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Empowering Healthier Lifestyle Choices in Reading Community

Making Life Better project in Reading, funded by the Department of Health, aims to address health inequalities through behavior change coaching. Volunteer coaches from Citizens Advice Bureau help clients set goals, access information, and develop action plans for sustainable behavior change. With a holistic approach and partnerships with other agencies, the project supports clients in achieving goals such as weight loss, healthy eating, stress reduction, and improved fitness, enhancing overall well-being in the community.

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Empowering Healthier Lifestyle Choices in Reading Community

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  1. Making Life Better Jan Rothwell Healthy Lifestyle Project Manager Reading Citizens Advice Bureau

  2. Making Life Better • Funding from Department of Health • 3 Years, Section 64 • Addressing health inequalities • Behaviour change through coaching • Volunteer coaches • CAB ‘flavour’

  3. Making Life Better • Coaching approach • Articulate goal • Signpost to information • Develop realistic action plan • Support and motivate • Embed new behaviour

  4. Making Life Better Strengths • Partnership working • Target groups are Bureau clients • Holistic approach - control over circumstances • Cost

  5. Making Life Better • Other agencies including: • Age Concern • Sure Start • Children’s Centres • Reading Single Homeless Project • Reading Community Learning Centre (was WEA)

  6. Making Life Better Client goals • 38% Lose weight • 24% Healthy eating • 19% Reduce stress • 9% Improve fitness • 5% Reduce drinking • 5% Life direction

  7. Making Life Better

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