How about an alcohol-free break and a total reset for the body and mind with Alcohol Change UK?

Sleep better and have more energy, improve your mental health and concentration, look fabulous and get brighter skin, save money and feel an amazing sense of achievement. It’s about you taking a break, living better, feeling better, and getting your new year off to a great start.

For advice and support available in Hertfordshire visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/alcohol

Whether you’ve already made one, 101 or not yet started on your New Year’s resolutions, we’ve got one that’ll tick a lot of boxes. If you work in Hertfordshire and want your workplace to make healthier changes, please let your employer know about Hertfordshire County Council’s free healthy workplace programme. Kickstart 2023 by volunteering to be a Health Champion and lead the way. We’ll provide you with all the support and training you need – for free!

Find out more at www.hertshealthyworkplace.org.uk

With one in every district, Healthy Hubs Hertfordshire are your free one-stop shop for health and wellbeing information, advice and support. Whether you’d like to quit smoking, get money advice or simply try a new activity to get out and about more, your local healthy hub can help you every step of the way. Find yours today!

www.healthyhubs.org.uk

Find out what you need to know about Group A streptococcus (GAS) and scarlet fever, including what the symptoms are, what to do if you’re worried and how to prevent the spread of GAS bacteria.

COVID-19 and flu jabs are still available. Make sure you’re protected by booking online at nhs.uk, by calling 119 or visiting one of the walk-in clinics.  See: hertsandwestessexics.org.uk/covid-vaccinations-near-you

The recent launch of our new, quarterly, Baby Fair events were a great success. The latest event took place on Friday 2 December at Marlborough Road Methodist Church, with over 72 families coming along. As well as play activities for families with babies and plenty of refreshments, there was chance to meet other new parents and stalls from Hertfordshire libraries, St Albans District Healthy Hub, St Albans Council Recycling Schemes, NHS screening and immunisations team and St Albans Health Visiting team.

Here’s some of the feedback that we received from the families who came.

• “Wonderful gathering, well organised. Enjoyed meeting with other Mums. Stalls were informative. Lovely cupcakes.”
• “Fun event with lots of informative information. Great opportunity to meet other mums. Thanks”
• “Lovely afternoon, friendly hosts, nice to have a clothes swap plus cakes.”

For information on when and where our Baby Fairs are running across Hertfordshire, please see here.

For all of our sessions, courses and workshops, all of which are free for Hertfordshire residents*, please see our website www.hertsfamilycentres.org or ring our friendly team on 0300 123 7572.

*Please note that there is a small cost for our First Aid courses