South West Well-Being: Healthy living in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucester, Dorset, Bristol, Plymouth

Project Locations

Projects in Bristol

Wellspring Community Kitchen

The aim of our project is to increase awareness among local residents about their diet and how to cook simple food from raw ingredients. In line with government initiatives to improve the health of the nation, this project will offer free workshops to local people where they can learn about all aspects of healthy eating.

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Lawrence Weston Health Steps

The Barrowmead Project Ltd delivers a range of services in the area including groups to improve mental wellbeing, a befriending scheme for older people, healthy eating activities and information, Lean and Green gardening group, cycling for families and a programme of heart healthy activity including gentle exercise, yoga, children’s dance classes and a healthy eating group.

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Pathways to Health: Bristol

Our Company was set up to tackle health inequalities, which put simply means to develop services and new ways of helping people in areas like Knowle West to become more healthy, to lengthen their life expectancy and to access the health care services they need. A successful health park will help to bring about the improvement of health in this area, and as anyone who knows me will understand, I am keen advocate for Knowle West, and I think this is a real priority.

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Projects in Cornwall

Pathways to Health: Penwith

West Cornwall Healthy Living Centre’s Pathways to Health & Wellbeing project aims to empower and support individuals from deprived communities and families, people with low level mental ill health and people aged over 50.

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Step by Step

Step by Step aims to take a community centered approach by working with community groups to reduce health inequalities. Our grant will be used to fund two Community Wellbeing Workers who will be appointed to provide one-to-one support for people to empower and encourage participants to make changes in their lifestyles.

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Projects in Devon

Health Maps

The new Health Maps project will instil good health practice by engaging with those who are older and less able, in order to prevent them from falling into ill-health and requiring more serious and costly intervention at a later date.

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New Steps

Through this project we aim to holistically support and help improve mental health, increase physical activity and promote healthier eating. As part of this project our team of friendly, approachable and professional staff offer free lifestyle assessments to people across Teignbridge and Exeter.

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5X30

5x30 Devon Wide increases participation in physical activity for health, wellbeing and positive mental health across northern and western parts of Devon.

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CASP

Activities include cookery sessions for targeted groups accesible by referral from partner agencies. Support with developing mental wellbeing through acquisition of skills and confidence. Promoting increased physical activity through links with sporting activities and grow to eat activities.

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Projects in Dorset

Activate your life

Our project will help people to take the first steps to lifestyle change in a focused sustainable way. The programme of Family Weight Management and Lifestyle Mentoring targets 2000 people living in the most deprived communities of Dorset and Bournemouth and will work with people who would benefit from a lifestyle change.

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Projects in Gloucester

Be Healthy, Be Happy

We will encourage integration of cultural diversity within the communities through consultation with ethnic and religious groups. Where? The project operates in the following locations: Gloucester City Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Stroud District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Forest of Dean District Council.

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Projects in Plymouth

Health Matters in Plymouth

Plymouth Health Matters is a programme that will support a variety of innovative projects and activities which will enable a broad spectrum of people of all ages, genders and backgrounds to access well being organisations and activities. Working in partnership with a range of organisations we will provide cooking clubs, healthy tuck shops, a food co-op, community gym, walking groups, family counselling, lifestyle assessment, befriending and advocacy.

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Projects in Somerset

Well Bean Project

In September 2007 the Centre development included a Children’s Centre, supporting child and family health and bringing a new vitality to the building with a full day care nursery and a steady stream of parents and children accessing services and activities.

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Mental Health for All

This project seeks to increase the range of early interventions for people who are experiencing such issues as depression, anxiety and low mood. At the same time it is hoped that the project will also work to develop a greater understanding and acceptance of mental health issues in the community.

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