Health4Life - Support for healthier food choices

The Health4Life team within Public Health at Southend City Council is looking to work more closely with local community groups to better reflect the diversity of Southend. We are currently developing a resource bank to support residents in making healthier food choices, while ensuring this includes and respects a wide range of cultural foods. To do this well, we want to work directly with local communities to gain a genuine understanding of the foods people eat, as well as how mealtimes and celebrations may differ across cultures.

Our aim is to ensure that any advice we provide is relevant, realistic and supportive. As our work mainly focuses on children and families, we would really value the opportunity to speak with both young people and their parents or carers to help co-produce these resources together.