PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to become a ‘Dementia Friend’ to help make a difference to people with the condition.
Around 800,000 people in the UK are living with dementia – 10,000 of them in East Sussex – and that figure is set to more than double by the middle of this century. Continue reading
SCHOOLS in East Sussex will benefit from almost £2 million funding to tackle the ‘ticking time-bomb’ of childhood obesity.
A total of 178 county schools and colleges have taken advantage of the offer of a £10,000 health improvement grant from East Sussex County Council’s public health department. Continue reading
EFFORTS to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on roads across East Sussex have been given a £1million boost.
East Sussex County Council has decided to use one-off funding from the public health grant for a campaign to inspire behaviour change among road users. Continue reading
DISEASES caused by modern day life can be avoided with simple lifestyle changes – that is the message from health bosses at East Sussex County Council.
The county council’s public health team are backing Public Health England’s ‘One You’ campaign aimed at helping adults avoid future diseases caused by everyday habits and behaviours such as eating too much unhealthy food, drinking more than is recommended, continuing to smoke and not being active enough. Continue reading
