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Bridgend Love 2walk Challenge 2011

Results

We are very pleased to announce the overall results for Love2walk. This is a combined result for the January and February Starts. Over 200 million steps were taken.

Team Results

The table (click below) contains the individual results for all the Teams. Special mention must be made to the Arachnids, Diana’s Dawdlers, Proclaimers, February walking Wounded, and Movers and Groovers who all scored over 99 ranking points, which involved both achieving a large number of steps , but also throughout the challenge consistently increasing the number of steps.

Individual Results

The table (clicks below) contains the individual results for the top 25 individuals. Special mention must be made to David Baraclough, Ian David, Terri Davies, Wayne Morris and Helen Rees who all scored over 440 ranking points, which involved both achieving a large number of steps , but also throughout the challenge consistently increasing the number of steps.

In order to mark the achievement of individuals who walked the most steps, and those who increased their steps during the challenge we have produced the final league table containing both elements. As there were 248 individuals involved the person with the most steps was given 248 ranking points, and the person with least steps 1 ranking point. The % improvement was based on using the steps achieved in the first week as a way of estimating the number of steps that would be taken during the whole 12 weeks. This was called the projected runs, and if the actual steps achieved was greater than the estimate this would be an improvement. The person with the greatest improvement had 248 ranking points, and the person that had the lowest improvement had 1 ranking point. The ranking scores for both elements were then added together.

Congratulations to you all.

The Love2walk Results are out click below for details.

The new ABM-wide GP Out-of-Hours Service being launched in July will have a single new telephone number covering Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

The new number, 0330 123 9180, is a local charge rate number for landlines and mobile phones. It comes into effect from 6.30pm on Monday, 4^th July.

Patients and the public are asked to make a note of the number for future reference. In addition, their local GP surgeries will have the number on an Out of Hours voicemail message in the same way as for current arrangements.

The Arts can make a very positive substantial difference to health, and can also help recovery. Click below for information.

Forod etails of love2walk activities during the summer click below.

For information on becoming a love2walk leader, click below.

The pathway for the self management is a 2 day workshop, where people learn the basics of self management i.e., goal setting, action planning and problem solving. The course also helps promote self confidence and self esteem. The course is facilitated by people who have had mental health problems/diagnosis and are good self managers.

ASH WALES HOST EVENT TO EXPLORE USE OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO

Public health charity ASH Wales will be hosting an event which will explore the issues around alternative forms of tobacco use widely used by ethnic minority communities in Wales.

The event is being organised as part of the Wales Tobacco or Health Network’s annual symposium which is taking place in Swansea on 9^th June and will discuss niche tobacco products (such as snuff and chewing tobacco) which are integral to the social lives of some ethnic minority families.

Speakers from Queen Mary University of London, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Solutions for Health, and the Swansea Ethnic Youth Support Team will focus on the specific health risks and legal concerns of smokeless tobacco products. Confusion and misinformation surrounds niche tobacco products, all of which are addictive and harmful to users’ health.

Attendees will also be invited to share their views about the No Smoking Day campaign in Wales at an open consultation.

A full programme and booking details can be found at: http://www.ashwales.org.uk/ash-wales-events/i/11/desc/wales-tobacco-or-health-network-symposium-alternate-forms-of-tobacco-use/

The results for the January and February start will be realeased within next 24 hours. We are sorry for the delay.

The event forms part of a full day’s programme of activities which is being designed to celebrate World Mental health Day. The focus of World Mental Health Day is to raise public awareness about mental health issues. It also aims to promote more open discussion of mental health, and investments in prevention and treatment services and crucially to actively promote the opportunity to share best practice and celebrate what has been achieved to better the lives of Service Users and Carers within Mental Health.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is an internationally recognised, award-winning two-day course, which is the most widely used and researched suicide intervention skills training in the world. Courses are being held in bridgend and surrounding Boroughs It is suitable for everyone whether they work in specialist services, in front-line services or are concerned members of the community. This 2 day course is the most widely used suicide intervention training in the world. The training focuses on how to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help. The practical training enables participants to recognise someone who is suicidal and gives them the skills and confidence to intervene and deal with follow on emotional legacy.