Health

Making a Change4Life doesn't need to be difficult. With a little help, it can be really rewarding and fun! Here are some suggestions for small, easy steps you can make to help put you and your family happily on your way.

Need To Know

Lots of information and advice on this website from health and keeping fit to time out, money, work and careers. Lots of help and advice on things you need to know.

Do a teen life check and see if you are leading a healthy lifestyle. This is not a test! There are no right or wrong answers. No-one will see your answers, as they are private - so be honest. Remember to print out anything you want to keep as the website will not save your answers.

Lots of information and guidance on sexual health adolescence and teenage development.

Play it safe

NHS Website aimed at developing a responsible approach to sexual health. There are opportunities to find out what you know by taking quizes and lots of information on STi's and infections and how to avoid them.

NHS website where you can check out any health related problem. Lots of useful facts about general health and who to contact if you are worried about anything related to your health. Remember that all medical enquiries to the NHS are private and confidential, so you don't need to worry about other people finding out about your condition.

Up to date information and advice on drugs, their effects, description, legal information and risks. Lots of information for family members or friends worried about the effects of drugs on someone they know.

Find out about all of the free NHS services available to support you  or a member of your family to stop smoking.

A very useful site for people with Asthma or friends or relatives that want to support someone with Asthma. Find out what it is and how to help someone through an asthma attack.

Healthy Schools is a joint initiative between the Department of Health (DH) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) - which promotes a whole school, whole child approach to health and well-being.

beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. Eating disorders are a serious mental illness affecting 1.6 million people in the UK. beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder.

Young minds is the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional well being and mental health of children and young people and empowering their parents and carers.