Healthier Lives Award 2022 winner
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Hackney is a deprived borough in London, with high levels of obesity and inactivity. GLL operates affordable leisure facilities across Hackney through the Healthier Together Hackney programme offering both weight management and physical activity on referral programmes to those who are inactive or have health conditions or related risk factors. The programme is the most successful and comprehensive within all of GLL’s facilities - and across Hackney receives around 4000 referrals every year. The team calls and speaks to every single one of these members of the public in need of health support, aiming to book them in for crucial health-related activities.
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You & Type 2 is a project designed to reduce health inequalities and improve the consistency of care for people with type 2 diabetes in South London through digital plans. Combining innovative digital technologies and support, the project provides patients with their own personal plan of care, education and support.
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Veg Power CIC's Eat Them to Defeat Them programme aims to inspire kids and support and inspire parents and carers, so they eat more vegetables. In the UK, 80% of children don’t eat enough vegetables and 29% are eating less than one portion per day (NDNS 2016-2019). 45% of parents/carers say they struggle to get their kids to eat vegetables (YouGov 2021).