Stockport Council is encouraging residents and their families to get healthy in the New Year! Evidence shows that you are more likely to succeed if you make one simple change at a time.
Getting involved in one of the following national campaigns, could help make positive changes towards a healthy lifestyle, whether it’s making a sugar swap, giving up alcohol for January or stopping smoking:
Dry January:
It’s not too late to sign up and join in with thousands of others taking a break from booze this January with Alcohol Concern’s latest campaign. To sign up visit www.dryjanuary.co.uk
Sugar Swaps:
Join Change4Life’s new campaign and discover the hidden sugar. We feed our children sugar all day long, even when we don’t mean to. It’s in their breakfast cereal, snacks, drinks and puddings. Make one sugar swap for your family, to get involved visit www.nhs.uk/Change4Life
Quit Smoking for 2015 :I
f you wish to stop smoking in the new year, help is available through the full range of Smokefree support – including face-to-face help and advice, the Smokefree app, Quit Kit, email and text programme. For more information visit www.nhs.uk/smokefree
Councillor John Pantall, Stockport Council’s Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing said
“January is a good time to take stock of your own and your family’s health, why not make one New Year’s resolution to make 2015 healthier for you. Healthy Stockport is a great place to start and gives free confidential support and advice on positive lifestyle changes”
Visit the Healthy Stockport website – www.healthystockport.co.uk or call 0161 426 5085 for free, confidential support and local information on lifestyle changes, including healthy eating, smoking, drinking, being active and improving mental wellbeing. You can also get help and support at your GP practice and from your local pharmacy.
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