The sun is here!
Welcome to your July Health and Wellbeing update. July is ultraviolet (UV) awareness month, so make sure you practice safe sun techniques whilst enjoying the great outdoors! We sure are enjoying the sunshine.
Not sure what to do outside? Why not try one of the Wellbeing Walks! All walks are free and are a great opportunity to meet new people and experience what our District has to offer.
As our Get Active courses and Weight off Workshops are coming to an end, we would like to congratulate everybody who has taken part and say Well Done! We hope the courses have provided you with the tools to continue to stay active, healthy and happy!
Remember, you can always catch up with our Wellbeing Team using our 1:1 advisor service to help keep you on track.
Read on to find out more about next courses starting in September
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Alcohol Awareness Week
This year, the focus is 'raising awareness around alcohol harm'.
Alcohol can, and does, effect our health and wellbeing on a daily basis, from the quality of our sleep, to our relationships, and to our own physical and mental health.
Alcohol Change suggest it never impacts people in isolation. The theme will explore exactly what we mean by ‘alcohol harm’ and challenging the stereotype of alcohol as an ‘individual’s problem’. We want to get the country talking about the role that alcohol plays in our society, and what it means to families, communities, health workers and those in our emergency service.
1 July - 7 July 2024
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Alcohol advice service
Alcohol Awareness Week prompts us to reflect on our relationship with alcohol and reconsider the way we drink.
If you feel you have slipped into an unhealthy drinking pattern or a health professional has suggested you should cut down, Horsham District Wellbeing’s FREE Alcohol Support Service is here to support you. Our trained advisors provide up to eight 1:1 sessions. These sessions can take place face-to-face, over the phone or by video call and are always confidential. Your communication and interaction with our service is not shared with other organisations.
"My habitual drinking at home resulted in me consuming in the region of 50 units a week. I was also extremely tired after any exercise. Lucy helped me identify the triggers and barriers of my behaviour, before we discussed potential strategies to change it. These included substituting alcoholic beer with a non-alcoholic replacement and keeping a drink diary. Just honestly recording my units of daily alcohol consumption was a tangible and simple method that made me realise I had to make changes.
I am extremely grateful to Lucy and other members of the Wellbeing Team for their constructive, confidential, friendly, non-judgemental advice and support. I have no hesitation in recommending the Horsham District Wellbeing Hub to anyone who wants help to adapt and change their alcohol and lifestyle habits."
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Our next Weight Off Workshops will start in September
We are now taking bookings for our popular Weight off Workshops (WOW) in Cowfold, Southwater & Horsham.
Our courses are designed to help support you to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable way. Each week will focus on a different topic relating weight management such as sleep, stress, portion sizes, meal planning and eating out.
There will be the option to have a weekly weigh-in and you will also get a WOW toolbox which includes a food and exercise diary, weight tracker card, recipe and exercise booklets along with a resistance band. Our WOW Plus courses also include a weekly exercise class.
If you're ready to stop the yo-yo dieting, get active and commit to making sustainable changes, please contact us; we think you'll love WOW.
12-week course starting in September
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- Cowfold WOW+ starts 9th September, 13:00-15:00pm
- Southwater WOW+ starts 10th September, 13:00-15:00pm
- Horsham WOW starts 11th September, 18:00-19:30pm
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