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Barnet’s Age Friendly and Health Champions take a step towards fall prevention with Better Balance
National Fitness Day (18 September) is a fantastic opportunity each year for everyone to get active and improve their health. This year for Barnet’s Health Champions and Age Friendly Champions, it was a chance to learn about GLL’s Healthwise…
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Stoptober: Advice from smokers who quit
Who from Erene, Olivette and Chris – all ex-smokers – who quit smoking with expert support from their local stop smoking services. Visit the Stop Smoking page to get local support and tips…
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Local Healthy Eating Project shortlisted for the RSPH Awards!
Barnet Public Health are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for a Royal Society for Public Health & Wellbeing Award! Our project, SMILE (School Meals Initiative for Learning Healthy Eating), has been nominated in the Healthier…
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Understanding Alcohol Harm: Alcohol Awareness Week 2024 in Barnet
The first week in July (1-7) marked Alcohol Awareness Week 2024 and this year’s theme was ‘Understanding Alcohol Harm’.
Alcohol and our health
Alcohol poses a significant risk to our health and has been…
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Celebrating diabetes week in Barnet
For some people, making healthy behaviour changes to your diet, weight and physical activity can significantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Barnet Public Health lead & support a range of diabetes prevention…
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Barnet's Suicide Prevention Campaign ‘might have helped save as many as 10 lives’
Barnet's Suicide Prevention Campaign ‘might have helped save as many as 10 lives’, finds Middlesex University report
Middlesex University has confirmed that Barnet Council’s Suicide Prevention Campaign, delivered in 2021,…
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A whole school approach to health and wellbeing: celebrating another fantastic year for Barnet’s Healthy Early Years and Healthy Schools London programmes.
On Wednesday 3rd July, Barnet Public Health and Health Education Partnership held the annual Barnet Healthy Early Years and Schools Celebration Event at Hendon Town Hall.
Healthy Early Years and Schools London are award programmes…
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Do you know how to make every contact count?
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an approach to support frontline staff and volunteers to have positive conversations about health and wellbeing with people they meet every day.
Ask, Assess, Advise &…
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Building an Age and Dementia Friendly Barnet Bus Network
Older people and people living with Dementia in Barnet should feel safe and confident to use the bus to support them to maintain their independence and community involvement. However, for many older adults, accessing and navigating public…
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Go Bean! Ben's Pink Hummus
Ben is a Burnt Oak resident and shares his Pink Hummus recipe!
Hummus is chickpeas at it's core but I don't agree with chickpeas. An Israeli cousin told me that many hummus recipes (there hummus is a big deal, as I found out…
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Advice from smokers who quit
Hear from Erene, Olivette and Chris – all ex-smokers – who quit smoking with expert support from their local stop smoking services.
Natasha's recovery journey
Now eighteen months without alcohol, Natasha is 'the happiest I have ever been'.
Chris quit smoking after 42 years - hear his story
Chris quit after 42 years of smoking. Hear what helped motivate him to quit, and how he has stayed smoke free.