Healthy Worcestershire gets the green light from Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet A new service to help adults stay healthy and socially connected is set to become a reality. The recommendation to procure a new service that will support people to improve strength and balance, promote healthy lifestyles and help people stay socially connected and, safe … Continue reading “Healthy Worcestershire gets the green light”
Worcestershire County Councillors undertook suicide prevention training this November, enabling them to join Worcestershire’s Orange Button Community Scheme. The Orange Button Community Scheme is a suicide prevention initiative launched in September 2022 by Worcestershire County Council public health. By wearing an Orange Button, people with the right skills and knowledge can choose to make themselves … Continue reading “County Councillors attend suicide prevention training”
Public Health Worcestershire have recently collaborated with the global pharmaceutical company MSD to celebrate its progress towards eliminating cervical cancer – which has led to an estimated 850 cervical cancer deaths each year – more than two women every day in England. Virtually every case of cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). This … Continue reading “Celebrating the West Midlands’ progress towards eliminating cervical cancer”
Worcestershire County Council is delighted to be introducing a new workplace health programme called ‘Work Well Live Better’. The new programme has been tailored to best meet the needs of local Worcestershire businesses to improve employee health and wellbeing. There will be two main elements to the programme: A Workplace Wellbeing Network that businesses can … Continue reading “Work Well, Live Better. Worcestershire’s new workplace health programme”
People that find it hard to access health and wellbeing services in the county can now find these roving vans coming to them in their communities. New health and wellbeing vans have been launched this month, offering easier access to services such as registering with a GP Practice, health checks, vaccinations, wellbeing, mental health advice … Continue reading “New Health and Wellbeing vans hit the road across Worcestershire”
Mobilise Arts have created BREATHE a free Digital Theatre Zine for schools and young people aged 11-16 years for World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October 2023 Digital Theatre Zine is a hybrid digital form of visual arts and performance and an innovative way to connect with young people. BREATHE is a ten-minute video … Continue reading “Mobilise Arts invite young people to BREATHE this World Mental Health day”
In September 2022, Worcestershire’s Health and Wellbeing Board launched its Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2032, Being Well in Worcestershire. The Strategy sets out a vision and key priorities for our partnership work to help improve the health and wellbeing of our population and reduce inequalities over the next 10 years. We have made … Continue reading “Being Well in Worcestershire, the story so far….”
An Evesham shopkeeper has pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco. This follows multiple raids by Worcestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Officers, assisted by Officers from West Mercia Police. Jamal Saeed, 51, of Alder Grove, Evesham, admitted possessing and allowing the sale of counterfeit and illegal cigarettes and tobacco from the Super Mini Market … Continue reading “No smoke without fire as illegal tobacco seller gets fingers burnt for criminal activities”
Schools out and summer holidays are here. It’s a time to unwind and have some fun, but it’s all too easy for some unhealthy habits to creep in to the daily routine. Help your family stay healthy this summer with a brand-new guide for parents and carers. “Happy Healthy Holidays for Teenagers” is a guide … Continue reading “Summer holiday health tips every parent needs to help teenagers stay well”
A new Worcestershire County Council webpage has been created to share information on providing CPR in an emergency situation and how to access defibrillators across the county. What is CPR? CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It combines chest compressions and rescue breaths to give a person the best chance of survival following a cardiac arrest. … Continue reading “Access to CPR and Defibrillators”
