Health promotion leaflet catalogue

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Accident Prevention / Safety

Babies: top safety tips for parents and carers (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2019.)
Height chart: helping your child to avoid accidents at home (ROSPA, 2012.)
How safe are your child’s toys? (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2013.)
How safe is your child at home? (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2009.)
How safe is your child from burns and scalds? (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2018.)
How safe is your child in the car? (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2019.)
Toddlers and up: top safety tips for parents and carers (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2018.)
Wash your hands! (Comic Company, 2015.)
What might poison your child (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2011.)
5-7s: top safety tips for parents and carers (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2009.)
7-11s: top safety tips for parents and carers (Child Accident Prevention Trust, 2009.)

Alcohol and Drugs

Alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix (BHCC 2015) (Click to download)
Alcohol unit and calorie calculator (DrinkCoach, 2024.)
Anyone can overdose – Reduce your risk (Change Grow Live, 2021.)
Cannabis & Tobacco (Comic Company, 2014.)
Change – Grow – Live (Brighton drugs and alcohol service) (CGL, 2020.)
The Club Drugs Wheel (PDF only, the Drugs Wheel.com, 2020.) (Click to download)
Drug card – Alcohol (HIT, 2015.)
Drug card – Ampthetamines (HIT, 2019.)
Drug card – Anabolic steroids (HIT, 2010.)
Drug card – Benzodiazepines (HIT, 2015.)
Drug card – Cannabis postcard (HIT, 2015.)
Drug card – Cocaine (HIT, 2019.)
Drug card – GBH, GHB (HIT, 2011.)
Drug card – Heroin (HIT,2015.)
Drug Card – Ketamine (HIT, 2014.)
Drug card – Khat (HIT, 2014.)
Drug card – LSD (HIT, 2010.)
Drug card – Magic mushrooms (HIT, 2019.)
Drug card – MDMA (HIT, 2019.)
Drug card – Methadone (HIT, 2010.)
Drug card – Nitrites (HIT, 2017.)
Drug card – Solvents (HIT, 2011.)
Drug related emergencies (Exchange Supplies, 2015.)
The Drugs Wheel (PDF only, The Drugs Wheel.com, 2020.)
Hepatitis: causes consequences & advice (HIT, 2012.)
Hepatitis C: a handbook for people who have injected drugs (Harm Reduction Works, 2009.) (Click to download)
Hepatitis C: the facts for gay and bisexual men (Terrence Higgins Trust, 2014.)
Hepatitis C: information for people who inject drugs (HIT 2013)
Injecting & infections (National Treatment Agency, 2009.) (Click to download)
It’s a fine line…between using it and losing it (cocaine) (HIT, 2011.)
Keep our communities safe (drug litter) (Wallet card, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2022.)
Keep our communities safe (drug litter) (A4 poster, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2022.)
Know alcohol (HIT, 2016.)
Know ecstasy & PMA (HIT, 2014.)
Know GHB & GBL (HIT, 2014.)
Know Ketamine (HIT, 2014.)
Know mephedrone (HIT, 2014.)
Methamphetamine (HIT, 2008.)
No alcohol = no risk: alcohol in pregnancy advice (BSUH, 2013.)
Protect yourself against Hep B (PDF only, Harm Reduction Works, 2008.) (Click to download)
Rethink your drink scratchcards (Brighton & Hove City Council, 2019.)
Saving lives: your essential guide to spotting managing and preventing an opiate overdose (Change Grow Live, 2021.)
The stuff on cannabis (HIT, 2018.)
Take the two-minute alcohol test (Wallet card, DrinkCoach, 2022.)
Taking Control of Alcohol (PDF only, British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
The viruses: a rather rude guide for drug injectors (Linnell, 2014.)
There are some things you should never share with anyone . . . blood-borne viruses (HIT, 2009.)
What’s the deal on grass: cannabis facts for parents carers and professionals (HIT, 2014.)
What’s the deal on quitting: a Do-It-Yourself guide to quitting cannabis (HIT, 2013.)
Worried about sexual health, drugs or Alcohol? (Toilet door poster, Brighton SHAC, 2021.)

