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BoNEEBristol Network for Equality in Early years health and wellbeing
Patricia J Lucas, Senior Lecturer, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolJo Williams, Consultant in Child Public
Health, Bristol City Council
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Who looks after our children’s health?
Midwives and maternity services
(North Bristol Trust)
Children’s Centres(Bristol City
Council)
Children’s Accident & Emergent Services
(Bristol Royal Hospital For Children)
GPs(and the Clinical
Commissioning Group)
Voluntary, community and independent groups
(eg Wellspring, Barton Hill Settlement, SPAN, Nilaari)
Health Visitors, Community Paediatricians, Speech &
Language Therapy(North Bristol Trust)
Dentists & Dental Services (University
Hospitals Bristol)
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Families and communities
What are the health problems in the early years?
Increasing number of under 5s in Bristol
Fortunately, few children are very ill Problems are about unequal HEALTH
Dental health Obesity Special Educational Needs
Around 20,000 children in Bristol live in poverty
A & E admissions are rising
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What will BoNEE do? Three topics:
• Feeding, eating and growing • Teeth, dentists and mouth health• Development, emotions and happiness
We have promised to work together over the next 5-10 years to make sure• Health services use the best evidence to promote good health• We, as a group, notice and act on inequalities in child health and
wellbeing• Researchers focus on topics that matter to our local children,
families and health services
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Why have we been getting messy in Children’s Centres?
• We want to talk to children, families, and children’s centres workers
• We want to work with families and communities
• We want to address your health concerns
• We want to know what you think could be better in the health system
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How can you take part? • What are your health
concerns?• What do you think could be
better in the health system• Let us know what you think,
by leaving comments on the boards, or speaking to us
• Leave your (or organisations) contact details with us
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What happens next?
Public event each year Professional research feedback each year
Autumn 2014 - Early nutrition Autumn 2015 – Oral health
Research is underway Keep up to date with BoNEE at:
www.bonee.org
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