Laura Able
Health Development Officer
Tel: 01422 431 095
Mob: 07929 103032
Email: laura@calderdalecommunityforum.co.uk
Laura's area of focus is health inequalities. She works with the voluntary and community sector to help represent their views in Calderdale.
Since September the Health Developmet Project (HDP) has supported the Voluntary & Community Sector's (VCS) involvement and delivery in priority health areas, which are part of the Calderdale Local Area Agreement (LAA). These five areas are:
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Weight Management - As a result of the growing concern about the number of people who are clinically obese, ie. have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or over, this project has been set up to train people working in the VCS to be Weight Managment Course Leaders so they can then run courses with people who use their service.
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Alcohol Brief Interventions - Volunteers and/or staff from VCS groups can be trained to carry out alcohol screening questionnaires and, when neccessary, brief interventions such as getting people people to keep a 'drink diary'.
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Promotion of breastfeeding - If you are interested in promoting breastfeeding in Calderdale, particularly in North Halifax, please get in contact with Laura Able whose details are above.
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Increasing adult participation in sport
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