13th to 19th November 2017 is ‘National self-care week’ which focuses on self-care across communities, families and generations. It’s all about what we do to protect and improve our health and wellbeing. This can range from generally looking after yourself on a day to day basis or finding out what can help if you’re living with a long-term health condition.
Did you know that ‘support for self-care’ is one of the ‘Top 10 Inspiring Kirklees Assets’ highlighted in the new ‘Community Assets: People Helping People’ section in the KJSA? This section signposts to more self-care resources in Kirklees as well as other local assets that contribute to improved wellbeing and independence.
In Kirklees, self-care is about looking at what you can do and want to do, rather than what you can’t do, even if you have health challenges. This is a great example of an asset-based approach and you can find out much more about what we mean by community assets and asset-based (or strength-based) approaches in Kirklees in the new section.
Blog post by guest contributor Sharron McMahon, Public Health
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