Local Offer: a healthy lifestyle
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Below we've listed links to further advice and services that can help you have a healthy lifestyle and look after yourself.
Nutrition and exercise
- Leisure activities - you can find activities on the directory by using the filters available
- NHS Better Health 'healthier families' has lots of advice on ways to eat well and move more
- NHS eat well has advice on balanced diets, food standards and labels, 5 a day and other useful food information
- Beat Eating disorders provide help and advice around Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, binge eating disorder and related eating disorders
For mental health support services, see the Public Health Team's mental health and wellbeing pages.
Speech and language
- Berkshire NHS Trust provide Speech and Language Therapy - see their website to find out how to access this service
- AFASIC England works to support children and their parents, enabling them to overcome their speech and language difficulties
- Speech and Language UK have information and support for parents, including a progress checker and an enquiry service
Sexual health
- NHS sexual health gives information and advice on sexual health matters, HIV, contraception and local services
- Berkshire Healthcare: Sexual Health Service
Mothers, babies and young children
- The Breastfeeding Network offer independent advice and support on breastfeeding
- The Lullaby Trust is one of the UK's leading baby charities working to prevent infant deaths and promote baby health
- The Healthy Start scheme provides free vouchers for milk, fresh fruit and vegetables and infant formula milk
Heart health
- Children's Heart Foundation provides help and support to families of children with a congenital heart defect (CHD)