Bristol 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

Our Goals

Oral Health

Dental Caries Dental Procedures carried out under GA

Early Nutrition

Dietary Quality Obesity Vitamin D Insufficiency

Social & Emotional Wellbeing

SEWB at age 2 and 7 School Readiness

Improving Early Intervention Increased Dental Attendance Early identification of obesity Improved access to CAMHS Professional Education and Speech & Language Services

Targeted school based services

Prevention: Enhancing the Healthy Child Programme Dietary Advice and Support Dietary Advice and Support Enhanced health visiting Improved Oral Health Services Provision of Healthy Start vitamins SEWB programme in schools Fluoride Varnishes

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Oral health achievements

Secured funding for a research project to improve our understanding of oral health inequalities in Bristol (and neighbouring authorities)

Raised awareness of OH inequalities via media coverage and work with Children’s Centres

Linking to NHS England Local Professional Network for Oral Health

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Early nutrition achievements

Good joint working - submitted business case(s) for universal provision of Healthy Start children’s vitamins

Progressing pilot research about lunches in early years settings

Working with health visitors to develop and pilot simple food questions for 2 year check

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Social emotional wellbeing achievements

Interdisciplinary workshops examining definitions of social and emotional wellbeing underway

Systematic review of universal professional interventions for improving social and emotional wellbeing under 24 months of age underway

Contributed to early years aspects in the development of the Bristol Emotional Health Needs Assessment and Strategy for children and young people

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Challenges

• Maintaining momentum• Diversity of activity• Reconciling research and practice needs

(timelines, strength of evidence, monitoring and evaluation)

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