Baby and Child Health / Parenting

Art of baby massage (West Herts Community NHS Trust, 2004.)
Baby nosh – a short guide to introducing baby’s first foods (Dairy UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Baby starts solids (Comic Company 2008)
Being a parent starts right now: protecting your child from the dangers of cigarette smoke (DOH, 2014.)
Bite-sized guide to healthy weaning – Weaning take-home wall planner (NHS, 2019.)
Breastfeeding after returning to work or study (PDF only, NHS 2015.) (Click to download)
Building blocks for a better start in life (DOH, 2010.) (Click to download)
Bump to baby – a short guide to eating well during pregnancy and breastfeeding (Dairy UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Carbon monoxide screening: advice for health professionals (Tommy’s, 2018.) (Click to download)
Food safety and your baby (Foodlink.)
Guide to bottle feeding (NHS, 2021.) (Click to download)
Hepatitis B – A guide to your care in pregnancy and after your baby is born (NHS, 2020.) (Click to download)
Introducing solid foods (DOH, 2015, PDF only.) (Click to download)
Trying new flavours, textures and tastes – How do I do it at baby’s own pace? – A4 wall poster (DOH, 2019.)
Growing, laughing, sitting, teething – but when is baby ready for weaning? – A4 wall poster (DOH, 2019.)
Slurp, burp, munch, crunch – what should baby be eating for lunch? – A4 wall poster (DOH, 2019.)
Off to the best start: a guide to breastfeeding – Z-card (DOH, 2018.)
Off to the best start: a guide to help you start breastfeeding (DOH, 2018.) (Click to download)
Positive parenting (NSPCC ,2016.) (Click to download)
Postnatal depression (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2011.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against hepatitis B with the hepatitis B vaccine (DOH, 2018.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against meningitis and septicaemia (DOH, 2018.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against meningitis and septicaemia: quick guide (DOH 2015) (Click to download)
Safer sleep advice for premature & low birth weight babies (Lullaby Trust, 2023.) (Click to download)
Safer sleep for babies: a guide for parents (Lullaby Trust, 2019.) (Click to download)
Smoking – Safer sleep for babies Fact Sheet 2 (PDF only, Lullaby Trust, 2018.) (Click to download)
Test your breath – Why carbon monoxide screening matters postcard (Tommy’s, 2018.)
Tiny tums – a short guide to health eating for one-to-fives (Dairy UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Top tips for top kids (Change 4 Life 2010)
What every parent should know about Sepsis (UK Sepsis Trust) (Click to download)
Your guide to the health and wellbeing of your new baby (FPA, 2021.)
Your guide to postnatal health and wellbeing (FPA, 2021.)

