Help Yourself to Health: an award-winning project!

Help Yourself to Health is a joint project run by Shetland Library and NHS Shetland. We promote health and wellbeing books available in the library, and have expanded our collection with recommended stock from the NHS. On 22nd March 2010, the project was chosen as the winner of the NHS Shetland Quality Award (photo below). The cash prize will be used to further promote this low-cost partnership project. Thank you! Check out our extensive collection of books. You can also phone the local health promotion unit for information on 01595 743 084 For information on the local Smoking Cessation services call 01595 743388

The health websites below are recommended:

Health in my language: provides translated information about health and health services in Scotland.

Health Info Plus: an online library of quality assured health information for patients, carers and the public.

NHS 24: comprehensive up-to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland.

NHS Direct: for health advice and information. You can also phone 0845 4647.

22nd March 2010: Help Yourself to Health takes the trophy for best project at the NHS Shetland Quality Awards. Pictured left to right are Melanie Smith (Health Improvement), Dr Susan Laidlaw (Public Health), Ian Kinniburgh (NHS Shetland Health Board), Peter Ratter (Health Improvement) and Karen Fraser (Shetland Library). Sandra Laurenson, NHS Shetland's Chief Executive, praised the project saying 'I wonder why we didn't think of it years ago?'

9th November 2009: our health promotion attracted a visit rom Margaret Burns and Emma Whitney of Health Scotland, who were visiting Shetland.

Pictured left : Help Yourself to Health is launched in July 2009 by Betty Fullerton, Chairman of Shetland Health Board and Silvija Crook, Library and Information Manager.

Last Updated on 06 April 2010