Sector 3 are one of several partners in"Health Stop", a new unit in the Metro Centre, where shoppers can drop in and get advice and information on all sorts of health issues.

Sector 3 will be talking to people about Brief Intervention for Smoking on Saturday 8th May between 10am and 1pm.  If you are at the Metro, why not drop in and see what's going on - or even better, get some info for someone who's thinking of quitting smoking.  Help is here! 

Is your hubby a couch potatoe? Get him signed up now for a new weight management course at the Lyndhurst Centre, Wednesdays 6-8pm. Enrol now!

Join National Wear Red Day on Friday 26 Feb or choose your own event - anything goes as long as it's red! For further information go to the British Heart Foundation's link below. There is also a free fundraising kit that has lots of posters, stickers, games, ideas and a little collection box. Send them your details below and they will send out your kit straight away.

If you are interested in supporting health campaigns during 2010, please complete the Health Campaign Form, and return to the Public Health Improvement Information Team based at Clarendon.

Follow the link below to download results from a study which looked at how Stop Smoking Services are being accessed in Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland. Are the groups of people who are most likely to smoke using the Stop Smoking Service?
As a result of this, is the service contributing to reducing health inequalities?

NB These are large files that may take some time to download

AreStopSmokingServicesBeingAccessedFairlyInGateshead2009.pdf (pdf, 17MB)

AreStopSmokingServicesBeingAccessedFairlyInSouthTyneside2009.pdf (pdf, 15MB)

AreStopSmokingServicesBeingAccessedFairlyInSunderland2009.pdf (pdf, 16MB)

The May 2009 newsletter is now available on the NHS Evidence national library for public health website

Archived newsletters are now at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth/page.aspx?pagename=NEWSLETTER

Annual Evidence Update on Cardiac Rehabilitation (Cardiovascular Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cvd

This is the second Annual Evidence Update on cardiac rehabilitation produced by the Cardiovascular Specialist Library with the results of new systematic reviews and other relevant information published since the first Annual Evidence Update in June 2008. There is also a "what's new" analysis discussing new evidence and its implications for clinical practice.

The April 2009 newsletter is now available on the NLH Public Health Specialist Library website or you can download it here.

Archived newsletters are now at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/PUBLICHEALTH/ViewResource.aspx?resID=313467

Follow the link below to download a list of Gateshead Community Stop Smoking Drop-in sessions.

Gateshead Community Drop-in Clinics

Heart Health Month - February 2009

(Focusing on Cardiovascular Disease)

Health for Life Poster.pdf
Our message for this campaign is that even small changes to your lifestyle can make a big difference. Becoming more active, eating healthier, keep a check on your waist measurement, drinking alcohol sensibly, stop smoking and having a health check can all help to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Copies of the health for life - cardiovascular poster and the BHF - Keep Your Heart Healthy Booklets are available in reasonably large quantities from the Public Health Improvement Team. The team are currently mailing out hundreds of packs to those individuals and organizations who have expressed an interest in the Campaign.

Contact the Team on:

283 1124 / 283 1125 / 283 1126

Or email healthinfo@sotw.nhs.uk