Cancer Detection and Screening

A change to a mole isn’t the only sign of skin cancer (NHS, 2015.)
A younger woman’s guide to ovarian cancer : Information on treatment, relationships, fertility and facing an early menopause (Target Ovarian Cancer, 2021.) (Click to download)
Are you worried about ovarian cancer? (Macmillan, 2018.) (Click to download)
About ovarian cancer (Ovacome, 2023.) (Click to download)
Bowel cancer screening: the facts (DOH, 2013.)
Breast cancer risk: what it means to you (Breast Cancer Care, 2007.)
The burning question – Is it really just heartburn? (Heartburn Cancer UK, 2023.) (Click to download)
Cervical screening: what your abnormal result means (DOH, 2012.) (Click to download)
Coughing for 3 weeks? Get out of breath easily? Do you have either of these symptoms? Tell your doctor (NHS, 2016.)
Could it be blood cancer? (Blood Cancer UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Diet, physical activity and your risk of prostate cancer (Prostate Cancer UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Feeling bloated most days for 3 weeks? Tell your doctor (NHS, 2013.)
How to try to not get cancer (Cancer Research UK, EasyRead version, 2019.) (Click to download)
HPV vaccination for men (HSA, 2022.) (Click to download)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) – the facts (Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, 2020.) (Click here to download)
If you notice blood in your pee even if it’s ‘just the once’ tell your doctor (NHS 2014) (Click to download)
Is there screening for ovarian cancer? (Ovacome, 2024.) (Click to view)
Know your breasts: a guide to breast awareness and screening (Breast Cancer Now, 2021.) (Click to download)
Let’s be clear about breathlessness (NHS, 2015.)
My prostate – What changes should I watch out for? (Easyread) (Prostate Cancer UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
NHS breast screening: helping you decide (DOH, 2021, PDF only.) (Click to download)
NHS cervical screening: helping you decide (DOH 2013)
NHS population screening: information for transgender and non-binary people (PHE 2019, PDF only) (Click to download)
Over 60? Your bowel screening test will arrive by post (NHS, postcard, 2015.)
Population screening timeline (PDF only, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, 2023.) (Click to download)
The PSA test and prostate cancer: a quick guide (Prostate Cancer UK, 2020.)
Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer (Ovacome, 2023) (Click to download)
Skin damage: also available in the UK – postcard (Cancer Research UK, 2016.) (Click to download)
Speak up against cancer (Brighton & Hove CCG, 2016.) (Click to download)
Spot bowel cancer early (Cancer Research UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Spot breast cancer early (Cancer Research UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Spot cervical cancer early (Cancer Research UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Spot lung cancer early (Cancer Research UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Spot prostate cancer early (Cancer Research UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Spot skin cancer early (Cancer Research UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Spotting cancer early saves lives (Cancer Research UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Spotting cancer early saves lives (Cancer Research UK, EasyRead Version, 2023.) (Click to download)
Spotting cancer early saves lives – information for men (Cancer Research UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Spotting cancer early saves lives – information for women (Cancer Research UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Spotting cancer early saves lives – Z-card (Cancer Research UK, 2017.)
Understanding the PSA blood test – A guide for anyone concerned about prostate cancer (PDF only, Prostate Cancer UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Work and cancer – (Macmillan Cancer Support, 2019.) (Click to a download)
Worried about the symptoms of ovarian cancer? (Target Ovarian Cancer, 2018.) (Click to download)
YMHC guide to testicular cancer (BHCC.)
You can cut your cancer risk (Cancer Research UK, 2023.) (Click to download)

Cardiovascular Disease

10 minutes to change your life: high blood pressure (British Heart Foundation, 2015.)
I’ve got my blood pressure under control (British Heart Foundation, 2015.)
Keep your heart healthy (British Heart Foundation, 2019.) (Click to download)
Know your heart age card (PDF only, PHE, 2020.)
Over 40? Get a free blood pressure check in pharmacy today (Department of Health and Social Care, 2024.) (Click to download)
Stroke: your quick guide (British heart Foundation, 2014.) (Click to download)
Taking control of salt (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Understanding blood pressure (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Understanding cholesterol (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
When a stroke strikes act FAST (PDF only, DOH, 2018.) (Click to download)
Work and cancer (Macmillan, 2019.) (Click to download)

Contraception

Ask Brook about contraception (Brook, 2012.)
BodyWorks: your guide to understanding reproduction (FPA, 2016.)
Combined pill (FPA 2017)
Contraceptive implant (FPA 2017)
Contraceptive choices after you’ve had your baby (FPA, 2014.)
Contraceptive injections (FPA 2017)
Contraceptive patch (FPA, 2019.)
Contraceptive vaginal ring (FPA 2014)
Diaphragms and caps (FPA 2014)
Emergency contraception (FPA 2017)
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (FPA 2014)
Male and female condoms (FPA, 2014.) (Click to download)
Male and female sterilisation (FPA, 2015.)
Natural family planning (FPA, 2014.)
Progestogen-only pill (FPA, 2015.)
Your guide to contraception (FPA, 2014.)
Your guide to the IUD (FPA, 2018.)
Your guide to the IUS (FPA, 2015.)

