We work together and with others to promote good health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health, and protect children and young people from harm. Healthy Futures Calderdale:
· works in settings and communities across Calderdale facilitating activities and events to promote health and wellbeing;
· provides support to schools, such as training, resources and classroom
sessions;
· offers one-to-one support to young people and families, delivered by public health nurses who can provide advice, information and support to access other services. As part of the service we incorporate the school nursing service in Calderdale, provided by Locala Community Partnerships CIC which has a focus on:
“Identifying health needs, managing long and short term conditions in education settings for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years”. Locala's school nursing service in Calderdale works closely with the established school nursing team in Kirklees, which includes two Queens Nurses. The service responds to local need, works with other professionals and supports schools to manage the wellbeing of pupils by:
•Delivering universal health services, improving the lives of all, with proportionally greater resources targeted at the most disadvantaged pupils
•Proactive identification of health needs, individual health assessments and appropriate follow up activity
•Support for pupils with long term and/or short medical conditions and vulnerable groups
