Health Links
Links in category: Health
- Bike Week
The UK's annual 'celebration of cycling', first started by cycle campaigners in 1923! - Braveheart
A self help programme for people in Clackmannanshire who are living with heart problems. The groups are led by trained volunteers and cover a range of issues including healthy eating, being active, understanding your diagnosis, medication, smoking, cholesterol and adapting to change. - Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer. - Carers UK
Carers UK is the voice of carers and is the only carer-led organisation working for all carers. - Counselling Directory
A comprehensive database of UK counsellors, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. - Food Standards Agency - Eat Well
Eat well, be well. Helping you make healthier choices. - Food Standards Agency – Nutrition
Details of the FSA's day-to-day work on nutrition, including policy, business and research programme. - Forth Valley SAT
The Forth Valley Substance Abuse Team (SAT) is a multi-agency partnership establish to implement and respond to national strategy on drugs, alcohol and tobacco and volatile substances. - HandsOnScotland
The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. It is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing. - Health and Safety Executive
The HSE's mission is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled. - Health Protection Scotland
Rresponsible for the national surveillance of communicable diseases and environmental health hazards and the provision of expert operational support on infection and environmental health to health boards and local authorities in Scotland. - healthyliving
Here you’ll find out about healthy eating and physical activity, and how small changes can lead to big benefits. - Healthyliving Award
The healthyliving award is the sign of healthier food when eating out in Scotland, whether that be in your workplace canteen, local sandwich shop, café or restaurant. - ISD Scotland
ISD scotland is the information services division for Scotland's national organisation for health statistics and information. - Macmillan Money Matters
Macmillan Cancer Support can provide financial support and advice to those diagnosed with cancer. - Moodjuice
Moodjuice Forth Valley - Self Help Website - MS Society
MS Home Page - NHS Forth Valley
NHS Forth Valley comprises, the NHS Board and two operating divisions: The Primary Care Operating Division and The Acute Operating Division. - NHS Health Scotland
Provide a national focus for improving health and will work with the Scottish Government and other key partners to take action to improve health and reduce inequalities in Scotland. - NHS24.com - where to find reliable health information online
nhs24.com provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland. Learn how to treat common health problems, discover more about medical conditions and their treatments or find details of your nearest GP surgery, pharmacy or dental practice. - Paths to Health
The Paths to Health Project exists to support the development of local Paths to Health Schemes in Scotland to promote walking for health. - Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Information, advice, discussion and support for carers. - Public Health Institute of Scotland – Food Diet and Nutrition
A balanced diet providing sufficient energy but not excess can enhance health and fitness and is an investment in future good health. - Safe and Healthy Working
A new occupational health and safety service for small and medium sized enterprises in Scotland. - SAMH
Scottish Association for Mental Health - Scottish Government Joint Future Unit
The Joint Future Unit is a small team responsible for promoting joint working between local authorities, NHSScotland and other organisations in order to provide better community care services. - Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
The SNBTS's responsibility is to meet the needs of patients whose care may require the use of blood or tissue products or alternatives to these, to save and improve patients' lives in Scotland. - Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO)
Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) provides information and statistics on a range of public health topics for Scotland. - SMHFA
Scottish Mental Health First Aid - The Princess Royal Trust Falkirk & Clackmannan Carers Centre
Help carers by providing information, support, and social activities for carers. Services include: Support Groups; Young Carers Project; Befriending Project; Alloa Carers Office; Information & Advice Service; 18 - 30's Support Group; Parent Support Groups - Tillicoultry Medical Practice
Family medical practice in Tillicoultry. - Well? Mental health and wellbeing in Scotland
Dedicated to communicating the work of the Scottish Executive's National Programme for Improving the Mental Health and Well-Being of Scotland's Population. - West of Scotland Cancer Awareness Project
The aim of the project is to encourage the ‘at risk’ population, living in the West of Scotland to present earlier to the NHS if they have signs and symptoms of mouth or bowel cancer.
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