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Physical Activity

Links

» Age Concern

» British Heart Foundation

» Changing Lifestyles

» Children's Play (Cardiff Council).

» Communities First (Cardiff Council).

» Exercise Referral Scheme (Cardiff Council).

» Green Gym (BTCV Cymru).

» Leisure Facilities and an Activity Search across the facilities (Cardiff Council).

» Lets Walk Cymru (Walking.)

» NHS Direct Wales

» Parks and Green Spaces (Cardiff Council).

» Pedal Power

» Physical Activity Network Wales (PANW).

» Sport.Cardiff (Cardiff Council).

» Sport England

» Sports Council for Wales

» Sustrans (Cycling).

» Swimming and Free Swimming (Cardiff Council).

» Venture Out

» Walking for Health (Cardiff Council).

» Age Concern Cardiff & Vale Ageing Well and Engagement Programme
Tel: 029 2068 3693

» Age Concern directory of activities

 

 

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Alcohol in Moderation

Links

» Alcohol Concern Fact sheets

» Alcoholics Anonymous

» ASFA - Alcohol Services for All
Tel: 07766 254 323

» Cardiff Alcohol and Drug Team

» Community Addictions Unit

» DAN 24/7 (24/7 Wales Drug & Alcohol Helpline)
Tel: 0800 6 33 55 88

» Down Your Drink (Alcohol Concern)

» Family Support Project
Tel: 029 2046 8555.

» Fitzhamon Alcohol Advice Centre
Tel: 029 2038 8003

» NHS Choices: Alcohol - Know your Units

» NHS Choices: Livewell - Alcohol

» Pen Yr Enfys

» Talk to FRANK

» Think Road Safety

 

 

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Substance Misuse

Links

» Cardiff Alcohol and Drug Team

» Community Addictions Unit

» DAN 24/7 (24/7 Wales Drug & Alcohol Helpline)
Tel: 0800 6 33 55 88

» Inroads

» Newlink Wales

» Talk to FRANK

 

 

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Healthy Ageing

Links

» Age Concern Cardiff & Vale Ageing Well and Engagement Programme
Tel: 029 2068 3693

» Age Concern Cardiff & the Vale's Welfare Rights department
Tel: 029 2056 7883

» Age Concern Cymru

» British Dental Health Foundation
Tel: 0845 063 1188

» Cardiff 101

» Cardiff Trading Standards
For electric blanket testing.
Tel: 029 20397782

» Care & Repair Cardiff
Tel: 029 2047 3337

» Consumer Focus

» Expert Patient Programme
Tel: 029 20350620

» Food Standards Agency

» Free Swimming at all of Cardiff Council swimming pools
Tel: 029 2066 2107

» Heat Project
Tel: 0800 0934050

» Help the Aged
Tel: 01255 473999

» Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES)
Tel: 0800 3162816

» Home Heat Helpline
Tel: 0800 336699

» Keep Well This Winter

» NHS Direct

» Pension Service
Tel: 0800 6060265

» South Wales Fire & Rescue Service - Free Home Fire Safety Checks
Tel: 0800 3281830

 

 

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Accidents and Injuries

Links

General Information:

» Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

» Collaboration of Accident Prevention and Injury Control

» The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)



Road Safety:

» Think! Road Safety

» Road Safety Wales

» Tales of the road

» Brake

» Safe routes to school



Child Car Seat Safety:

» Child car seats



Home Safety for Children:

» Child Accident Prevention Trust

» Safekids



Web Safety:

» Think u know

» Cyber bullying



Personal Safety:

» Suzy Lamplugh Trust - live life safe



Home Safety for Older People:

» Help the Aged

» Age Concern

» Care and Repair Cymru



First Aid:

For more information on first aid advice and training courses:

» St John Ambulance

» British Red Cross

In the event of an emergency contact 999.

» European Emergency number (112)



Fire Safety:

» South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

» Firebrake Wales

» Fire Kills (Directgov)

» Fireflash

For a free home safety check and free smoke alarms call your local fire service on 0800 169 1234.



Firework Safety:

» UK Firework safety website

» Safer Fireworks



Electrical Safety:

» Electrical Safety Council



Garden Safety:

Make sure you know which plants in your garden are poisonous and keep them away from children. To find out more about which plants are poisonous visit the Real Gardeners website.



Water Safety:

» Royal National Lifeboat Institution

» Maritime and Coastguard Agency

» National Water Safety Forum

» Royal Life Saving Society UK



Sun Safety:

» SunSmart - Cancer Research UK

 

 

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Did you know

  •    You are entitled to review your medications with your local pharmacist free of charge.
  •    A healthy balanced diet, taking more exercise and losing weight if necessary may delay the onset of diabetes.
  •    Young people aged 13-25 years can access free, confidential sexual health advice and condoms from the Cardiff Condom-Card (C-Card) Scheme.
  •    A reduction in dietary salt intake from 9g to 6g could reduce blood pressure.
  •    In England and Wales, alcohol misuse leads to some 33,000 hospital admissions each year for alcohol-related liver disease.
  •    Improving your diet could prevent an estimated third of cancers.
  •    Over 40% of 5 year olds in Cardiff have one or more decayed teeth.
  •    Currently, over half of the population of Cardiff are reported to be overweight or obese.
  •    If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash, than a driver who hasn't been drinking.
  •    A healthy balance diet, physical activity and maintaining a healthy body weight have been shown to be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
  •    Obesity is associated with a reduction in life expectancy of approximately 9 years.
  •    Regular exercise can really help if you're feeling depressed, stressed or anxious.
  •    A diet rich in fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of coronary heart disease.
  •    Of the people alive today, 650 million will eventually be killed by tobacco.
  •    An extra portion of fruit and vegetables per day could decrease the risk of coronary heart disease by 4% and stroke by 6%.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are 50% less likely of becoming obese.
  •    Nearly £2000 a year could be saved by quitting smoking 20 cigarettes per day.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are approximately 50% less likely to develop coronary health disease than those who do not exercise.
  •    By taking regular physical activity you are at reduced risk of developing osteoporosis.
  •    Smoking during pregnancy has been identified as a cause of cot death.
  •    In Wales, the total cost of physical inactivity to the health service and the economy as a whole is estimated at around £650 million per year.
  •    6,000 deaths from coronary heart disease in men each year are directly due to alcohol.
  •    Only 26% of adults in Cardiff undertake the recommended 5 x 30 minutes exercise per week.