HEALTH chiefs in East Sussex are backing a national initiative aimed at encouraging smokers to quit their habit.
Smoking kills around 1,000 people in the county every year, while nationally more people die from the habit than the combined total of preventable deaths caused by obesity, traffic accidents, illegal drugs and HIV infections. Continue reading
WOMEN over 70 are being warned not to ignore signs of breast cancer as part of an awareness campaign backed by East Sussex County Council.
The authority is supporting the Public Health England Be Clear on Cancer campaign in a bid to highlight the importance of early diagnosis among older women. Continue reading
THE toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke are causing serious damage to your body – that is the message to smokers in East Sussex.
The national Smokefree Health Harms campaign, supported by East Sussex County Council’s Public Health team, highlights the increased risk of a heart attack, strokes and dementia among smokers. Continue reading
AN ANNUAL report providing evidence to inform what and how services are delivered to improve health and wellbeing of people in East Sussex has been published.
The 2013 report is the first published by the East Sussex County Council since the Public Health Services transferred to the authority from Primary Care Trusts in April. Continue reading
