International Festival of Public Health

Helping Yourself to Health - Have we become too reliant on our GPs and expect a pill for every ill?

It is estimated that it costs the NHS £2 billion every year for treatment of minor ailments within primary care.

This workshop will showcase the work of the Helping Yourself to Health course, developed by Bury Public Health. The course, which has been rolled out though health trainers, exercise referral services, childrens centres, youth mental health projects, etc. aims to give people

This workshop will showcase the HY to H course which has been developed by Bury Public Health Department and rolled out through local trainers. These include Health Trainers exercise referral staff, children’s' centres, youth mental health projects etc. The course aims to improve an individual’s ability to self care by giving them a better understanding of the process of behaviour change, helps them to improve their confidence and self esteem and basic information about recognising and managing stress. These provide the building blocks for increasing the likelihood of successful lifestyle change e.g improving diet, quitting smoking etc.

The workshop will be run by Cath Coward and Joanne Smith, Health Improvement Officers in Bury, and will include a practical session from the course.