October 6th - 10th
was Stockport Wellbeing Week and there were many events taking place locally to
mark the occasion.
Each day of Wellbeing
Week had a theme to help improve mental health and wellbeing. The themes were
‘Connect’, ‘Be Active’, ‘Take Notice’, ‘Keep Learning’ and ‘Give’.
Participants at
events were encouraged to make a pledge to change something in their life in
order to improve their wellbeing.
Friday 10th
October was also World Mental Health Day and you may have seen a display near
the canteen at Stepping Hill Hospital. This was a joint effort by Jan Sinclair,
the hospital’s lifestyle co-ordinator, Healthy Stockport, Life Leisure and the library at Pinewood House.
Staff were on hand to
give advice on healthy lifestyles and keeping fit and to encourage people to
make pledges. There were also lots of freebies on offer. The library borrowed a
selection of books from its Self-Health collection for people to take a look at.
These books, and many more, are all available at Stockport public libraries,
along with Mood-Boosting books and other resources. You can read more about Self-Health here:
To find out more about helping
yourself and others to better wellbeing, visit www.healthystockport.co.uk or download the
Five Ways to Wellbeing app for free:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/five-ways-to-wellbeing/id697869177?mt=8
(for Apple devices) or http://play.google.com/ (for Android devices)
