Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Being a healthy weight helps to reduce our risk of illnesses like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.

Our weight depends on factors like what we eat and how active we are. For general advice on healthy eating please visit the livewell campaign website. 

Better Health Campaign

The Better Health campaign provides free tools to help people eat better, drink less alcohol and get active. It includes a new app for the free 12-week NHS weight loss plan, helping people make healthier food choices.

To find out more please visit the Better Health campaign website. 

 

Better Health Greater Essex Campaign 

The Better Health Greater Essex Campaign builds on the national Better Health campaign. It provides tips to help people living in Essex who are most at risk from coronavirus and other health conditions to get fitter and healthier.  

More information about the Better Health Greater Essex campaign, tips, ideas and resources can be found on the Active Essex website. 

 

Essex weight management services 

Essex Wellbeing Service delivers a range of weight management services for young people and adults who either live, work or attend school or who are registered with a GP surgery in Essex.

The service offers free programmes including:

 

My Weight Matters

Delivered remotely, face-to-face, as individuals, or in groups. Working with your own allocated Weight Management Practitioner or one of our partner organisations, people will be guided and supported through the programme. The first 6 sessions are structured covering dietary and physical activity advice alongside supporting you to adopt healthier habits. The following 6 sessions can be tailored to individual needs. At face-to-face sessions weigh-ins are offered.

5-week video course for young people and families  

 The downloadable videos cover behaviour change topics relating to achieving healthy lifestyles within the family unit. Offering content of our traditional programme without the parent/carer having to commit to a specific time to have a consultation with one of our specialists. 

All of the programmes are designed to promote safe weight loss, empowering residents to take control, lose weight and keep it off.

Contact the Essex Wellbeing Service

Residents can find more information about weight loss services on the Essex Wellbeing Service website

Healthcare professionals can refer patients online 

Call 0300 303 9988

Email provide.essexwellbeing@nhs.net