Diseases / Illnesses

A quick introduction to Parkinson’s (Parkinson’s UK, 2014.)
Asthma (BLF, 2014.) (Click to download)
At home with dementia: tips for making your home dementia friendly (Age UK, 2021.) (Click to download)
Bladder and bowel problems: common problems and how to manage them (Age UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Breathlessness (British Lung Foundation, 2017.) (Click to download)
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (British Lung Foundation, 2014.) (Click to download)
Dementia and memory problems (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014.) (Click to download)
Dementia: helping your brain to stay healthy. NHS Health Check (DOH, 2015.) (Click to download)
Diabetes and your heart (British Heart Foundation, 2013.)
Diabetes everyday eating (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust, 2011.) (Click to download)
Enjoy food – Helping families with Diabetes to shop, cook and eat (Diabetes UK, 2020.)
Enjoy the outdoors but ‘be tick aware’ (UK Health Security Agency, 2024.) (Click to download)
Everyday living with arthritis (Arthritis Research UK, 2011.)
Food and nutrition (Diabetes UK, 2020.)
Hayfever (ENTUK, 2016.)
All you need to know about Irritable bowel syndrome (Guts UK, 2021.) (Click to download)
Living with dementia (Age UK, 2021.) (Click to download)
Newly diagnosed with diabetes (Diabetes UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Osteoarthritis (Arthritis Research UK. 2012.)
Supporting someone with MS (MS Society, 2017.) (Click to download)
This is the face of M.E. (Action for M.E. 2009.)
Tuberculosis (BLF, 2013.) (Click to download)
Type 2 diabetes – know your risk (Diabetes UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Understanding your diabetes (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust, 2014.) (Click to download)
Understanding Type 2 diabetes (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Understanding vascular dementia (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
What every parent should know about Sepsis (UK Sepsis Trust) (Click to download)
What is MS? (MS Society, 2021.) (Click to download)

Food and Nutrition

10 Top tips for a healthy weight (Cancer Research UK, 2021.) (Click to download)
99 ways to cut 100 calories a day (Comic Company, 2016.)
Are you getting enough? (Comic Company, 2015.)
Are you ready for your fun family snack challenge? (Change4Life, 2018.)
Baby starts solids (Comic Company, 2008.)
Check the labels (salt sugar fat) postcard (Comic Company, 2010.)
Check the labels booklet (Comic Company, 2017.)
Eat 5 booklet (Comic Company, 2010.)
Eat 5 postcard (Comic Company, 2010.)
Eat Better to reduce your risk of heart and circulatory diseases (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to Download)
Eat fit: top ten healthy eating tips (Comic Company 2013)
Eating well to stay healthy as you age (Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, 2020.) (Click to download)
Eating well with diabetes (Diabetes UK, 2021.) (Click to download)
Eatwell 8 tips for healthy eating postcard (Comic Company 2017)
Eatwell plate postcard (Comic Company, 2016.)
Fat – Spread it thin (Comic Company, 2019.)
Food labels made easy (Diabetes UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Healthy living for strong bones (Royal Osteoporosis Society, 2021.)
Healthy lunchbox (Comic Company 2014)
How food smart are you? (Change4Life, 2017.)
Introducing solid foods (DOH 2014, PDF only.) (Click to download)
Let’s be Sugar Smart Brighton & Hove (BHCC 2015) (Click to download)
Let’s eat and drink healthily (Cancer Research UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Let’s get Sugar Smart pack (Change4Life 2016) (Click to download)
Off to the best start: a guide to help you start breastfeeding (DOH, 2018) (Click to download)
Salt: shake the habit (Comic Company, 2012.)
Salt intake and the health of your children (Action on Salt, 2023.) (Click to download)
Size matters (Comic Company, 2009.)
Small changes big benefits (Comic Company, 2014.)
Sugar: not so sweet (Comic Company, 2017).
Taking control of food portions and labels (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Taking control of saturated fats (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Taking control of sugar (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Time to start solid foods – Easy Read (Department of Health & Social Care, 2024) (Click to download)
Understanding your weight (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)

Food Hygiene

Food safety and your baby (Foodlink)
Food safety and your barbeque (Foodlink)
How to store foods safely (Foodlink)
Keep me cool keep me clean postcard (Comic Company, 2003.)
Preventing food poisoning (FSA 2002)

General Health

10 Top tips for a healthy weight (Cancer Research UK, 2021.) (Click to download)
Back pain (Arthritis Research UK, 2011.)
Hepatitis B – A guide to your care in pregnancy and after your baby is born (NHS, 2020.) (Click to download)
Free NHS Health Check (DOH 2015) (Click to download)
How are you? – Z card (PHE. 2016.)
Join Change 4 Life today – sign up form (DOH, 2012.)
Star Wars – Train like a Jedi – activity and sticker pack for school children (PHE, 2018.)
Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them puts you and your family at risk (NHS, 2019.) (Click to download)
Top tips for top kids (Change 4 Life, 2010.)
Wellbeing action plan (Charlie Waller Memorial Trust, 2015.) (Click to download)
We’re here to help you stay well this winter (DoH, 2020.)

