Some useful numbers

Smoking Cessation Service 0141 232 4800 , , , Torrance. Smoking Cessation Service 0141 355 2327 , , , , & Hillhead East Live Active 0141 942 2233 / 0141 578 Scheme 8401 ACES, healthy weight intervention 0800 027 0291 Public Partnership Forum 0141 335 2327

Youth Health 0141 335 2387 Oral health 0141 355 2380 INFORMATION LEAFLET Community Nutrition 0141 355 2377

If you have any comments or suggestions to make The team welcome any comments or suggestions you have to make. Planning and Health Improvement Do you wish to make a complaint? Team If you are unhappy about any aspect of the work of the team, Kirkintilloch Health & Care Centre please discuss this with a member of the team in the first instance, 10 Saramago Street who will raise the issue with Team Manager. A copy of NHS Kirkintilloch complaints procedure leaflet will be made available for you G66 3BF Tel: 0141 304 7400 If your complaint is still not resolved to your satisfaction the Manager will explain the complaints procedure Kathleen Mc Gill, Health Improvement and Inequalities Manager Kirkintilloch Health & Care Centre 10 Saramago Street Kirkintilloch G66 3BF Tel: 0141 304 7400 What is the Planning and Health Improvement Who is the Service Available To ? Team ? People who live and work in East Dunbartonshire The aim of the Planning and Health Improvement team is to improve health and address inequality that impacts on the health of the population of East Dunbartonshire. When is the service available? The main areas of work undertaken by the Planning and Health Improvement are: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm , evenings and weekends by request

- Delivering health improvement programmes on oral health, youth health, tobacco and public health pharmacy. - Delivering health improvement services for smoking Data Protection cessation and community nutrition. If our staff have to collect information about you, it will be to ensure - Addressing inequality in health outcomes, such as targeted that you receive the most appropriate health improvement informa- health improvement services and programmes in tion and support, with decisions based on the most current, com- disadvantaged communities. plete and accurate information. Everyone working within the organi- - Addressing inequality in the factors that influence health such sation has a legal duty to keep information about you confidential. as access to benefits, gender based violence, homelessness, employability and volunteering. - Developing new health improvements programmes, based on Sharing Information local need. For example, community food initiatives and a You have the right of access to the information we hold about you. A youth health drop in. leaflet “Protecting Information About You” gives more details and is - Providing leadership for the CHP Healthy Working Lives available from the CHP Award to encourage all staff to be more healthy. - Working with EDC and other partners, including the voluntary Equality & Diversity sector, to produce plans such as the ED Joint Health Im- Recent legislation stipulates that NHS must now promote provement Plan, the ED Delivering for Children and Young equality and diversity as part of its core services. As part of our People’s Plan and the NHSGGC Equality Scheme. service we are committed to equality. You can be assured that you - Providing support for the CHP’s Public Partnership Forum to will be treated as an individual and with respect and dignity. If you encourage members of our local communities to become in- would like to find out more on how we are promoting this, please volved with the CHP speak to a member of the team or visit www.equalityscot.nhs.uk.