Staying Healthy

Healthy Weight

Resources

Information on additional resources is available on the healthy eating and physical activity pages.

Health Weight Factsheet
Improving Health Together is a public health factsheet containing information, news, tools and tips for frontline practitioners and managers working in North Yorkshire and the City of York. The issue focuses on Healthy Weight.

Change4Life
Change4Life offers evidence-based materials for health care professionals to use in helping families at risk of being overweight or obese. Tel: 0300 123 1002 Link: www.orderline.dh.gov.uk

 

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

www.csp.org.uk Tel: 020 7306 6666 The Move for Health Campaign, in association with British Dietetic Association, encourages people to improve their health and wellbeing by taking regular exercise and increasing their levels of physical activity. Leaflets are free to download but there is a charge for bulk orders. Easy Exercise Guide - for adults Fit for the Future - simple ideas to get children active and eating healthily

 

Department of Health
Tel: 0300 123 1002 Link: www.orderline.dh.gov.uk Parents' leaflet: Why your child’s weight matters Why weight matters: your weight, your health Your weight your health: how to take control of your weight 5 a day resources

Food Standards Agency
Tel: 0845 606 0667 Link: www.food.gov.uk Range of leaflets and posters covering healthy eating, saturated fat and salt.

British Heart Foundation
Tel: 0870 600 6566 Link: www.bhf.org.uk Range of leaflets and posters covering heart health, physical activity, healthy eating and "Heart Matters", new FREE service from the British Heart Foundation offering support and information for people looking to improve their heart health.

NHS North Yorkshire and York
A set of 6 healthy eating recipe cards developed to promote healthy eating and improve the diet of families. Click here to download the recipes.

Toolkits

• Primary Care Resource Pack for Adult Weight Management (NHS access only)

• Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A toolkit for developing local strategies (2008) This toolkit is to help PCTs and Local Authorities plan, coordinate and implement comprehensive strategies to prevent and manage overweight and obesity.

• Active for Later Life: Toolkit available to download from the British Heart Foundation at www.bhf.org.uk

Bulletins

• Change4Life - Latest newsletter

• Public health factsheet – Issue 5 - Healthy Eating

• Public health factsheet – Issue 1 – Physical Activity

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Consumer insight summary (2008)

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