Childhood Obesity and HENRY

Overview - Childhood Obesity and HENRY

This course on Childhood Obesity and the HENRY (Healthy, Exercise and Nutrition for the Really Young) has been designed for Health practitioners and is made up of five learning objects: The HENRY approach and the obesity epidemic, Establishing healthy eating patterns, Addressing food, Being active and Parenting for a healthy lifestyle. The material within this module will give you a detailed and in-depth understanding of the HENRY programme and its promotion of ways in which adopting parenting and lifestyle strategies can help to combat the obesity epidemic amongst young children.

Lesson Plan

• Introduction
• Session 1: The obesity epidemic and the Henry approach
• Session 2: Healthy Eating Patterns
• Session 3: Addressing food
• Session 4: Being Active
• Session 5: Parenting for a healthy lifestyle
• Session 6: Recommended reading and resources

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

Approximately 2 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like, and there is no limit on how long you can take to do the course.

Target Audience

Health practitioners, those working with young children especially in areas of child health, setting or nursery staff, parents and those with young families. Please be aware that this training content deals with a potentially disturbing subject matter and material and images used may be of a graphic nature. The module carries links to help lines and national support agencies that can be contacted should you feel the need to talk about the subject to someone other than your colleagues or manager.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course

Testimonials

I found HENRY training an absolute must really enjoyed it and found it extremely useful for my post.
MB 25/03/2011

Easier to access on the computer than going on a training day
ES 21/03/2011

First time I have used e-learning and enjoyed it immensely it fitted in around my commitments and I could start and stop as required which I found very beneficial. I would like to see more of these courses offered as for me logistically its easier than organising babysitters etc and slots in with my role as a foster carer well thank you
TS 14/03/2011

Very easy to use, all the information was very useful, more courses like this should be available
ZB 16/02/2011