Buckinghamshire Council supporting residents looking to improve health

They are joining with Live Well Stay Well to promote better health for 2021

Author: Scarlett Bawden-GaulPublished 2nd Feb 2021

Buckinghamshire Council are partnering with Live Well Stay Well to promote healthier life choices.

According to Buckinghamshire Council 7 out of 10 adults are looking to improve their health this year, and they council say they want to support these efforts.

Since the pandemic began, a third of people reported snacking on unhealthy food and drinks at least once a day (35%), almost a third (29%) of smokers agreed they smoked more since the second national lockdown and 23% of drinkers claimed that their alcohol intake has increased.

Buckinghamshire Council and Live Well Stay Well are supporting the national Better Health: Let's Do This .

Live Well Stay Well is a free service that has already helped thousands of people in Buckinghamshire.

It has tailored advice online and by phone to help people lose weight, get active, stop smoking, manage your drinking or help improve your mental health.

Gareth Williams, Cabinet Member for Communities & Public Health said:

"The past year has been immensely challenging and being stuck at home much more this year, understandably, has seen some unhealthy habits creeping up on us all. Now is a great time to make a New Year's Resolution stick, and there are a range of local, free tools and one to one support available to help you achieve your goals in 2021."

"Live Well Stay Well really can help you to make those changes we all want to make actually stick, as well as provide step by step help to make sure you stay on track."

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