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BHF Hollingworth Lake Hearty Walk

Take part in a sponsored walk with Dr Chris Steele MBE from This Morning, as well as super slimmer Charlie Walduck.

More... 18/08/2010

Thousands feel good at festival

Over 10,000 people packed Rochdale town centre this weekend to enjoy a packed programme of music, food and family entertainment in the sunshine during the most successful ever Feel Good Festival, as sponsored by 'Do you feel good?'

More... 16/08/2010

Feel Good Fesitval 13th to 14th August

This Friday and Saturday, Rochdale town centre will be coming alive with musicians, star chefs and artists. This year’s event, which will include the biggest line up of free entertainment ever seen at the festival, will also be buzzing with unusual and imaginative street theatre.

More... 11/08/2010

New campaign aims to 'get some answers' on illegal tobacco in Rochdale

Rochdale mums who are worried about the impact illegal tobacco is having on their communities have inspired a new crack down which hopes to ‘Get Some Answers’ about how it ends up in the hands of children and young people in their area.

More... 23/06/2010

Get Match Fit for the World Cup

Football fans across the country can find out if they are match fit from today with the launch of a new NHS World Cup fitness tool.

More... 09/06/2010

Rochdale Feel Good Festival

Friday 13 - Saturday 14 August, Rochdale town centre Live music, good food, great times

More... 25/05/2010

BHF launches North West's first Hearty Lives programme in the Rochdale borough

A new joint project to help fight heart disease has been launched by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (NHS HMR).

More... 12/04/2010

Kick habit on national No Smoking Day

Smokers are being encouraged to try and kick their habit on national No Smoking Day, which takes place on Wednesday on 10th March.

More... 08/03/2010

NHS Health Check

Helping you prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease.

More... 08/03/2010

New campaign to help adults lose their spare tyres

Change4Life isn’t just about getting kids healthy - ‘Change4Life just for me’ has been launched with 45 to 65 year olds in mind.

More... 18/02/2010

Be salt aware- salt awareness week

NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and the Healthy Communities Collaborative are reminding people about how too much salt can damage your health, as part of National Salt Awareness Week this week.

More... 01/02/2010

Help for a healthy start

Leading a healthier lifestyle is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions yet most people have gone back to their old ways by the time February comes, but local health officials are working together to make getting healthy easier.

More... 08/01/2010

Quit Kit to help smokers stop

The NHS has launched a new free ‘Quit Kit’ to help smokers to kick the habit in the New Year, for good.

More... 08/01/2010

Free NHS quit smoking kits from Greater Manchester Asdas

More... 23/12/2009

Dont spoil the Christmas spirit

Staff parties, nights out, family gatherings and cosy evenings in; the festive period is full of celebrations where you can enjoy a drink or two. These occasions can be really fun and enjoyable but it is important to monitor how much you drink so you don’t end up overdoing it and put yourself and your health at risk, warn health officials from NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.

More... 22/12/2009

Think safe, Drink safe in the borough

Rochdale Borough Council, Police and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale will be promoting safe and responsible drinking so that revellers in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale can enjoy a merry (not a mullered) Christmas this year as part of their Think safe, Drink safe campaign.

More... 15/12/2009

Schools urged to ditch unhealthy rewards

NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is working on a new scheme to help schools replace unhealthy treats with more healthy rewards.

More... 11/11/2009

Think Safe, Drink Safe

People in Rochdale are being urged to ‘rethink your drink’.

More... 27/10/2009

New borough team to help battle the bulge

A new healthy weight team has been established to help overweight and obese people get back into shape. Working for NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust, the team of dietitians and dietetic assistants will raise awareness of the benefits of moving towards and maintaining a healthier weight and support people in the process. They can be found in clinics, communities and workplaces and work with children and families and adults, in one-to-one and group settings.

More... 12/05/2009

Stop-smoking hypnotherapy available in Heywood

Smokers in Heywood will be able to kick the habit by having hypnotherapy sessions, as part of a pilot scheme funded by NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (NHSHMR), and New Heart for Heywood. Elizabeth Riches is a local qualified hypnotherapist who will provide the service. From March, the programme will run on Mondays and Tuesdays, based at the Woodlands Centre on Regent Street and Derby Street Children’s Centre. Patients will be referred on to it through the local stop smoking service, TASK (Think, Act, Stop, Kick).

More... 18/03/2009