Choosing Health
Introduction to Choosing
Health
Choosing
Health is an initiative from the Department of Health with
the aim of making healthier choices easier. Tunbridge Wells
Borough Council has successfully bid for Choosing Health
funding from West Kent NHS and recently secured
it for a three year period.
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in partnership with
West Kent NHS is
developing a number of health initiatives aiming to reduce the
health inequalities currently present in Tunbridge Wells borough.
The Association of Public Health Observatories produce
health
profiles for each borough in the country. These profiles
provide a snapshot of health in the borough.
On the left hand side of this page you will see a list of health
areas within which we develop initiatives within the borough.
These initiatives have been developed in partnership with West Kent
Primary Care Trust and are funded by a successful bid that
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council submitted to Choosing Health.
For the latest news and information for developments for
the Communities and Health Team and Choosing Health
Activities please visit our What's New page.
West Kent Primary Care Trust
West Kent NHS plans and pays for healthcare for everyone
living in Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells,
Maidstone, Dartford. Anyone who would like more information on the
work that West Kent NHS do or any other health queries should
contact the West Kent NHS Helpline on 0800 0 850 850.
What do we do?
To acheive the aims discussed above we provide courses,
workshops, support, activities, drop in's, clinics and many other
things in the following areas. Click on a link to get more
information on the work we do in that area. Please note that we are
a new service and are in the process of building these pages, if a
link is not yet working then please contact health@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
for more information.
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Attachments
Choosing
Health: Making healthy choices easier
Acrobat/PDF File 1.24MB
Heatwave - a guide
to looking after yourself and others during hot
weather.
Acrobat/PDF File 188KB
Web Links
- Change4Life
Change4Life is a wide scale national campaign by the Department of
Health to get everyone 'eating well, moving more, and living
longer'.
- Healthy
Schools
The National Healthy Schools Programme is an exciting long-term
initiative which is making a significant difference to the health
and achievement of children and young people. The National Healthy
Schools Programme supports the links between health, behaviour and
achievement; it is about creating healthy and happy children and
young people, who do better in learning and in life.
-
NHS Direct
The official website of the NHS 24 hour telephone helpline.
This website contains information on health problems and offers
advice and help with many health problems.
- NHS Choices
NHS Choices has been
developed to help you make choices about your health, from
lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and
exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS
services when you need them.
- Sun
Safety
A guide to staying safe in the sun, including tips
on sunburn, heat exhaustion, and child skin protection.