The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Heading into 2016 with health goals at the ready
As a health promoting health service, NHS Lanarkshire aims to encourage everyone to make positive health choices. Find out how NHS Lanarkshire can support your healthy choice in 2016 through initiatives like Healthy Working Lives.
A poll in January 2015 found that the top five resolutions people made at the start of last year were:
1. get fitter and healthier
2. drink less alcohol
3. lose weight
4. get out of
debt
5. stop smoking.
Chances are the resolutions people make for 2016 will be broadly similar.
Given that Lanarkshire has alcohol and smoking rates higher than the Scottish average, the country is faced with an obesity epidemic and personal debt is growing during tough economic times, they remain good choices.
Health improvement manager Gabe Docherty, explained: “The fact that people continue to make these sorts of resolutions is encouraging as it shows they’re well aware of the health benefits that come from altering or modifying your lifestyle. “Most, if not all of us, could probably benefit from tackling at least one of these five and ask ourselves, ‘is this something I should embrace?’.”
Why not consider one of these options. As a health promoting organisation, NHS Lanarkshire can also help.
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