ASCHROFT HEALTH RESOURCES
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“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
ABUSE
GENERAL PROBLEMS
- Abuse (booklet and video)
- Anger control (booklet and video)
- Bereavement – when someone close to you has died (booklet and video)
- Domestic Violence
- Hayfever – tips for reducing your symptoms
- Rape and Sexual Violence – click here to find out where you can turn to for help
- Sleeping Problems (booklet and video)
- Sleep – improving your sleep habit (sleep hygiene)
- Snoring – website all about snoring
- Feeling isolated & alone – get to know people in your community with Streetbank (watch the video)
- I’ve been told I need some Vitamin D
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
- Positive Mental Health – for anyone who wants to generally feel better (and it helps with sleep and pain too!)
- Anxiety (booklet and video)
- Depression (booklet and video)
- Health anxiety (booklet and video)
- Hearing voices (booklet and video)
- Obsessions & Compulsions (booklet and video)
- Panic (booklet and video)
- Post Traumatic Stress (booklet and video)
- Postnatal Depression (booklet and video)
- Prisoner Depression & Post traumatic stress (booklet and video)
- Self Harm (booklet and video)
- Suicide/I want to end my life
- Shyness & Social Anxiety (booklet and video)
- Stress in general (booklet and video)
FOR WOMEN
- How to check your breasts (self-examination)
- Urine infections – is cranberry juice any good?
- Your local sexual health clinic
- Your local contraceptive health clinic
- I want an abortion (termination of pregnancy)
- I want some advice about becoming pregnant
- I am pregnant. What do I do next?
- The Menopause (The Change) & HRT – should I take it?
- I have had unsafe sex. I’m worried about catching HIV!
- Staying HIV negative – PEP and PREP
FOR MEN
- Should I have my prostate checked?
- Your local sexual health clinic
- Your local contraceptive health clinic
- I have had unsafe sex. I’m worried about catching HIV!
- Staying HIV negative – PEP and PREP
MUSCLE AND JOINT PROBLEMS
- Acheing stiff joints
- Ankle sprain or pain
- Back pain exercises
- Back pain exercises (video clips)
- Elbows – Tennis Elbow
- Feet: gout – what can I do?
- Feet: plantar fasciitis exercises
- Hands – thumb pain
- Hips: sciatica
- Knee pain exercises (leaflet)
- Knees: my knees crunch – should I be worried?
- Knees: I’ve got patellofemoral pain syndrome (runner’s knee) – taping and exercises
- Neck pain exercises
- Osteoarthritis exercises (the ‘wear and tear’ type of arthritis)
- Physiotherapy video catalogue
- Shoulder pain or stiffness
- Sports – which sports are really bad for your joints?
- Should I do less as I am getting older?
FOOD, WEIGHT & EXERCISE
- Eating disorders (booklet and video)
- Food for thought (booklet and video)
- Exercise – Couch to 5K
ALCOHOL & DRUGS & SMOKING
- Do you need help with alcohol? Services at Ashcroft and other advice.
- Alcohol and you (booklet and video)
- Do you need help with stopping smoking? Services at Ashcroft and other advice.
- http://quitsmokingcommunity.org
- 30 day quite smoking guide: http://bestelectroniccigaretteblog.com/30-day-quit-smoking-guide/
YOUR CHEST, BREATHING AND YOUR HEART
- Asthma – everything you could possibly want to know
- Asthma – take control of your asthma
- Coughing – please help me with this horrible cough
- Whats all the fuss about antibiotics? click here to read the full story
- Bradford Healthy Hearts – great information about your heart
- Bradford Healthy Hearts Facebook page
STOMACH PROBLEMS
EAR, NOSE & THROAT
- How to use a nasal spray properly
- I get ear pain when I fly
- BPPV (Dizziness) – what is it?
- BPPV – Brandt-Daroff home treatment programme
SKIN MATTERS
DIABETES
- Everything about Diabetes in a nutshell
- Diabetes and Christmas
- Advice for muslim diabetics during Ramadan
CHRONIC PAIN
“Going into pain, instead of trying to get away from it, brings us more fully into awareness, revelation, healing, and inevitably leads to LESS pain. The greatest pain is the pain born out of our attempts to avoid pain. Think about it.” -Lynne Forrest
DISABILITY
All Areas of the Body
Infants, Toddlers & Children
Teenagers & Young People
Pregnant & Parenting
Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Trans Health
Elderly
Diet & Exercise
A Happier Life
Travelling Abroad & Holidays
