Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options
Introduction Public Health England published a report in 2017 on Obesity in Secure Mental Health units. A key finding was that not only is obesity and overweight more prevalenr in the population detained within mental health secure units (reported rates of up to 80%) than in the general population...
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Introduction
Public Health England published a report in 2017 on Obesity in Secure Mental Health units. A key finding was that not only is obesity and overweight more prevalenr in the population detained within mental health secure units (reported rates of up to 80%) than in the general population (around 60%), patients appear to be more at risk of weight gain when they are detained.
Objectives
1.To implement a traffic light system on food and confectionaries sold at the shop at a Medium secure hospital. 2. Provide healthier food options at the shop by using traffic light system as a visual aid 3. To achieve weight reduction and promote healthy life style choices in patients admitted to our medium secure Forensic unit
Methods
1.Buying a new till system which is able to quantify what type of food is sold 2.Labelling food sold using traffic light system 3. Calculate the types of food sold following a three- month period after implementation.
Results
/Intended Outcome Traffic light system provides a visual aid to patients in choosing healthier food Patients in our medium secure unit achieve a reduction in their weight Traffic light system can be replicated/ adopted by other secure hospitals
Conclusions
The purpose of this research is to implement a traffic light system on food sold at a shop in our medium secure unit and that this will help improve food choices in the unit.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a41e079c8d9445aca1a2a8363aee025a2023-11-17T05:06:58ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S603S60310.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1544Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food optionsN. Agunwamba0D. Ho1M. Duffy2Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust, Forensic Psychiatry, Runwell Wickford Essex, United KingdomEssex Partnership University Foundation Trust, Forensic Psychiatry, Runwell Wickford Essex, United KingdomEssex Partnership University Foundation Trust, Forensic Psychiatry, Runwell Wickford Essex, United Kingdom Introduction Public Health England published a report in 2017 on Obesity in Secure Mental Health units. A key finding was that not only is obesity and overweight more prevalenr in the population detained within mental health secure units (reported rates of up to 80%) than in the general population (around 60%), patients appear to be more at risk of weight gain when they are detained. Objectives 1.To implement a traffic light system on food and confectionaries sold at the shop at a Medium secure hospital. 2. Provide healthier food options at the shop by using traffic light system as a visual aid 3. To achieve weight reduction and promote healthy life style choices in patients admitted to our medium secure Forensic unit Methods 1.Buying a new till system which is able to quantify what type of food is sold 2.Labelling food sold using traffic light system 3. Calculate the types of food sold following a three- month period after implementation. Results /Intended Outcome Traffic light system provides a visual aid to patients in choosing healthier food Patients in our medium secure unit achieve a reduction in their weight Traffic light system can be replicated/ adopted by other secure hospitals Conclusions The purpose of this research is to implement a traffic light system on food sold at a shop in our medium secure unit and that this will help improve food choices in the unit. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822015449/type/journal_articleSecure Servicesforensic psychiatrylifestyle choicesobesity |
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| title | Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options |
| title_full | Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options |
| title_short | Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options |
| title_sort | implementation of traffic light system on food sold at brockfield house medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options |
| topic | Secure Services forensic psychiatry lifestyle choices obesity |
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