Many people are living with long term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease or suffer with mental health issues and may need to access their local health services more often. To meet these needs, GP practices are working together with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local areas … Continue reading How your local Primary Care Network (PCN) can help you
Public Health
Healthy holidays for local schoolchildren
A variety of exciting activities and healthy meals will be available to Calderdale’s most disadvantaged children and young people during the school summer holidays, thanks to a funding boost. Calderdale Council has been awarded over £926,000 from the Department for Education to deliver the Healthy Holidays programme. The aim is to provide healthy food and … Continue reading Healthy holidays for local schoolchildren
Diabetes Prevention Week 10-16 May
Type 2 diabetes can lead to serious health complications if left untreated. Anyone can develop Type 2 diabetes but the older you are, the more at risk you are of developing the condition. People from Black and South Asian backgrounds are more at risk of Type 2 diabetes and from an even younger age. You’re … Continue reading Diabetes Prevention Week 10-16 May
CFFC launches Local Care Direct Health & Wellbeing Fund for Calderdale residents
Local residents to benefit from projects supporting their health and wellbeing. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) have partnered with Local Care Direct to support people with their health and wellbeing. With grants of up to £5,000 available to not for profit organisations, the new fund created by Local … Continue reading CFFC launches Local Care Direct Health & Wellbeing Fund for Calderdale residents
Borrowing air quality monitors from Sowerby Bridge Library
This is open to anyone who lives in Sowerby Bridge. The library has indoor and outdoor air monitors for the public to borrow. To borrow a monitor, you need to ring the library (01422 831627) and book the monitor, saying whether you’d like the indoor or outdoor one. Staff will either tell you straightaway when … Continue reading Borrowing air quality monitors from Sowerby Bridge Library
