Do you ever wonder how to start a conversation with someone about health or wellbeing issues? Maybe you have a friend, neighbour, colleague, or customer who you worry may be lonely or isolated. Perhaps you would like to talk to them about local activities they can get involved in which might help to improve their physical or mental health.
Healthy Chats is a national programme that has been developed to teach residents how to have a helpful conversation about a range of health information, and how to support and signpost people to get that extra help. This is not aimed at telling someone how to live their life, but, by making every contact count, you might be able to encourage somebody that you know to make different choices and perhaps change their behaviour, by focusing more on self-care.
Everyone who comes into contact with members of the public and has the opportunity to have a conversation to improve health and wellbeing has the potential to make their contact count, so if this applies to you then come along and find out how you can support and signpost others towards a better lifestyle.
This two hour course is free.
The safety of our learners and staff is our top priority and we’ve made some big changes to our centres, from socially-distanced training rooms to staggered start times. Although things will look different, our staff will be as friendly and helpful as ever and we’re really excited to welcome learners back.
If you’re concerned about visiting one of our centres, please get in touch so we can discuss it with you.
You do not need any prior skills, just a desire to promote health and wellbeing
Please bring along a notebook and pen. We are following safety guidelines so, at the moment, we are unable to provide these for you.
You will be taught by an experienced tutor who will talk you through how to start a healthy chat and how to make every contact count.
On this course you will learn:
We have a range of other health and wellbeing courses that you might be interested in learning more about. Your tutor will talk to you about these during the course.
You can find more information on the Financial help and additional support page or you can contact us to talk about this and any other support we can provide.