Residents to benefit from free stop smoking programme
Residents over 16 years old can get one-to-one support from Croydon Live Well advisers during a focused 12-week stop smoking programme.
June 2020
February 2020
Indoor shisha smoking sees men fined thousands of pounds
Two men responsible for three shisha bars across Croydon have been fined thousands of pounds for illegally allowing people to smoke indoors.
October 2019
Time to break up from your relationship with smoking
The Stoptober campaign is back this October helping even more residents split up from their relationship with smoking.
July 2019
Chinese visitors praise Croydon’s plans to improve residents’ health
The delegation from China was impressed by the council’s efforts to stamp out smoking, reduce air and noise pollution and tackle health inequalities.
September 2018
Find the right support to help you quit smoking
Additional support is being offered throughout October to help smokers in Croydon kick the habit by taking part in Stoptober, the national 28-day stop smoking challenge.
January 2018
Visit Croydon’s one-stop shop for a happier and healthier 2018
Making New Year’s resolutions can be daunting, but the JustBe Croydon website (www.justbecroydon.org) has been created to provide residents with information, advice and support to make it easier to ditch unhealthy lifestyle habits and kick-start 2018 […]
September 2017
Stoptober – the 28-day quit-smoking campaign – is back
Smokers in Croydon are being encouraged to sign up to Stoptober from Sunday 1 October and join the thousands across the country who are getting support to quit smoking for good.
The Public Health England campaign, now in […]
May 2017
Digital boost for your health
New digital health hubs have been set up around Croydon for a limited period to help more residents access the advice and support available to them on the healthy living website www.JustBeCroydon.org
Anyone can pop in […]
September 2016
Cancer prevention work set to increase
Health bodies across the borough are being urged to work together to help beat cancer and reduce incidences of the disease among residents.
Croydon’s Health and Wellbeing Board will this week (Wednesday 14) examine what needs to be […]
March 2016
New quiz to help get your health back on track
Middle-aged residents are being reminded of the health benefits of being more active, eating well, drinking less alcohol and quitting smoking – all to avoid future diseases caused by modern-day living.
One You, a recently launched government behaviour-change […]