Category: Health

2320 Health posts found.

New guided walks programme for country parks from September 2015

30/07/2015

A new programme of guided walks at Shropshire Council’s country parks from September 2015 until December 2015 has been announced. The September…

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Shropshire’s public health team and Young Health Champions join up to design new GP leaflet for young people

28/07/2015

Public health team and Shropshire’s Young Health Champions produce a young people-friendly leaflet about what to expect when visiting any local GP practice.

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Low awareness of non-lump breast cancer symptoms putting West Midlands over 70s’ health at risk

22/07/2015

News from our partners Public Health England Latest Be Clear on Cancer in the West Midlands campaign urges women over 70 to…

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Innovative HeatSavers scheme to be presented at national conference

13/07/2015

The highly-exciting HeatSavers scheme, that was led by Shropshire Council and saw adult services and public health work with Age UK and Marches Energy Agency,…

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Rod to reach for new heights in aid of nursing trust

06/07/2015

Shropshire Council’s director of public health Rod Thomson will be joining a team of intrepid volunteers to climb Mount Edith Cavell in…

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Kids – get your shake on with Disney this summer

06/07/2015

Children aged 5 to 11 are being invited to shake it up with their favourite Disney characters as part of a new…

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Shropshire Council reflects on the Care Act in Shropshire – three months on

03/07/2015

It has now been three months since the country saw the biggest change to English adult social care law in over 60…

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New study shows that physically active children are happier and more confident

02/07/2015

News from our partners Public Health England Change4Life and Disney have today (Thursday 2 July 2015) announced the launch of this year’s 10…

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Dehydration and sunburn the big dangers as temperatures forecast to top 30 degrees

30/06/2015

People are being urged to look after each other in the hot weather, with temperatures forecast to possibly exceed 30 degrees centigrade this week.

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Kids get running shoes on and get involved in Race for Life

25/06/2015

Young people took part in the annual Children’s and Young People’s Race for Life event recently, to help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

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