Immunisation

A guide to immunisations at one year of age (DOH, 2022.) (Click to download)
A guide to immunisation for babies up to 13 months of age (UK Health Security agency, DOH, 2023.) (Click to download)
A guide to immunisation for pre-school – a guide to vaccinations from two years old until starting primary school (Click to download)
A guide to immunisation for young people – your questions answered about the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given between school years 7 to 13 (Click to download)
A quick guide to childhood immunisations for parents of premature babies born on or after 1 January 2020 (DOH, 2019.) (Click to download)
All about flu and how to stop getting it – simple text version for adults (NHS, 2023.) (Click to download)
All about flu and how to stop getting it – simple text version for children (NHS, 2021.) (Click to download)
Are you protected against measles, mumps and rubella? (NHS postcard, 2023.)
Are you starting university in England? Protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia (Department of Health, 2016.) (Click to download)
COVID-19 booster vaccination – Easy read version (HSA, 2021.) (Click to download)
The flu vaccination: who should have it and why (DoH, 2022.) (Click to download)
HPV vaccination: protecting against HPV infection to help reduce your risk of cancer (UK Health Security Agency, 2023.) (Click to download)
If you could get pregnant, act now to protect against rubella (UK Health Security Agency, 2022.) (Click to download)
If you could get pregnant, act now to protect against rubella (UK Health Security Agency, 2022.) (Click to download)
Measles: don’t let your child catch it (DOH, 2013.) (Click to download)
Measles: Protect yourself, protect others (DOH, 2018.) (Click to download)
MMR vaccination (DOH, 2023.) (Click to download)
Pregnant? Immunisation helps to protect you and your baby from infectious diseases (UK Health Security Agency, 2024.) (Click to download)
Protect yourself against flu – Information for those in secondary school (NHS, 2022.) (Click to download)
Protect yourself from flu, have the flu vaccine – Easy read version (NHS, 2020.) (Click to download)
Protecting you from monkeypox – Information on the smallpox vaccine (UK Health Security Agency, 2022.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against hepatitis B with the hepatitis B vaccine (DOH, 2018.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against rotavirus (DOH, 2021.) (Click to download)
Protecting your child against flu – information for parents and carers (HSA, 2022.)
TB BCG vaccine and your baby (DOH, 2021.) (Click to download)
TB: tuberculosis the disease its treatment and prevention (NHS, 2016.) (Click to download)
There’s a vaccine to help protect you from the pain of shingles (UK Health Security Agency, 2023.) (Click to download)
Vaccines for adults (NHS postcard, 2023.)
Vaccines for children (NHS postcard, 2023.)
Whooping cough and pregnancy: your questions answered on how to help protect your baby (DoH, 2022.) (Click to download)
Why do I have to wait for my vaccination against monkeypox? (UK Health Security Agency, 2022.) (Click to download)

LGBT

Check it out: sexual health information for young men (Sheffield Centre for HIV & Sexual Health 2015)
Hepatitis C: the facts for gay and bisexual men (Terrence Higgins Trust, 2014.)
LGBT+: navigating later life (Age UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
NHS population screening: information for transgender and non-binary people (PHE 2019, PDF only) (Click to download)
Stepping out: a rough guide for young people who are lesbian gay bisexual or questioning their sexuality (Sheffield Centre for HIV & Sexual Health 2011)
The Facts about Hepatitis A – Z card (Terrence Higgins Trust, 2017.)
Top tips for working with trans and gender questioning young people (Allsorts, 2017.)

