Obesity indicators 2018

Latest results against the obesity indicator framework originally developed to monitor progress against our Prevention of Obesity Route Map (2010). The Route Map has now been overtaken by the Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan and Active Scotland Delivery Plan published in summer 2018.


HealthyLiving Awards

Source: NHS Health Scotland

Latest Results

  • In October 2018, a total of 808 catering establishments held the HealthyLiving Award (HLA) or HLA Plus award.
  • Of these, 183 are first term HLA awards and 385 are renewed awards. A further 240 establishments hold the HealthyLiving Plus Award.
  • There has been an increase in the number of establishments holding an award every year since 2006, except between 2012-2013.

Table 1. Number of businesses with HealthyLiving Awards

Date

Current Awards

First Term

Renewals

Plus

October 2006

6

6

   

October 2007

140

140

   

October 2008

374

374

   

October 2009

602

496

106

 

October 2010

656

353

283

20

October 2011

675

295

291

89

October 2012

680

241

315

124

October 2013

625

185

315

125

October 2014

686

231

273

182

October 2015

757

260

294

203

October 2016

776

246

332

198

October 2017

798

214

352

232

October 2018

808

183

385

240

Geography available:

National

Equalities data: Not applicable

Rationale for including healthy living awards:

These data are useful to assess the take-up of HealthyLiving awards by companies. The HealthyLiving Award, introduced in 2006, recognises catering establishments for serving healthier food and finding ways of helping their customers make better food choices. The award is open to all kinds of catering places from sandwich shops to staff restaurants, and increasing the number of establishments with this award will play a part in improving diet across Scotland. For all organisations already participating, the HealthyLiving Award plus offers an opportunity to achieve step increases in the required ratio of healthy options to other options on the menus from participating caterers.
Evidence from existing literature[21] suggests a low level of evidence for the effectiveness of consumer targeted incentives but with potentially high levels of population effectiveness.

Factors influencing healthy living awards:

  • Exposure to high energy foods.

Contact

Email: Xanthippi Gounari

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