Healthy living information
Know Your Numbers
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Healthy lifestyle
| Organisation | Description | Website |
| Be Well in Cambridgeshire | Be Well is an information website provided by the Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health. You can find information about local services to help you improve your lifestyle and advices on active living, healthy eating and many more. | https://www.bewellcambridgeshire.co.uk/ |
| How Are You Cambridgeshire & Peterborough? |
How Are You (H.A.Y.) Cambridgeshire & Peterborough is a family of websites bringing together information about activities in local communities. Connecting with others, getting active, exploring the outdoors, learning a new skill, being creative, seeking support, and volunteering – all these things can benefit our wellbeing. Click on the map on their front page to visit local websites. |
https://haycambspboro.co.uk/ |
| Let's Get Moving Cambridgeshire | The Let's Get Moving Cambridgeshire is a programme funded by Cambridgeshire County Council. They have coordinators in each district, providing support to individuals, communities, clubs and other organisations, developing accessible opportunities and encouraging engagement in physical activity. | |
| NHS - Live Well | The NHS Live Well website is full of resources and contains recommended guidelines, advices and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing. It includes the following sections: - 5 steps to mental wellbeing - Healthy weight - Exercise - Sleep and tiredness - Eat well - Alcohol support - Quit smoking - Healthy body - Sexual health |
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/ |
| Better Health – Let’s do this |
Better Health website contains lots of good advice, free apps, and tools to help you make changes and stay healthy. Information includes how to lose weight, get active, quit smoking, and drink less. |
https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/ |
| Healthy You | Healthy You is a free service commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health for local residents. They offer NHS Health Checks and programmes to help people quit smoking, be physically active, or keep a healthy weight. | https://healthyyou.org.uk/ |
| Healthy Workplaces |
Funded by Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council and delivered by Everyone Health Ltd. The Healthy Workplace service supports workplaces across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees. |
Healthy Workplaces - Everyone Health |
| Living Sport | Living Sport is a charity working with partners in providing sport opportunities for everyone in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. You will find on their website information for children, young people, older adults, people living with disabilities or long term health conditions, as well as resources for creating healthy workplace. | https://www.livingsport.co.uk/ |
| Enjoying the Cambridgeshire Countryside | Cambridgeshire County Council Website has information about many ways to enjoy our countryside in Cambridgeshire, including the information about Rights of Way. | |
| Steady on your Feet and Stay Stronger for Longer | Steady on Your Feet has information for people who are less mobile about how to improve safety in your home to help prevent falls and injuries. The Be Well website also provides tips and suggests exercises you can take up to improve strength and balance. |
Welcome to Steady on Your Feet Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and https://www.bewellcambridgeshire.co.uk/your-health-and-wellbeing/stay-stronger-for-longer |
| Help at Hand app |
Help at Hand app is a website and mobile app provided by the local charity Arthur Rank. Its digital directory can help you find practical support within the local community ranging from exercise classes to wellbeing support groups. To find out how to use the app, please follow the instruction in the FAQ's. |
https://www.arhc.org.uk/supporting-you/help-at-hand-app/ |
| Change 4 Life | Change 4 Life website offers families many ideas and suggestions to keep children healthier and happier by eating well and moving more. | https://www.nhs.uk/change4life |
More about physical activities
| Organisation | Description | Website |
| NHS - Exercise |
The NHS website offers exercise guidelines and workouts to help improve your fitness. It also provides a range of online exercise videos, including aerobics exercises, strength, and resistance, Pilates, and yoga. |
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| Let's Get Moving Cambridgeshire |
The Let's Get Moving Cambridgeshire is a programme funded by Cambridgeshire County Council. They have coordinators in each district, providing support to individuals, communities, clubs and other organisations, developing accessible opportunities and encouraging engagement in physical activity. |
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| Living Sport |
Living Sport is a charity working with partners in providing sports opportunities for everyone in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. You will find on their website information for children, young people, older adults, people living with disabilities or long term health conditions, as well as resources for creating a healthy workplace. |
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| Enjoying the Cambridgeshire Countryside |
Cambridgeshire County Council Website has information about many ways to enjoy our countryside in Cambridgeshire, including the information about Rights of Way. |
Enjoying the countryside - Cambridgeshire County Council Rights of way - Cambridgeshire County Council |
| Stay Stronger for Longer |
Cambridgeshire County Council website has information for people who are less mobile about how to improve safety in your home to help prevent falls and injuries. The Be Well website also provides tips and suggests exercises you can take up to improve strength and balance. |
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/adults/keeping-safe/preventing-slips-trips-and-falls https://www.bewellcambridgeshire.co.uk/your-health-and-wellbeing/stay-stronger-for-longer |
More on healthy eating
| Organisation | Description | Description |
| NHS Eat Well | NHS Eat Well website has information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet. It includes advice on drinking water and choosing healthier drinks. |
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/water-drinks-nutrition/ |
| British Nutrition Foundation | British Nutrition Foundation website has information on healthy eating, nutrition science, and facts behind the news headlines. | |
| BBC Food | BBC Food website has a collection of healthy recipes for children. |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/collections/healthy_recipes_for_kids |
| Food Standard Agency |
Food Standard Agency website contains information about food safety and hygiene. You can also find advice on precautions you need to take if you or someone you know has an allergy. |
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-safety https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/food-allergy-and-intolerance |
| British Heart Foundation - Healthy Eating |
British Heart Foundation website provides tips for healthy eating and answers to many common questions about nutrition. |
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition |
| Diabetes UK - Enjoy Food |
Diabetes UK website provides information to help people with diabetes make healthy choices for a balanced diet. |
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes |
| Organisation | Description | Website |
| UK Health Security Agency Blog | The official blog of the UK Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health England) provides expert insight on the organization’s work and all aspects of health security. | https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/ |
| NHS England News | News released by the NHS England. | https://www.england.nhs.uk/news/ |
| NHS England Blog | Blog posts on the NHS England website. The opinions expressed in these blogs are the authors’ own views, and not necessarily those of NHS England. | https://www.england.nhs.uk/blogs/ |
| BBC News - Health | The BBC News website has the latest health-related news. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health |
| BBC Headroom | BBC Headroom website pulls together a range of articles, audio and video resources to make up a mental health toolkit. It contains everyday tips, sounds to relax your mind, strategies to cope with parenting, and films and TV programmes to start conversations about mental health. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/headroom |
| Digital Unite | Digital Unite is an organization helping people and communities to improve IT skills and digital literacy. Their website provides how-to-guides on various topics, including how to make use of online resources to help stay fit and healthy. | https://www.digitalunite.com/technology-guides/health-and-fitness |
| Healthtalk.org | Healthtalk.org is a charity website that includes video stories of patients’ personal experiences with different conditions. | https://www.healthtalk.org/ |
