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Maintaining a healthy weight is a crucial part of overall good health. While most people don’t like the way they look when they're carrying excess weight, losing that weight isn’t just about looking better: it's much healthier too... read more >>

Health in Cambridgeshire

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Sensible drinking

No amount of alcohol is completely safe. The NHS-recommended lower risk limits are the levels of regular drinking that pose only a low risk of developing future health problems. Drinking above these levels on a regular basis is associated with an increasing risk of diseases, and these risks increase the more you drink... read more >>

Stop smoking

Do you want to Stop Smoking? CAMQUIT is Cambridgeshire’s Free Stop Smoking Service. You can access support services at your GP, at your local Pharmacy and via our telephone counselling call back service... read more >>

Mental wellbeing

Mental health is fundamental to good health, well-being and quality of life. It impacts on how everyone thinks, feels, communicates and understands. It enables us to manage our lives successfully and live to our full potential. There is no health without mental health... read more >>

Sexual health

Important information for people who are sexually active including younger people where STIs, such as Chlamydia can be very common, yet go undetected. For more details of where your local clinics are and how to get advice... read more >>

Screening

What is Screening? Screening is a process of identifying apparently healthy people who may be at increased risk of a disease or condition. They can then be offered information, further tests and appropriate treatment to reduce their risk and/or any complications arising from the disease or condition... read more >>

Jabs & immunisations

Immunisation is one of the most important methods for protecting individuals and the community from serious diseases. This involves giving a vaccine that allows the body to develop immunity against illness such as measles or influenza.... read more >>

Taking medications

Why can you obtain some medicines from a pharmacist, or even buy them from a supermarket, while others can only be obtained with a prescription from your doctor or other healthcare professional? The difference depends on the level of supervision that experts in medicines consider is needed before you use a particular medicine.... read more >>