Health improvement resources for professionals 

If you work for an organisation within Northumberland or North Tyneside you can access a range of health improvement information, advice and resources on a variety of topics including accident prevention, alcohol, stop smoking, sexual health and leading a healthy lifestyle. We also provide health promotion information specifically designed for young people.

As a professional you can order health promotion leaflets and posters free of charge and we also have a small amount of other resources and equipment available to loan such as teaching packs, films, nutrition games, and stop smoking resources. 

Please note: these resources are only available to organisations within Northumberland or North Tyneside.

Resources and ordering

We have two catalogues which you can order from:

• the main resource catalogues list
• the young people’s resource catalogue (PDF, 842Kb)

Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view PDF files. If you do not have it you can download it here for free. If you do not have Microsoft Word to view .doc files, you can download the free Word Viewer. (External links open in a new window.)

You can order the resources you want by finding the catalogues then categories you wish to view. Once you know which resources you want you can either order online by clicking the links below or by completing the printable forms.

To order online select:

• Leaflet and poster order form
• Resources order form

To order using printable forms select:

• leaflets and posters order form (PDF, 49Kb)
• resources (teaching packs, videos) and equipment order form (Word .doc, 154Kb)

If you chose to use the printable forms you can either email them to , fax them to 01670 816 786, or post it to the address below.

Health Improvement Service,
Epsom Drive,
Ashington
,
Northumberland
NE63 8BD  

If you have problems accessing any of the resources or want a paper copy of the catalogues or please contact Raymond Wood on 01670 811 972 or email

We are not able to take orders on the telephone.

How will my order be delivered?

Orders are delivered by our community stores vans which currently deliver to health centres, clinics and hospitals in Northumberland. If you're based in North Tyneside your order will be delivered to the Meadowell Clinic in North Shields where you can collect it.   

On your booking form please give details of your nearest clinic, health centre or hospital from which you will pick up your order. To find out which is the nearest to you, please contact Raymond Wood on 01670 811 972 or email

Any items requiring delivery by the stores van must be ordered one month in advance.

You can also pick up your order directly from the health improvement department at Epsom Drive in Ashington. 

Returning resources

Books, teaching packs, videos and equipment are loaned out for one month. If you need them for longer please contact us to make arrangements.

If you borrow resources you must return all items by the return date and you can do this:

• In person. Please ring on 01670 811 972 before you come to ensure someone will be available.
• By Royal Mail.
• By our community store vans - you must ensure that the items will be delivered to arrive at the department by the due date. If they cannot then you must use one of the other methods. 

All resources being returned to the service must be packaged and addressed to:

Health improvement service

Epsom Drive,
Ashington
,
Northumberland
NE63 8BD

If any items are lost or returned damaged, it is your responsibility to reimburse the department for any costs incurred to replace or repair the item.

Visiting the resource centre

If you would like to arrange a visit to see what type of resources are available please contact us to make an appointment - 01670 811 972.  

Health promotion campaigns 

We support health promotion campaigns and for those listed below we will be automatically sending out literature for if you are on our distribution list. If you are based within Northumberland or North Tyneside and would like to be added to the list please contact:

Nancy Anderson,
Admin and HIMP programmes manager,
Health improvement service,
Epsom Drive,
Ashington

NE63 8BD

Tel: 01670 840 890

Fax: 01670 816 796
E-mail: nancy.anderson@northumberlandcaretrust.nhs.uk

Campaigns for 2012

January

• January detox  -healthy eating/exercise/smoking/alcohol/contraception and sexually transmitted diseases.

 February

• National Heart Month (1 - 28 Feb 2012)
  Including Wear Red Day (24 Feb 2012)

 March

• No Smoking Day (14 March 2012)
• International Women’s Day  (8 March 2012)

 May

• Cancer Prevention Week  (14  – 18 May 2012) including Fruity Friday (18 May 2012)
• Walk month:
  Walk to work (14 -18 may 2012)
  Walk to school (21 – 25 May 2012)

  June

• National Men’s Health Week (11 - 17 June 2012)
• Child Safety Week (18 – 24 June 2012)
• The 2012 Olympic torch passes through Northumberland if you wish to run physical activity campaigns

  July

•  National Childhood Obesity Week 5 – 11 July 2012
• Holiday health  - alcohol, sexual health, sun awareness and road safety
• The 2012 Olympic Games take place if you wish to run physical activity campaigns.

  August

•  Active August
• Young People’s Health incorporating International Youth Day (12 Aug 2011)
• The 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics take place if you wish to run physical activity campaigns.

 September

•  Know Your Numbers! National BP testing 10 – 16 September 2012
• The 2012 Paralympics take place if you wish to run physical activity campaigns.

 October

•  Women’ s health including Breast Cancer Awareness Month
•  World Mental Health Day (10 October)

 November

•  Healthy ageing incorporating flu awareness campaign, arthritis, slips, trips and falls

 December

•  World AIDS Day (1st December)
• Safe and healthy festive season