The Health Challenge Wales Tool Kit is a compendium of interventions that aim to promote health and tackle health inequalities.
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Initiatives
- Reducing Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Builds on existing knowledge and activity to reduce ETS in the tourist industry
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Smoking
- Pilot Authority: City & County of Swansea
- Contact officer: Lynette Pothecary Tel : 01792 635600
- Healthy Snacks
Promotes healthy snacks and drinks in pre-schools and nurseries
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Obesity
- Pilot Authority: Caerphilly CBC
- Contact officer: Gayle Davis Tel: 01495 235401
- Breast Feeding Register
Encourages breastfeeding by promoting breastfeeding friendly premises
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Obesity
- Pilot Authority: Conwy CBC
- Contact officer: Eleri Edwards Tel : 01492 575215
- Stairway to Health
Encourages stair use rather than lifts to promote exercise
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Obesity
- Pilot Authority: Wrexham CBC
- Contact officer: Alison Watkin Tel : 01978 297029
- Healthy Lunch Boxes
Promotes inclusion of healthy rather than unhealthy food choices in lunch boxes
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Obesity
- Pilot Authority: Caerphilly CBC
- Contact officer: Gayle Davis Tel: 01495 235401
- Slipper Exchange
Addresses the causes of trips and falls in the elderly
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Accidents and injuries
- Pilot Authority: Anglesey CC
- Contact officer: Huw Thomas Tel : 01248 752823
- Home Safety Scheme
Addresses the causes of trips and falls in the elderly in their homes
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Accidents and Injuries
- Pilot Authority: Ceredigion CC
- Contact officer: Gaynor Toft Tel : 01545 574128
- Private Pool Safety
Raises awareness of potential for accidents in privately operated swimming pools
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Accidents & Injuries
- Pilot Authority: Vale of Glamorgan CBC
- Contact officer: Siôn Lingard Tel : 01446
- Drink Spiking
Prevents the spiking of drinks in pubs and clubs
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Alcohol and other substance misuse
- Pilot Authority: Pembrokeshire CC
- Contact officer: Sarah Oliver Tel: 01437 775473
- Alcohol Information Card
Promotes safe use of alcohol and gives supplementary health or safety information
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Alcohol and other substance misuse
- Pilot Authority: Carmarthenshire CC
- Contact officer: Philip Davies Tel: 01267 228706
- Sexual Health Information book
Provides information on STIs and safe sex practices, STI clinics and contraception
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Infections - STDs
- Pilot Authority: Caerphilly CBC
- Contact officer: Gayle Davis Tel: 01495 235401
- Giardia Awareness Card
Provides information to homosexual men about Giardiasis
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Infections - STDs
- Pilot Authority: Cardiff CC
- Contact officer: Ian Sullivan Tel : 029 2087 1657
- Safe as Houses
Reduces fear of crime for elderly residents living in their own properties.
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Mental Health & Well Being
- Pilot Authority: Ceredigion CC
- Contact officer: Gaynor Toft Tel : 01545 574128
- Luncheon Clubs Information and Guidance Pack
Provides information and guidance for the setting up of lunch clubs for the elderly
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Mental Health & Well Being
- Pilot Authority: Caerphilly CBC
- Contact officer: Gayle Davis Tel: 01495 235401
- Beat the Burn – Nursery children
Reducing the risk of sun burn and later skin cancer in nursery and pre-school children
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Other preventable disease
- Pilot Authority: Anglesey CC
- Contact officer: Luned Gwyn Parry Tel : 01248 752837
- Cab Safe
Scheme to raise awareness of the risks of using unlicensed minicabs
- Link to HCW Key Theme: Reducing risk to personal safety and security
- Pilot Authority: Monmouthshire CC
- Contact officer: Samantha Winn Tel: 01633 644221
