Welcome to the Health & Wellbeing Group Page.
As you can see from the mission statement, the Health & Wellbeing group wants to make Louth a happy and healthy place. However, this cannot be achieved without the support of the local community.
The group’s aim is to tackle issues in the town which are connected with health and wellbeing.
My personal aim is to educate people both young and old in the field of cookery and nutrition. Others within the group aim to help raise awareness for various organisations ranging from disability organisations through to many other different illnesses and issues. So whether you wish to have your voice heard for your organisation or just have a passion and interest for health and well being, you will be given a very warm welcome at the group meetings. It is important that people from the community join in and become involved. Without you, change could be minimal. As Chair of the Health & Wellbeing group, I am responsible for reporting developments and issues to the Louth Town Partnership which arise from the Health & Wellbeing Group monthly meetings.
Another key area for the Health & Wellbeing group is to offer support to events organised by the Town Partnership. It is important that the group has an input into these events, no matter how small or large the contribution.
News:07/01/2011
Health & Wellbeing Group Update Swine Flu At the time of writing, Swine Flu is back making headlines. Although, you may already know quite a bit about the virus either you have suffered yourself or through different forms of media, this information is being given to those who are unaware or just want a recap. So what are the symptoms? Swine flu is much like ordinary flu in that these are some of the symptoms you will feel:- Fever greater than 37.8 degrees centigrade Cough Sore Throat Aching Body Headache Chills Fatigue Sneezing & Runny Nose Fatigue Diarrhoea & Vomiting also possible Who are vulnerable? The young and old are vulnerable from flu, however certain other groups of people such as pregnant women are particularly at risk, plus others some of which suffer from:- Chronic Lung Disease Chronic Heart Disease Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Liver Disease Chronic Neurological Disease Immunosuppression Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Asthma How can you prevent getting Swine Flu? Infected people who cough and sneeze around you can propel droplets of the infection on to the conjuncta of the eye; it can also be caught by touching a contaminated work surface or shaking hands with an infected individual, and then rubbing your eyes or nose. Flu particles can survive up to 24 hours on a hard surface and between 1-24 hours in the air. So a clear piece of advice from many health organisations is to keep washing your hands thoroughly and regularly. The use of alcohol gels and hand wipes are also useful. It is advisable to frequently disinfect certain things such as:- TV Remotes Door Handles Light Switches Telephones Supermarket Trolley Handles Computer Keyboards And do not forget........... If you get Swine Flu, do not spread the love! The best thing is to keep tucked up warm in bed, plenty of fluids, plenty of rest and get some relief from over the counter prescriptions taking advice from a pharmacist. If you are sneezing and coughing make sure you have clean tissues to hand, remembering the motto:- CATCH IT, BIN IT, KILL IT! If of course, you feel that you are getting worse then you may be prescribed Tamiflu, which will help to a certain degree. If symptoms do get worse, then the advice is to phone your doctors surgery who will be able to help you further.
