Newham Council supports World Breastfeeding Week: Friday 1 to Thursday 7 August. This is a global campaign celebrating the benefits of breastfeeding for both babies and parents. This year’s theme, “Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for Working Parents”, highlights the…
On Saturday, 12th July, the Public Health team joined forces with the World Council of Hindus UK (Newham branch) to deliver a Well Newham Health Event. Over 30 health and wellbeing services took part, reaching around 400 residents from across…
Come along to our Well Newham Health Day on Saturday 12th July from 11am – 4pm. Discover a variety of free services available to support and enhance your wellbeing including Nutrition Kitchen, Quit Well Newham, Well Newham outreach and more.…
Since January 2025, Newham has had the third highest number of cases of measles among all local authorities in England. This includes a recent measles outbreak affecting two of our schools. Earlier this year, a travel related case of hepatitis…
A set of videos co-produced with residents, schools and clinicians are now available on the Well Newham website and YouTube channel. These address common questions about vaccinations, providing answers from clinicians in empowering conversations with residents. They feature local people…
In Newham, we celebrated World Breastfeeding Week 2024 with a focus on the local infant feeding offer of support available to parents and their babies. This includes: • Antenatal classes• Baby Feeding Helpline 07534249611• Baby Feeding Cafes• Starting solids workshops•…
Good Thinking is a free online service supporting the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in London, in a way that works for them. They provide a range of safe, proactive and early intervention tools to users, including faith-based resources.…
Newham Council is supporting residents to kick-starting the conversation to quit smoking this Stoptober which is taking place on Tuesday 1st October. Smoking is the biggest cause of death and disease which can be prevented. The rate of smoking among…
This World Suicide Prevention Week, we want to remind everyone that talking about difficult feelings, including suicidal thoughts, doesn’t have to be scary. Suicide prevention is a key priority for the Public Health Team and we remain committed to supporting people…
