Health and wellbeing

Find Out How You Really Are

It’s estimated that approximately 300,000 people across the region are unaware that they have high blood pressure. Persistent high blood pressure can increase the risk of several serious and potentially life-threatening health conditions, including stroke.

High blood pressure, irregular pulse or diabetes can increase your risk of having a stroke, heart attack or developing heart failure.

Lower your risk by getting your blood pressure and pulse checked regularly and knowing your diabetes risk.

Find out how you really are by visiting www.findouthowyoureallyare.co.uk/

Speak with a midwife

It’s important to register for pregnancy care and book an appointment with a midwife as soon as you find out you’re pregnant. They will talk with you about your options for care, answer any questions you have, and give useful information to help you have a healthy pregnancy.

However you’re feeling, get the care you need.

Find out more by visiting speakwithamidwife.co.uk

Quit smoking

Giving up smoking is good for your health, and your finances. Need any more motivation? Well, experts have found that adults who smoke increase the likelihood of their kids taking up smoking. There’s lots of free support to quit you can find by clicking here.

#MumsCan quit smoking

The sooner you stop smoking, the better for you and your baby. Stopping smoking will help you and your baby immediately. Harmful gases, such as carbon monoxide, and other damaging chemicals will clear from your body and your developing baby.

Free one-to-one support is available across West Yorkshire for all
pregnant women, including 12-week nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Visit the website www.mums-can.co.uk

Download the free NHS food scanner app

There are surprising amounts of sugar, saturated fat and salt in everyday food and drinks we give our kids. Our kids might seem fine on the outside but over time having too much sugar, saturated fat and salt can cause harmful changes on the inside. These harmful changes put us at risk of serious diseases in the future like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.

For healthy swaps, recipes, tips for your family and to download the free NHS Food Scanner App, search ‘Better Health Healthier Families’ today. The Food Scanner App brings food labels to life. With a quick scan of a barcode, you can see how much sugar, saturated fat and salt are in your favourite food and drinks and make sure you choose healthier choices for your family.

Diabetes

Watch our video to find out who is at risk of type 2 diabetes, how to recognise the signs and what you can do prevent the condition. Small changes can make a big difference. The animation is available in:

Find out your risk of type 2 diabetes

Finding out your risk of type 2 diabetes only takes a few minutes. It could be the most important thing you do today.

Calculate your risk by visiting the Diabetes UK website

Licensing SAVI

We’ve teamed up with West Yorkshire’s Violence Reduction Unit to launch a new online licensing tool to help make pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield safer and more secure. The Licensing Security & Vulnerability Initiative acts like a personal licensing consultancy – but without the cost. Visit the website #LSAVI

Seriously Resistant

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health.

It’s estimated that antibiotics resistant superbugs will kill more than cancer by 2050. That’s why we’ve worked with healthcare professionals to develop a campaign called Seriously Resistant to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance, help educate people about what they can do and encourage them to take action.

For the latest information, please visit the Seriously Resistant website.