27 August 2024
 Join Healthy Hounslow for Know Your Numbers Week, the UK’s largest blood pressure testing and awareness event, from 2-8 September 2024.
Healthy Hounslow is supporting this campaign by setting up Pressure Stations across the borough. They’re inviting everyone to participate and get their blood pressure checked for free at the following locations:
- Monday, 2 September
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: Isleworth Leisure Centre
- Wednesday, 4 September
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Bell Square, Hounslow High Street, Hounslow, TW3 3HH
- Friday, 6 September
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: West Middlesex Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth TW7 6AF
- Saturday, 7 September
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Feltham Assembly Hall, Hounslow Road, Hounslow TW14 9DN
The session on Monday, 2 September is with the adult social care pop-up info shop. The usual adult social care experts will be joined by colleagues from Falls Prevention and Healthy Hounslow to ensure you can get advice and support on a range of topics.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or something that makes you feel severely unsafe, distressed, or worried, you can now contact your local crisis service by calling NHS 111 and selecting the mental health option.
The phone will be answered by a trained mental health professional who can offer advice over the phone or put you in contact with local crisis services.
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 If you're child is starting school in September, make sure they're up to date on all their vaccines to give them a good and healthy start to their school life.
Vaccinations for preventable illnesses, like measles and whooping cough, are free as part of the NHS childhood vaccination schedule. If you think your child has missed out on any vaccine doses, you can contact your GP practice to check and make any necessary catch-up appointments.
 Congratulations to Paul from Feltham, who is this month's BetterPoints Move More Hero. Paul found out about the BetterPoints app via a friend in November 2022. Back then he only went out walking or cycling once a week and for less than 30 minutes at time.
Fast forward two years and Paul is active six days a week and feeling the benefits. He says using the BetterPoints app has "really helped me to get outdoors."
He continued: "What I like about the activity recording is to see how far I've been, and then I try to extend it each time. Since using the app and getting more active I’ve improved my leg strength and endurance. I feel fitter and have lost 8kgs in weight."
If you want to join people like Paul, who are getting fitter and earning shopping vouchers at the same time, simply download the free BetterPoints app today and get started.
 Join a free 12-week course to experience new ways to exercise and learn about how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Brentford FC Community Sports Trust's Health and Wellbeing: Healthy Lifestyle Course, which is part of the On Your Side project, begins on Thursday, 5 September. Each week, participants will have the chance to try a new physical activity, with the goal of building long-term healthy habits by the end of the course.
Course Details:
- Participants: Adults 18+
- Start Date: Thursday, 5 September 2024
- Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Brentford FC Community Stadium Hub, TW8 0SB
If you have any questions, feel free to email Ollie from the Sports Trust.
From 1 September, pregnant women will be offered the RSV vaccine to protect them and their baby against lung infections that can develop into bronchitis.
The vaccine should be offered around the time of the 28-week antenatal appointment. If you haven’t heard by this stage, contact your maternity service or GP practice to make an appointment for your vaccination.
Having the vaccine in week 28 helps mothers-to-be build antibodies to pass on to their baby before birth.
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Age UK Hounslow is hosting a comprehensive Advice and Information Fair on Friday, 13 September from 11am to 3pm. It will be at Age UK Hounslow, Southville Community Centre, Southville Road, Feltham TW14 8AP.
Open to all, it aims to connect local residents with essential services, activities, and support networks designed to help people live well in their later years.
It's great for people looking for information, seeking to offer support, or wanting to learn more about local resources.
For more information and updates on the event details, please contact Bethan at Age UK.
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Come down to the adult social care info shop at Isleworth Leisure Centre
 Hounslow's Health Outreach Team (HOT) will be at Tesco Osterley, Isleworth, TW7 5NZ on Wednesday, 28 August from 10am to 4pm.
You can also visit the team at their permanent home at the Treaty Centre, Unit 18, High Street, Hounslow, TW3 1ES.
Opening hours are 10am - 6pm from Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.
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