Council launches healthy living campaign to stem rising obesity rates
With New Year’s resolutions still fresh in the mind, Bury Council is launching a healthy living campaign to encourage people to consider the health impacts of being overweight.
With New Year’s resolutions still fresh in the mind, Bury Council is launching a healthy living campaign to encourage people to consider the health impacts of being overweight.
Smokers are being encouraged to celebrate Christmas by quitting through local ‘stop smoking’ services and treat themselves and their loved ones to an extra special gift as they improve their health and save money.
Tackling inequalities and narrowing the gap is the focus of the second annual report by Bury’s public health chief.
People with hearing loss are invited to attend a free drop-in information session about the ‘assistive equipment’ available to help them.
The 28-day Stoptober health challenge is back for its fifth year to encourage smokers to stub out the habit.
Bury Council has welcomed laws that came into force today (20 May) which means tobacco made for sale in the UK will have to be sold in drab green packaging with dramatic visual health warnings.
Bury Council is backing the new and ground-breaking campaign One You, recently launched by Public Health England.
Bury residents are being reminded that there’s still time to share their views about what helps or hinders them from making healthy lifestyle choices.
On 1 February 2016, the borough’s hearing aid repair drop-in clinic will move premises.
Local community groups have been given an opportunity to bid for grant funding through the Radcliffe ‘Our Place’ initiative.
Home Office Minister Norman Baker MP visited Greater Manchester this week (Tuesday 30 September) to see how the region is cracking down on alcohol abuse.
Councils, health services and the police have today (Friday 29 August) officially teamed up to tackle alcohol abuse in Greater Manchester.
Bury Council is looking to develop a range of services to help individuals and their families to make healthier lifestyle choices.
Information and advice on equipment to help with hearing loss is available on Monday 2 June from 2.30pm to 4pm.
Families and individuals wanting to learn how to cook healthy food are invited to a new project on Bury Market.
Health chiefs in Bury are backing a new Greater Manchester campaign which calls for a ban on smoking in cars where children are passengers.
Bury’s seasonal flu vaccination campaign is now well under way and local GPs are reminding their patients at risk of developing serious complications from flu, to get protected.
More pregnant women in Bury are giving up smoking, according to new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
A project has been launched in Greater Manchester to make it more convenient for people (18 to 64 years at risk) with long term health conditions to have the flu vaccine this year.
Lesley Jones has been appointed the new interim director of public health in Bury.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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