Meningitis

Are you starting university in England? Protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia (DOH, 2016.) (Click to download)
Common signs & symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia – Z card (Meningitis Now, 2019.) (Click to download)
Don’t ignore the signs meningitis (DoH, 2018.) (Click to download)
In school years 9-13? Protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia (DOH, 2016.) (Click to download)
Leaving school or college? MenACWY vaccine (NHS, 2017.) (Click to download)
Meningitis can affect anyone (Meningitis Now, 2017) (Click to download)
Protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia with the MenACWY vaccine (UK Health Security Agency, 2023.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against meningitis and septicaemia (DOH, 2015.) (Click to download)
Protecting your baby against meningitis and septicaemia: quick guide (DOH, 2015.) (Click to download)

Men’s Health

A YMHC guide to testicular cancer (BHCC, 2017.) (Click to download)
Beat stress – feel better (Men’s Health Forum, 2017.)
Check it out: sexual health information for young men (Sheffield Centre for HIV & Sexual Health, 2015.)
Osteoporosis in men (National Osteoporosis Society, 2016.) (Click to download)
Serious drinking (Men’s Health Forum, 2016.) (Click to download)
Size matters (Comic Company, 2009.)
Spotting cancer early saves lives – information for men (Cancer Research UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
The man manual: men’s health made easy (Haynes & Men’s Health Forum, 2017.)

Mental Health

5 ways to wellbeing (Brighton & Hove City Council, 2019.) (Click to download)
Anorexia & bulimia (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014.) (Click to download)
Anxiety and panic attacks (Mind, 2023.)
Anxiety, Panic & Phobias (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015.)
Beat stress – feel better (Men’s Health Forum, 2017.)
Bereavement (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016.) (Click to download)
Dementia and memory problems (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014.) (Click to download)
Depression (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015.) (Click to download)
Every mind matters 2019 – Z-card conversation starter (NHS, 2019.) (Click to download)
Help is at hand: support after someone may have died by suicide (PHE, 2018.) (Click to download)
Help is at hand – Z-card (PHE, 2018.)
How to be mentally healthy at work (Mind, 2016.) (Click to download)
How to deal with anger (Mind, 2016.) (Click to download)
How to look after your mental health (Mental Health Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
How to look after your mental health in later life (Mental Health Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
How to manage and reduce stress (Mental Health Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
How to manage stress (Mind, 2019.)
How to overcome fear and anxiety (Mental Health Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
How to sleep better (Mental Health Foundation.) (Click to download)
How to support mental health at work (Mental Health Foundation.) (Click to download)
How to support someone who feels suicidal (Mind, 2017.) (Click to download)
Living with early-stage dementia: living well in the present and planning for the future (Age UK, 2015.) (Click to download)
Mental health crisis contacts (Brighton & Hove City Council, 2018.) (Click to download)
Mental health and debt (MoneySavingExpert, PDF only, 2022.) (Click to download)
Postnatal depression (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015.) (Click to download)
Quick tips – Looking for help with your mental health (Mind, 2023.)
Relaxation – a short guide with relaxation exercises (Mind, 2023.)
Schizophrenia (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014.) (Click to download)
Self-harm (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016.) (Click to download)
Sleep – a short guide (Mind, 2019.)
Sleep – A guide to getting enough sleep for drug & alcohol users (Exchange Supplies, 2021.) (Click to download)
Sleeping well (Online only, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015.) (Click to view)
StayAlive – A suicide prevention resource (Grassroots, 2021.) (Click to view)
Understanding mental health problems (Mind, 2018.) (Click to download)
Understanding self-harm (Mind, 2016.) (Click to download)
Understanding stress (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Winter wellbeing (PDF only, Mind Brighton & Hove, 2020.) (Click to download)
Worried about self-harm? (Young Minds.)
Your mind matters: thinking about your mental health (Age UK, 2019.) (Click to download)

Older People

A practical guide to healthy ageing (Age UK, 2014.) (Click to download)
Age and dementia friendly Brighton & Hove (BHCC, 2023.)
At home with dementia: tips for making your home dementia friendly (Age UK, 2016.) (Click to download)
Bladder and bowel problems: common problems and how to manage them (Age UK, 2017.) (Click to download)
Caring for someone with dementia: Practical help and emotional support (Age UK, 2023.) (Click to download)
Dementia and memory problems (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014.) (Click to download)
Eating well to stay healthy as you age (Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, 2017.)
Get up and go! A guide to staying steady (Saga, 2017.) (Click to download)
How to look after your mental health in later life (Mental Health Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans: navigating later life (Age UK, 2018.) (Click to download)
Let’s talk about dying (PDF only, Hospice UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Living with dementia: from concerns and diagnosis to support and future care (Age UK, 2023.) (Click to download)
Over 60? Your bowel screening test will arrive by post postcard (NHS, 2015.)
Shingles booklet (DOH, 2017.) (Click to download)
Shingles postcard (DOH, 2017.) (Click to download)
Staying steady: how to reduce your risk of falling (Age UK, 2022.) (Click to download)
Supporting bereavement (PDF only, Hospice UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Talking about dying with children (PDF only, Hospice UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Talking about dying with people affected by dementia (Hospice UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Things to do before you die (PDF only, Hospice UK, 2020.) (Click to download)
Winter wrapped up: a guide to keeping warm and well this winter (Age UK, 2019.)(Click to download)
Your mind matters: thinking about your mental health (Age UK, 2019.) (Click to download)

