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Get involved with Parks in Mind
Public Health Dorset is encouraging residents in Bournemouth to help improve their own wellbeing while giving love and attention to the parks and open spaces in the area. View PDF
New website to support weaning
A new support tool is available if you are looking to start weaning your baby. View PDF
Is your home healthy?
Living in a cold home can have a big impact on someone’s health. We know of cases in Dorset where older people are living in one room as it’s the only one they can heat properly. Families are boiling water for washing as they don’t have a
How healthy are you?
Parents are being asked by Public Health Dorset to make a swap when they next shop to help cut down their children’s sugar intake.
Revamp your green space
Parents are being asked by Public Health Dorset to make a swap when they next shop to help cut down their children’s sugar intake.
Keep yourself and your family flu free this winter
Parents are being asked by Public Health Dorset to make a swap when they next shop to help cut down their children’s.
New experiment reveals shocking effects of smoking compared to vaping
Public Health England (PHE) has released a new film showing the devastating harms from smoking and how these can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette or using another type of quit aid. View PDF
Go dry this January 19
Dry January is the UK’s one-month booze-free challenge. This year we are encouraging you to join Public Health Dorset and take up the challenge to feel great and save some cash. View PDF
Success for driving scheme that hopes to reduce road accidents
The news has been filled recently with tragic stories of road traffic accidents. Organisations across the county are working on a number of schemes to try and turn this around. Recently, we’ve supported Bournemouth Borough Council on a driving scheme, which has now gained national recognition. Our
Introducing our new breastfeeding provider, Families and Babies
We’ve benefitted in Dorset from having good breastfeeding peer supporters, who have been on hand to provide information and support to mums to help them succeed at breastfeeding. We recently commissioned Families and Babies (FAB), a national breastfeeding charity, to further develop the role of peer supporters
Give your views on plans to improve young people’s wellbeing
Mental health problems are difficult obstacles for anyone to overcome. But what if that person is a child or a teenager? And what if it could have been prevented? We’re working with a number of agencies across Dorset, including the NHS and local councils, to develop plans
8 tips to quit smoking for good and turn your life around
Quitting – it ain’t easy. But thousands of people successfully quit smoking in Dorset every year. Some with support from services such as LiveWell Dorset, and some through sheer will power. Many will have tried a few times before being successful. There are some things you can