67%) 29,337
An analysis of FOI data collected from 128 Local authorities in 2013/14
MEN AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT – THE EVIDENCE• NIHR funded systematic review of the
evidence relating to interventions aimed at tackling obesity in men.• Led by Professor Alison Avenell of the
Health Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen.• The review addressed:
‘What works’ in obesity management for menHow can weight-loss services engage men most effectively?
THE ‘HOW TO’ GUIDE
• Takes the findings of the review and condenses them into a practical guide for those designing, delivering or commissioning weight-loss services.
THE ‘HOW TO’ GUIDECovers:• Obstacles to engaging men in weight-loss
programmes• Aspects of Weight-loss programmes where
men do better than women• What works in male weight-loss
programmes• Evaluation and data collection• Top Ten Tips based on the evidence
MEN AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT - FOI FINDINGS• All 152 Local authorities responded to our request
on participation of tier 2 weight management programmes.
• 128 Local authorities ran or commissioned tier 2 weight management programmes.
• Of these, 93 could tell us the gender of participants on the programmes.
• 46 local authorities ran or commissioned men-only programmes.
• Reinforces the data showing that only 10-30% of participants on weight management programmes are male.
WHAT DOES THIS SUGGEST?• Men are less likely to talk about weight or
recognise weight as an issue.• Men are less likely to seek help with their
weight using traditional and/or commercially led weight management programmes.
• Weight Management programmes are not doing enough to engage with men (although men tend to be more successful when they do participate).
• Behaviour change principles need to be tailored for male audiences.
WHAT WE WERE ASKED TO DO
• Utilise and review the recommendations in the How to guide
• Identify varied delivery models and test the resources developed
• Design and deliver a programme of support for identified sites
• Commission an academic evaluation of findings
One man in five dies before 65. Together we can change that