Helping people stay healthy and manage long-term conditions
Helping people live well in Essex means supporting residents to stay healthy, prevent illness and manage long-term conditions.
Many health conditions can be prevented or managed more effectively with early support, healthy lifestyles and regular health checks.
Across Essex, health and care organisations are working together to promote prevention and make it easier for people to access the support they need.
Our priorities
Our work to support people to live well in Essex focuses on preventing and managing common long-term conditions, including:
- cardiovascular disease
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- diabetes
- respiratory conditions such as asthma
- chronic kidney disease
- obesity and healthy weight.
Preventative services such as screening programmes, vaccinations and NHS Health Checks also play an important role in helping people stay healthy.
Supporting healthy lifestyles
Simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference to health and wellbeing. Support is available across Essex to help people:
- manage long-term health conditions.
- stop smoking
- maintain a healthy weight
- increase physical activity
- reduce alcohol consumption
