A Women’s Institute group feel they are ‘so lucky’ to discover resistance bands and the positive impact they can have, after recreating an exercise routine to Kylie Minogue’s classic song. This was just the beginning for the Corn Dollies from Claines in Worcester and has been the springboard for the ladies to use the bands on … Continue reading “Women’s Institute – the positive impact of resistance bands”
Worcestershire County Council Public Health are thrilled to be joining forces with World and Olympic medallist Steve Cram and Wythall Community Association for an exciting new running event this Summer. The Wythall and Hollywood Fun Run takes place on Sunday 23 June at 10 am at Wythall Park and includes a 5k, 10k and Families … Continue reading “Steve Cram supports new Worcestershire 5k, 10k and family running event”
Directors of Public Health have a statutory requirement to write an independent annual report on the health of their population and the Local Authority is required to publish it. This year’s Director of Public Health annual report has a new look. The Healthy Worcestershire celebrates the power of community for good health and wellbeing, and … Continue reading “Director of Public Health Annual Report: The Healthy Worcestershire is published”
St Paul’s Hostel is working with local NHS to provide Health Checks to people who experience homelessness. The evidence is clear: People who have or are experiencing homelessness are more likely to have poor physical and mental health than the general population. This includes both poor mental as well as physical health and both can … Continue reading “Health Checks for people experiencing homelessness”
Worcestershire Health Walks is nearing 2,000 registered walkers across the County, with walkers having the choice of over 200 walks a month to join! New walks started in 2023 in Upton on Severn, Malvern, and Droitwich – with more planned to commence throughout 2024. A health walk is a short walk undertaken on a regular … Continue reading “Worcestershire Health Walks growing in numbers”
The Public Health team at Worcestershire County Council, are delighted to announce they have won the 2023 Market Research Society (MRS) Award for Healthcare Research. The research was undertaken together with specialists Thinks Insight & Strategy, and aimed to find out what impact COVID-19 had on our Health and Social Care workforce and to help … Continue reading “Healthcare Research Win for Public Health in Worcestershire at the MRS Awards”
Public Health has worked together with partners from Maternity services to launch a maternal healthy lifestyle pilot – Blooming Healthy. The service is offered to those who have a BMI of 30 or over in early pregnancy and would like support to make healthier lifestyle choices. Studies have shown how excess weight surrounding pregnancy and … Continue reading “Blooming Healthy, supporting a healthy lifestyle through pregnancy”
The St Peter’s Exercise Group is helping local residents have fun, get fit and connect with neighbours their local area. Having identified a need in the area for social and exercise clubs and their previous venue closed for refurbishment, exercise instructor Elaine was struggling to find a suitable venue. Elaine was introduced to her namesake … Continue reading “Community Seated Exercise Classes, helping improve residents physical and mental health in Wyre Forest”
The Ruby Tuesday group is helping to connect people, the old fashioned way! There’s nothing like the excitement of receiving a personalised handwritten letter, especially when you need it most. The Ruby Tuesday group connects residents of all ages to come together at their local café and write letters to those experiencing challenging life situations. … Continue reading “Ruby Tuesday Letter Writing Group, helping connect neighbours and improve mental wellbeing in Cutnall Green”
This year’s update of the latest health and wellbeing data for Worcestershire has been published as a user-friendly presentation on Worcestershire County Council’s website. The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is produced every year and provides a picture of the current and future health and social care needs in the county. This information is used … Continue reading “Annual update on the state of health and wellbeing in Worcestershire available now”
