independence independence trust trust Part of Housing Group Part of Herefordshire Housing Group

Living Well Service

Creating quality choices for communities

The Living Well service supports individuals and families to make lifestyle changes that will improve their health and total wellbeing. Head Office > Independence Trust, 1 Mill Place, Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL1 5SQ Working in partnership with you and your local community. > Telephone 0345 8638323 > Email [email protected] > Website www.independencetrust.co.uk > Part of the Herefordshire Housing Group Living Well Services Worcestershire YES NO

What the service offers Our Team - Community Are you over 16 years of age?

The service offers realistic and practical Connectors Do you have a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 30+? support to help you to: Your Community Connector will support Have you been recommended to improve your health or wellbeing? you to bring your action plan to life. They • Improve your diet will support you to access activities within Are you pregnant, with a BMI of 30 or over? • Plan healthy meals on a budget your community, such as exercise classes, • Become more physically active Do you live in; cooking groups, community clubs and • Improve physical and emotional volunteering opportunities. Wyreforest (Aggbrough/ Spennells,Areley Kings/Cookley or Horsefair/Broadwaters) wellbeing • Connect to community activities They will support you to reach your (,Droitwich central, Droitwich west, north and south, • Get involved with the project and support desired goals whilst building and and Norton) others maintaining local connections. • Access other services that can support Worcester (Warndon, Gorse Hill, Rainbow Hill, Cathedral, Nunnery and St Johns) you to reach your goals and ambitions • Access support from peers and How do I get involved? (Charford, Marlbrook and Sidemoor) volunteers (Batchley, Winyates, Greenlands, Abbey, Churchill central, Lodge Park, There are many ways you can get Matchbrough, Headless Cross and Oakenshaw) How does the service work? involved. You can; Malvern Hills (Chase, link and Pickersleigh) The service is completely tailored to • Volunteer individual need and we can help you through; • Become a Peer Mentor / Community Champion • An individual assessment If the Living Well service isn’t for you then there • Support the development of activities How to access the service • A co-produced action plan are other ways of getting support using online within your community, including • Working in partnership services and useful websites: running community clubs To access this service you can refer yourself or your • Building on your interests, desired goals GP / Health Worker can refer you, on your behalf. Your Life Your Choice and aspirations For anyone with a learning disability, aged 16 or www.ylyc.worcestershire.gov.uk • 1-2-1 appointments / Workshops above who have a Health Action Plan, you can be Is this service for me? referred by your GP. • Peer groups Change4life • Onward referrals If you can answer yes to any two of the www.nhs/change4life • Groups in your local community Contact us on: questions within the table, then you could • Keeping you motivated NHS Choices Tel: 01905 675850 benefit from our Living Well service. http://www.nhs.uk/livewell Email: [email protected] If however you don’t answer yes, or only Sports Partnership Our Team - Living Well We also run drop-in sessions in your community. www.morethansport.com answer yes to one question, then we can For more information please visit our website Advisors still support you by advising you of any www.independencetrust.co.uk or call us on Worcestershire County Council other services in your area that can help to 01905 675850 Your Living Well Advisor will work with you support your needs. www.worcestershire.gov.uk to carry out an assessment. They will help For GP’s - you can refer to this service via email: you to identify your strengths and build on [email protected] these to reach your desired goals. Working in partnership with: Together you will develop an action plan and review your progress on a regular basis.