Simple Signposting to Better Health and Wellbeing
Preston, Chorley and South Ribble
Self-care and National Support Services
Self Care
NHS Better Health - Lose Weight
Lose weight - Better Health - NHS (www.nhs.uk) – information and advice, and links to offers from approved partners
NHS Weight Loss Plan app, a 12-week programme following NHS advice on losing weight safely. Available from the App Store and Google Play. To find out more you could watch our app demo
Healthy Steps email programme:
Healthy Steps is a budget-conscious email programme designed to encourage families to take steps to improve their health and wellbeing. ​It provides regular reinforcement and feedback to help families set and achieve goals. Particular focus on lower income families with children aged 5-11​.
The programme invites families/parents/carers to complete a quiz, leading to a recommendation of the best NHS approved health options for your family. There are currently three on offer: sugar reduction, 5 A Day or planned cooking​. Those who sign up will get eight weekly emails with hints and tips on their chosen theme, as well as weekly challenges. Built-in feedback loops means that they will also be provided reinforcement and encouragement after set-backs to help them in their journey through Healthy Steps.
Local Support Services
ABL
Our Active Lives and Healthy Weight service is available to people in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble.
We can support you in leading a healthy lifestyle in a range of ways including:
- Weight management programmes for adults and families that encourage weight loss and behaviour change
- A range of free exercise classes and groups for people who would like to increase their physical activity
- An exercise on referral programme, designed to provide appropriate exercise and encouragement to partake in physical activity for people with medical conditions.
We’ll also be supporting a range of community based nutrition and physical activity schemes, volunteering programmes, mass participation events and training to health care professionals and people working with adults and families who wish to encourage healthy lifestyles.
These are the criteria you need to meet to take part in our schemes:
- Weight management sessions: Aged over 18 years with a BMI of 25-35
- Exercise on referral sessions: Taking part in less than 150 minutes of activity a week, has one co-morbidity and referred by a GP
- 12-week activity sessions: Taking part in less than 150 minutes of activity a week
- FAB family weight management sessions: Families with a child over the 91st centile.
You can refer yourself by calling us on: 01772 286382
Email:Â admin@ablhealth.co.uk
GPs and healthcare professionals can make a referral to the service by completing the form on our website here:
Website:Â http://www.ablhealth.co.uk/central-lancs/access-our-support/
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