Oral Health

Give your teeth a makeover postcard (Comic Company 2015)
Tell me about children’s teeth (BDHF 2016)
Tiny teeth – a short guide to healthy teeth for the under-fives (Dairy UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Top tips for teeth – Z card (NHS Change 4 Life, 2018.)

Osteoporosis

Am I at risk of osteoporosis and fractures? (Royal Osteoporosis Society, 2013.)
An introduction to osteoporosis (Royal Osteoporosis Society, 2016.) (Click to download)
Osteoporosis (Arthritis Research UK, 2011.)
Osteoporosis in men (Royal Osteoporosis Society, 2016.) (Click to download)

Physical Activity

Everyday fit! (Comic Company, 2016.)
Find movement that works for you (We are Undefeatable campaign, 2019.)
Get active stay active (British heart Foundation, 2011.)
Get up and go! A guide to staying steady (Saga, 2017.) (Click to download)
Healthy Lifestyles Team (Brighton & Hove City Council.)
Swimfit (Comic Company, 2005.)
Understanding physical activity (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Walkfit (Comic Company, 2009.)
Your exercise handbook (Asthma + Lung UK,2021.) (Click to download)

Pregnancy

Alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix (Brighton & Hove City Council, 2015.) (Click to download)
Baby on the way quit today: what you need to know about smoking and pregnancy (DOH 2012)
Carbon monoxide screening: advice for health professionals (Tommy’s, 2018.) (Click to download)
No alcohol = no risk: alcohol in pregnancy advice (BSUH 2013)
Postnatal depression (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015.) (Click to download)
Pregnancy: a young person’s guide (FPA, 2014.)
Test your breath – Why carbon monoxide screening matters postcard (Tommy’s, 2018.) (

Sexual Health (also see Young People)

Abortion (FPA, 2014.)
Big weekend? Blue Monday? Are you worried about having sex while high? (Terrence Higgins Trust, 2017.)
Chlamydia (FPA, 2016.)
The facts about Gonorrhoea (Terence Higgins Trust, 2017.)
Genital herpes (FPA, 2016.)
Gonorrhoea (FPA, 2017.)
Hep B: risky business (Postcard, Public Health England, 2020.) (Click to download)
HIV (FPA 2016) (Click to download)
Information about testing for chlamydia – Easyread (UK Health Security Agency, 2023.) (Click to download)
Non-gonococcal urethritis (FPA, 2018.)
Oral sex (FPA, 2106.)
Pregnant and don’t know what to do (FPA, 2014.)
Sexual health for under 25s (Brighton SHAC, 2023.)
So you think you might be pregnant? (BPAS, 2012.) (Click to download)
So you want to know about contraception? (BPAS, 2020.) (Click to download)
Syphilis (FPA, 2014.)
Thrush & bacterial vaginosis (FPA, 2014.)
Trichomonas vaginalis (FPA, 2016.)
Worried about sexual health, drugs or Alcohol? (Toilet door poster, Brighton SHAC, 2021.)
You can stop HIV (Terence Higgins Trust, 2018.)
Your guide to genital warts, genital herpes, public lice and scabies (FPA, 2022.)
Your guide to Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU) (FPA, 2022.)

