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The Seasonal Flu Vaccine

Diabetes in Grampian

The Healthier Futures Diabetes Working Group have set up a Diabetes in Grampian Facebook page with the purpose of raising awareness of the help and support that is available to those in Grampian living with diabetes and their carers, and providing information for healthcare professionals.

Alcohol Awareness

Benefits of cutting back

Has #AlcoholAwarenessWeek made you think about how the effect of alcohol on you and those around you?

Cutting back on alcohol use comes with many benefits:

better sleep

improved mental health

more energy

more productivity

Alcohol Awareness
Other useful information and links:-

Health advice for patients with Asthma

Coping with Stress

Helping Children cope with stress

Information & Support

Inchgarth Community Centre Support

Inchgarth Community Centre are offering useful information and support to residents in the local area. For more information please see their information booklet or visit http://www.inchgarth.org

Norovirus (Winter vomiting bug) campaign

The key message of this campaign is to advise the public to stay at home for 48 hours after their norovirus symptoms have stopped to avoid spreading it further.  For further information please visit

http://www.nhsinform.scot/norovirus

Fitness and Excercise

Student Health Information

Minor Ailments Service at Community Pharmacies

Seasonal Affective Disorder

We’ve all heard of the “winter blues.” A dreary sort of feeling when summer and autumn are over, and you’ve got several months of darker, colder days ahead. While some people love the winter months, others aren’t big fans. In fact, some people struggle with the winter months so severely that they have what’s known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Let’s talk a little about how SAD affects people, and what solutions are out there.

For more information on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) please click here

For 5 top tips for those living with SAD, please click here

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

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