Healthy living

Look after your health and have a healthy lifestyle. Eat fresh fruit and vegetables and exercise regularly.

You can get information about Healthy Living at http://www.takelifeon.co.uk/ (new window)

Funded by the Health Improvement Fund, 'Eating for Health' is focused on children and young people, and tackling health inequalities.

The West Lothian food and health steering group works together with a number of organisations to introduce programmes which aim to improve the diet of the population of West Lothian.

Programmes to improve healthy living:

• The development and implementation of a local breastfeeding strategy
• Healthy weaning programmes
• A breakfast club programme in 24 schools

• A 'get cooking' programme
• Support for, and the development of, a Food Co-op Network
• Support for the implementation of 'Improve access to fruit and vegetables'.
• A small grant scheme for the community 'Hungry for Success' in schools.
• Voluntary groups and training and resources for staff.

Contact details: Food and Health Development Officer, Health Improvement Team, Strathbrock Partnership Centre, 189a West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LH.

Email: hit@westlothian.gov.uk Telephone: 01506 771848, Or for the get cooking scheme visit: www.getcooking.org (new window)

 Healthy living