Why Weight? Pledge launch event

South Gloucestershire Council

Hosted by BNSSG Healthier Together partners and the Bristol Health Partners Healthy Weight Health Integration Team

St Michael's Centre

Why Weight? Pledge launch event: showcasing our collective commitment to creating Healthier places TogetherAbout this Event:Partners across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (BNSSG ICS) has united with a shared vision: to create a future where everyone has the access and ability to eat well, feel well and be active. The Why Weight? Pledge for creating Healthier places Together is our collective vision for shaping healthier places and reducing health inequalities by addressing the wider social, economic, and environmental factors that influence our health and wellbeing.This launch event is your opportunity to:<ul><li>Celebrate the launch of the Why Weight? Pledge and hear about action being taken by its early adopters</li></ul><ul><li>Explore what it means to take a trauma-informed, whole-systems approach to healthy weight</li></ul><ul><li>Learn from academic researchers about the latest evidence regarding healthy weight</li></ul><ul><li>Hear from those with lived experience about how stigma and systemic barriers impact lives and health</li></ul><ul><li>Connect with others working to change the narrative around weight in our region</li></ul><ul><li>Be inspired to take action in your own setting, organisation or community</li></ul>Event Details:Date: 6th October 2025Time: 09:30 -16:30Location: St Michael’s Centre, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8PDRegistration: Free to attend - please register through Eventbrite to confirm your place.What to Expect:<ul><li>Keynote speakers: including influential system leaders in population health, public health research, system leadership, weight stigma and health inequalities</li></ul><ul><li>Collaborative discussions: opportunity for participants to engage in meaningful conversations and networking to help explore how your organisation or setting can turn the Pledge into real-world action</li></ul><ul><li>Local insights: discover examples of action already underway across BNSSG to support the Pledge’s aims</li></ul>Who Should Attend:This event is for anyone who works with or within communities across the BNSSG ICS. Whether you are part of a local authority, health organisation, academic institution or community group, your contributions are vital as we come together to create healthier, more supportive environments.Why attend?<ul><li>Be part of the system-wide momentum to improve health by tackling the wider determinants of health and weight</li></ul><ul><li>Learn how to take considerate, evidence-based action in your own organisation or community</li></ul><ul><li>Contribute to a conversation that shapes the future direction of the Pledge</li></ul><ul><li>Hear how to help build a BNSSG where our environments enable healthier choices, stigma is challenged, and no one is left behind</li></ul>

Agenda

08:45–09:30 Registration & Refreshments – Tea, coffee, fruit 
09:30–09:40 Welcome – Dr Jeff Farrar, Prof Sarah Weld 
09:40–09:45 Movement Break – Waking Up 
10:10–10:20 Why This Work Matters – Dr Justin Varney-Bennett, Justine Womack 
10:20–10:40 Whole Systems Approach – Dr James Nobles, Dr Georgie MacArthur 
10:40–10:45 Tabletop Reflections 
10:45–11:05 Break – Tea, Coffee & Fruit 
11:05–12:05 Healthy Food Environments – Lucy Rees, Prof Frank de Vocht, Megan Murphy, Tamsyn Grant 
12:05–12:10 Tabletop Reflections 
12:10–12:15 Movement Break 
12:15–13:15 Lunch – Catering by Square Food Foundation; optional Nordic Walk 
13:15–14:10 Addressing Weight Stigma – Dr Beki Langford, Cathy Liddiard 
14:10–14:15 Tabletop Reflections 
14:15–14:25 Break 
14:25–14:40 Physical Activity Quiz 
14:40–15:30 Active Lives: Local Context – Wesport, Chad Oatley, Kate Bedney, Matt Lenny 
15:30–15:35 Tabletop Reflections 
15:35–16:20 Panel: ICS in Action – GP, Bristol Hospital, Sirona, VSCE, Local Authorities 

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