Health and wellbeing resources for residents
Online resources available to residents in the Borough
We've been working on ways to support our residents during the coronavirus pandemic by offering advice on health and wellbeing while at home.
During this challenging time of social distancing and self-isolation the Council’s Health and Wellbeing team are providing a variety of ways to help our residents with healthy recipes, streaming fitness classes and accessibility to resources from the Every Mind Matters campaign.
Every Mind Matters is a campaign devised by Public Health England and offers people tips and advice to help dealing with social isolation, social distancing and the virus itself.
The campaign also offers people a way to create a tailored mind plan within their website allowing people to take an online quiz which creates a personalised plan. It aims help keep people connected, maintain relationships with friends and family, and how to check on family and neighbours whilst socially distancing.
Whilst The Point and The Berry theatres remain closed to the public our team have found a way around the social distancing measures by developing Connection Point, an online space aimed at keeping people connected to the creative arts during this time.
Connection Point has brought together some brilliant programmes aimed at younger members of the community with the Arts Award Discover at Home programme, the Wonderful Window dressing challenge and storytelling sessions with Bearface Theatre.
Hampshire libraries have free access to a huge range of different resources online, including ebooks, magazines and newspapers to help keep the mind active.
Keeping fit and active is also key to maintaining good mental and physical health, the Council have shared a range of links to fitness including online yoga courses, short home workouts and for more variety Sport England have launched a new campaign #StayInWorkOut which brings together all the free online apps, channels and resources to allow people to find a suitable workout for them.
The Health and Wellbeing team have put together key resources and activities to help residents maintain mental and physical wellbeing which are available on the website.