Public Health
Welcome to Healthy Living in
Worcestershire. Public Health is the department within the NHS
which focuses on providing information and support on leading a
healthy lifestyle.
Here you will find information on healthy eating, keeping fit,
drinking in moderation, how to stop smoking, details of our
campaigns, detailed health information and lots more!
We are Public Health and we aim to empower everyone to be able to
lead a healthy lifestyle.
Your feedback, ideas and views will help us to shape this site and
improve it.
Looking for campaign materials?
All Public Health
campaign materials can be downloaded free of charge by
clicking on the icons below:
LATEST NEWS
Launch of new website - The Big
Recovery
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Trust is committed to ensuring that people who receive our
mental health services have good experiences, feel empowered and
work in partnership with staff about their treatment, care and
support. To this aim the Trust has developed a programme
around recovery called the Big Recovery. Please click here for more
details.
National
No Smoking Day - Wednesday 14th March - Take the Leap!
Take the leap this No Smoking Day and
decide to quit for good with the FREE help and support from a
local NHS Stop Smoking Service. Call the Worcestershire Healthy
Lifestyles Hub for your nearest Stop Smoking Service on 01905
363909, or email healthylifestyles@worcestershire.gov.uk
or text FREEQUIT to 88020. Or click here for a list of
local services.
"Sowing the seeds of recovery"
- Worcester Racecourse
26th April 2012
Worcestershire DAAT is committed to
commissioning for recovery in partnership with providers, agency
partners, service users and the community. In
recognition of the great efforts and achievements people have made
to support and inspire others in delivering and achieving recovery,
whether they are paid employees, volunteers, peer mentors, service
users, their families, carers or friends, Worcestershire DAAT are
holding a celebration event at Worcester Racecourse on
26th April 2012. Nominating
someone for special recognition is easy and can be done by any
individual or group. Click here for more information
on how to nominates someone
No Smoking
Day promotions well underway
Public Health, NHS Worcestershire are supporting partners to
promote No Smoking Day by distributing free campaign resource
packs. Included in the pack are leaflets, posters, balloons and
small cards with the contact details on for smokers to be put in
touch with their nearest NHS Stop Smoking Service.
The campaign is aimed at all smokers who want to quit. We know
75% of smokers do.
Broadway library in Worcestershire has used the resources to do
a fantastic 'No Smoking Day' display and put the information
out for anyone to take away with them.
The local campaign will also feature outdoor advertising on
smoking wall bins outside targeted pubs, bars, betting shops and
bingo halls in the areas of highest prevalence of smoking. There
will also be face to face events at shopping centres and community
libraries offering anyone free Health MOTs and referring smokers to
local NHS Stop Smoking Services. For details of where and when the
events taking place click
here.
Worcestershire Works
Well
A new scheme called Worcestershire Works Well has been
developed to help local businesses improve the health and
well-being of the work force. As part of the scheme a toolkit and
standard have been produced to provide local
businesses/organisations with the opportunity to be accredited
for proactively making positive changes so as to improve health and
well-being of their employees. Worcestershire Works Well, which is
a multi agency partnership, has been formed to develop strategies
to improve workplace health and well-being in Worcestershire.
Partners include the Chamber of Commerce, NHS Worcestershire Public
Health, Wellness Works, Sports Partnership, Regulatory Services,
Jobcentre plus and Department of Health. Organisations of any
size, including those from the public, private and the third
sector, who are located in Worcestershire can sign up to
Worcestershire Works Well. Those wishing to gain Worcestershire
Works Well accreditation will also receive support from the
team to help them meet and maintain the standards for a healthy
workplace. If you would like to sign up to Worcestershire Works
Well you can either visit the website or telephone (01905)
760021.
Last updated on 25 April 2012