Department of Health North West in collaboration with Children and Learners, Government Office for the North West and Public Health Networks is providing the opportunity to increase skills and capacity in early years childcare. The ‘HENRY in the North West programme’ will meet the need for community and health practitioners to develop confidence and skills in working with families of young children to promote a healthy lifestyle and address issues of overweight.

This approach introduces ways of working with parents that improve their motivation to change by developing strengths-based and solution-focused strategies to explore the key lifestyle issues:

* healthy eating patterns
* the food children eat
* being active
* parenting skills
* emotional well-being

HENRY is cited in key government documents including ‘The Healthy Child Programme’ and ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives Guidance’.