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Active Conversations in Health & Social Care

Monday 6th February 2023

We know that health and social care professionals come into contact with large proportions of the population and frequently interact with people with long term conditions such as diabetes, cancer, or risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as hypertension. Besides the extensive population reach of health and social care professionals, they are widely respected and trusted, meaning they have considerable potential to influence public and individual opinion and behaviour.  

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  1. Creating active health & social care

Walking Meetings with Calderdale Council’s Social Services Team – a Meet & Move Story

Friday 2nd July 2021

When we meet, can we move? Being active brings people together, which can be really beneficial for our mental health. We spoke with Rachel, Nadine and Sadie from Calderdale Council’s Social Services Team about their experience of Meet & Move – walking meetings at lunch time during the COVID-19 restrictions.

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  1. When we move, we’re stronger
  2. Creating active health & social care

The Power of Active Conversations

Wednesday 23rd June 2021

Conversations can be powerful, particularly when they come from people we know and trust. When they’re done in the right way, conversations have the power to transform how we think, feel, and behave. However, even with the best of intentions, they can also leave us feeling flat, defensive, even defiant when done in the wrong way.

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  2. Creating active community assets
  3. Creating active health & social care

101 laps for 101 years - Eve’s Meet and Move Story

Wednesday 16th June 2021

Our “Meet & Move” campaign is all about finding ways to fit activity into everyday meetings and events. Eve’s story is a perfect example of how you can take a birthday (in this case a very special birthday) and turn it into a way for yourself and others to get active – and raise some money for a good cause too! Because when we move, we're stronger!

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  1. When we move, we’re stronger
  2. Creating active health & social care

Expanding and training our workforce

Thursday 19th December 2019

Everyone knows they need to be more physically active but mustering the motivation to change, and sustaining change over time, is very hard. We know that changing behaviour is driven by a combination of:

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  2. Creating active community assets

November Update

Tuesday 3rd December 2019

November was a huge month for Active Calderdale, as we submitted our request for our first round of LDP funding, which will be instrumental in the rollout of system change for the borough. A significant amount of effort has been put into the application, and subsequent visits from Sport England. That’s not all that we got up to of course, our work continues to bring the systems of Calderdale together to create the most active borough in the North.

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  1. Communication
  2. Creating active community assets
  3. Creating active health & social care
  4. Creating active workplaces