Links
BBC Health Website
The BBC Health Website is an excellent source of information on a range of health issues and also on specific health conditions.
Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations
For further information on BAVO's health and other activities, see their website.
Bridgend Local Health Board
For information about local health services and gthe health needs of the population of Bridgend County Borough, see the Bridgend Local Health Board's website.
Bridgend’s Family Information Service
Change4Life
The Welsh Assembly Government has recently launched Change4Life, which aims to help families eat well, move more and live longer.
Children and Young People
Bridgend Children and Young people’s Partnership does allot of work in relation to the health of children and young people. Further information can be obtained from:
Communities First
Communities first play an impportant role in the Bridgend County Borough Council area helping communities tackle the determinants of health. For further information contact their website.
Counselling Directory
The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders (types of distress section) and provides some useful statistics. Every counsellor on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body online with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism.
Drink Wise Wales
Drink Wise Wales is a new easy to use bilingual website giving information on sensible drinking. The site allows people to calculate how much they are drinking, and learn about how alcohol affects the body. There's also information on the number of calories in popular alcoholic drinks, and a game demonstrating how alcohol can slow reactions. The site can be accessed via www.drinkwisewales.org.uk and www.yfeddoethcymru.org.uk
Evidence and Health
See a link below to the new website from the National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness
It will be of use for anyone working in health, healthcare and social care wishing to develop evidence based practice..