Smoking

Baby on the way quit today: what you need to know about smoking and pregnancy (DOH, 2012.)
Being a parent starts right now: protecting your child from the dangers of cigarette smoke (DOH, 2014.)
Cannabis & Tobacco (Comic Company, 2014.)
Carbon monoxide screening: advice for health professionals (Tommy’s, 2018.)
Drug card – Tobacco (HIT, 2012.)
Healthy Lifestyles Team stop smoking service (Brighton & Hove City Council.)
How to stop smoking (British Lung Foundation, 2019.) (Click to download)
I quit! How to leave smoking behind you (Comic Company, 2015.)
I quit: day you stop postcard (Comic Company, 2007.)
Inside story – what smoking does to your body (Comic Company, 2011.)
Join the millions who’ve quit smoking with our support (Public Health England, 2020.)
Over 80% of cigarette smoke is invisible (NHS, 2013.)
Quit smoking – Easy Read (NHS, 2023.) (Click to download)
Quit smoking – wallet card (NHS, 2021.) (Click to download)
Quitting is all about finding what works for you (NHS, 2012.)
Sex and smoking (Comic Company 2015.)
Smoking – Safer sleep for babies Fact Sheet 2 (Lullaby Trust, 2018.) (Click to download)
Stop smoking (Easy read leaflet, Macmillan Cancer Support, 2019.)
Tobacco – drug card (HIT, 2012.)
There’s never been a better time to quit (PHE, 2020.)
Understanding smoking (British Heart Foundation, 2018.) (Click to download)
Warning: smoking can seriously damage your smile. Smoking and your mouth (GASP, 2017.)
Why not quit now? A quit smoking guide for young people (GASP, 2011.)
You can be smokefree (Cancer Research UK, 2023.) (Click to download)

Sun Safety

Get sunwise: cool cat’s hot tips (Comic Company, 2008.)
Let’s stay safe in the sun (Cancer Research UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Skin damage – also available in the UK (Postcard, Cancer Research UK, 2019.) (Click to download)
Slip! Slap! Slop! Get sunwise (Postcard, Comic Company, 2015.)
Staying cool in a heatwave (Age UK, 2023.) (Click to download)
Sun safety in Sussex schools (Postcard, NHS.)

Travel

Application form for Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) (NHS, 2021, online only.) (Click to access)
Travelling abroad to visit friends and relatives – advice for travellers (UK HAS, 2022.) (Click to download)

Women’s Health

Bladder problems (COB Foundation, 2012.)
Spotting cancer early saves lives – information for women (Cancer Research UK, 2017.) (Click to download)
Women’s personal health – an easy guide (Sussex Community NHS Trust, 2013.)
Your guide to menopause (FPA, 2022.)

Young People

4 Boys: a guide to the male body (FPA ,2019.) (Click to download)
4 Girls: a guide to the female body (FPA, 2019.) (Click to download)
4 You: Growing up – what’s it all about? (FPA, 2020.)
Abortion (FPA, 2008.)
All change – boys (Sexual Health Sheffield, 2015.)
All change – girls (Sexual Health Sheffield, 2015.)
Are you starting university in England? Protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia (DOH, 2016.) (Click to download)
Ask Brook about contraception (Brook ,2012.)
Ask Brook about relationships safety and risks (Brook, 2016.)
Boys: Looking ahead (Brook 2008)
Contraception and sexual health services for young people in Brighton & Hove – Z-card (BHCC 2018)
Girls: – Looking ahead (Brook, 2008.)
Hep B: risky business (Postcard, Public Health England, 2020.) (Click to download)
Is everybody doing it? (FPA, 2020.) (Click to download)
Is this love? (FPA, 2014.) (Click to download)
Love S.T.I.N.G.S (FPA, 2014.) (Click to download)
Love sex & relationships (FPA, 2020.) (Click to download)
Periods (FPA, 2019.) (Click to download)
Pregnancy: a young person’s guide (FPA 2014) (Click to download)
So you want to know about STIs? (Click to download)
Think you might be pregnant? (BPAS, 2018.) (Click to download)
Want to know about contraception? (BPAS, 2020.) (Click here to download)
Star Wars – Train like a Jedi – activity and sticker pack for school children (PHE, 2018.)
Stepping out: a rough guide for young people who are lesbian gay bisexual or questioning their sexuality (Sheffield Centre for HIV & Sexual Health 2011)
YMHC guide to testicular cancer (Brighton & Hove City Council.)

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