Activities and services - family health
When raising a young family there is so much to consider when it comes to health such as childhood illnesses, healthy eating and the family’s health generally.
 FREE NHS Health Checks
Helping you prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease
Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust is offering free Health Checks to people aged between 40 and 74 years old. This check is to assess your risk of developing high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease or diabetes. These conditions are the number one cause of premature death in the North East and your more at risk if you are a smoker, overweight or suffer from things like high cholesterol or high blood pressure. The check is quick and easy to do, and if there are any problems you’ll get plenty of personalised help and advice on simple lifestyle changes which can make a huge difference.
You can access your free NHS Health Check by:
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Breastfeeding - good for your baby and good for you...
Breastfeeding provides babies with the ideal form of nutrition because it has the perfect amount of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and iron to help your baby grow. Breast milk also changes to suit the different needs of your baby as it grows.
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Recipes for you and your baby
Recipes for you and your baby has been produced to help you wean your baby by gradually introducing them to a range of foods until they are eating the same foods as the rest of the family.
For more information and to download a copy of the recipe booklet please follow this link Recipes for you and your baby. |
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Lifestyle, Activity and Food (LAF) Programme
The LAF Programme is an 8-week healthy lifestyle programme for families of children aged between 5 to 15 years and designed to help families eat well, move more and live longer.
To find out more information or contact a member of the LAF team follow this link: LAF
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Swine Flu
Are you pregnant and looking for advice on Swine Flu? If yes, then take a look at the information available from NHS Direct.
If you have concerns that you or a family member might have Swine Flu then please go to:- http://www.nhs.uk/AlertsEmergencies/Pages/Pandemicflualert.aspx This site will help identify the symptoms and guide you on the best course of action to take. Some of the systems include:-
- Headaches
- Chills
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Aching muscles
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Birth to five
Your NHS guide to parenting in the early years
The birth to five NHS guide has 150 pages of NHS-accredited information, videos and interactive tools to help you through the parenting process. The information available provides guidance on topics such as how to soothe a crying baby and how to prepare your child for school. Whether your child is a newborn, a toddler or a pre-schooler, this Birth to five guide is for you. |
Healthy Happy Helpers
This is a fun and interactive way to inform young children of the importance of good dental care, healthy eating and drinking. It helps encourage children to take part in physical exercise and assist parents/cares to carry on the good practice at home. The aim of this project is to establish healthy lifestyles in the early years. This project will be rolled our over the 17 Children's Centres in the next year. If you require further information then please contact Moira Scales, Health Co-ordinator on 0191 553 8800. |
Below are some links and documents you might find useful
Keeping children safe (pdf download)
Because children get into trouble very easily they should be supervised at all times. However there are lots of other things you can do to keep your children safe. Download our child safety document for more information (pdf download). |
Healthy teeth in young children (pdf download)
A healthy mouth is so important to the general health of our children. We need our teeth for 3 reasons: eating, talking and appearance, so it is important to look after children's teeth from the start. |
5-a-day – What’s it all about? (pdf download)
Fruit and vegetables are key to a healthier lifestyle. What's more, they taste great and add variety to any meal… |
5-a-day made easy (pdf download)
Eating a variety of at least five portions of fruit and veg a day is a positive way to be healthier, as it concentrates on what you can eat rather than what you should cut out from your diet!
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NHS Direct website
For information and help in recognising childhood illnesses. www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk |
Eatwell Food Standards website
For information on the appropriate food for toddlers and growing children, with tips for eating well for the whole family. www.eatwell.gov.uk |
Free Chlamydia tests for under 25's
Chlamydia is the most common bacteria sexually transmitted infection. At least one in ten sexually active people under the age of 25 will have chlamydia - and you may not even know you have it because most people do not have any symptoms.
Free tests are available for all under 25's. To find out more go to www.checkyourbits.org |
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