Events are taking place across Calderdale as part of a Breastfeeding Awareness Week, aimed at supporting anyone who is pregnant, as well as partners and other interested family members or friends. Calderdale Council’s Public Health Team, Locala Community Partnerships’ Health Visitors, Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT) Maternity Infant Feeding Team and volunteer Breastfeeding Peer… read more … about Support for local families as part of Breastfeeding Awareness Week>>
Over £4million of funding could support work to make homes in Calderdale warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will consider plans for the use of grant funding of £4.14million following a successful application to the government’s Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 scheme. Subject to approvals, the funding will be used to deliver… read more … about Supporting healthy homes which are cheaper to heat>>
As part of HIV Testing Week (6-12 February), Calderdale Council’s Director for Public Health, Deborah Harkins has taken a test, in support of the local ‘I’ve tested for HIV, have you?’ campaign. One in 20 people living with HIV are unaware they have it. People can live with HIV for a long time without any… read more … about Supporting HIV Testing Week>>
Young people in Calderdale have been enjoying exciting activities, all including a free, nutritious hot meal, as part of the Healthy Holidays Calderdale programme. Funded by the Department for Education’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme, Calderdale Council works with local providers to put together a programme of events for school children aged between 5 and… read more … about Supporting a Healthy Holiday season>>
A Calderdale school has been recognised for the health and wellbeing support it offers its young people, as one of the first to take part in the new Calderdale programme. Todmorden C of E Junior, Infant & Nursery School has been taking part in a new pilot project as an ‘early adopter’ of the new… read more … about Awards programme supports Healthy Schools>>
Parents and carers in Calderdale are being encouraged to learn the symptoms of Strep A so they know what to look out for if their child begins to feel poorly. Cases of Group A streptococcus (GAS), sometimes known as Strep A or scarlet fever, occur every year, although it’s more common to see them in… read more … about Know the signs of Strep A>>
Council-owned tennis courts across Calderdale could soon benefit from improvements, with funding available from the national Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). At the meeting of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 12 December, members will discuss plans to utilise funding of over £165,000 from the LTA to make significant improvements to tennis courts across the borough. Calderdale… read more … about Serving up improvements for Calderdale’s tennis courts>>
Residents in Calderdale will soon receive important advice to support them to stay warm, safe and well throughout this winter. The latest version of the Winter Wise guide will soon arrive on the doorsteps of all households in Calderdale. The guide has been created by Calderdale Council in partnership with the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care… read more … about Showing kindness and staying Winter Wise>>
People who keep birds and poultry must keep them indoors to limit the spread of avian influenza. Commonly known as bird flu, avian influenza is a disease which is currently affecting the health of birds across the UK. Over the last year, there have been more than 200 confirmed cases, making this the largest outbreak… read more … about Keep birds indoors to prevent the spread of disease>>
