Useful links
1 Big Database
A comprehensive directory of services of community and voluntary organisations, clubs and groups for children and young people, parents, carers and professionals in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. See the section ‘Health Body and Mind’.
5 A DAY
A campaign to encourage people to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption by eating a variety of at least 5 different portions a day.
Active Places
A search engine for leisure and sports facilities across England.
Bristol Healthy Schools Programme
Supporting Bristol schools in achieving National Healthy Schools Status.
British Nutrition Foundation
Healthy eating information, resources for schools, news items and recipes.
Child Growth Foundation
A leading UK charity providing support to people who suffer from growth disorders.
Children First for Health
General health information website for families and children provided by the UK's leading medical experts and paediatricians. The site includes health news, features, fact sheets, advice on health matters and hospital life plus young people's own views and stories.
Eat Well, Be Well
A project set up by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to promote healthy eating habits.
Food for Life
A network of schools and communities across England aimed at transforming food culture by revolutionising school meals, reconnecting young people with farms and inspiring families to cook and grow food.
Let's get Cooking
Lets Get Cooking is a 5-year programme designed to set up a network of 5,000 cooking clubs across England.
National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)
The NCMP is an annual programme that weighs and measures children in Reception year (aged 4-5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10-11 years) to assess overweight and obese levels.
NHS Choices
Helpful tips and advice on keeping your family healthy.
NHS Choices – Live Well
Information on healthy weight and general health in children. This website offers a range of interactive tools such as a video of cooking a healthy pizza and a bmi calculator for adults.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
Real Baby Milk
Real Baby Milk is a not-for-profit company that works in partnership with other organisations to ensure that breastfeeding messages are being promoted well and in the right way.
Top Tips for Top Kids
Advice for parents on how to help children achieve and maintain a healthy weight from Change4Life.
Top Tips for Top Mums
Encouraging families to share tips and ideas on how to get your children to eat a healthy diet.
Walk It
The urban walking route planner created by a small company looking to encourage more people to walk or cycle to their locations.
Why your Child's Weight Matters
The Government has developed a booklet for parents, Why your childs weight matters, which includes information on the National Child Measurement Programme, why maintaining a healthy weight is important, and the steps that parents can take to help their family develop a healthy lifestyle.
Youthhealthtalk
Collection of interviews with young people about their experiences of health or illness. Watch videos, listen to audio or read interviews about how other young people feel and what really matters to them, as well as reliable information, Q&As and links to other useful websites and support groups.