Health Promotion for Inherited Bleeding Disorders

Inherited Bleeding Disorders (IBD) Team

Information for parents and carers

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Health promotion

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health.

Sometimes a hospital appointment for ourself or our children leads us to think about other aspects of our own or our children’s health, well-being and life style.

We have found a wide range of health and well-being information available through the NHS Live Well website https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/

Useful information can be found through the following links

Alcohol misuse

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/

Dental health

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/dental-health/

Exercise

https://haemophilia.org.uk/support/day-day-living/healthy-living/

Healthy eating

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/

Sexual health

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/sexual-health/

Weight management

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/start-the-nhs-weight-loss-plan/

Mental wellbeing

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/

Smoking cessation

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/nhs-stop-smoking-services-help-you-quit/

Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

https://haemophilia.org.uk/resources/publications/booklets/sex-and-bleeding-disorder

Reference

The Haemophilia Society 2021 https://haemophilia.org.uk/

This leaflet only gives general information. You must always discuss the individual treatment of your child with the appropriate member of staff. Do not rely on this leaflet alone for information about your child’s treatment.

This information can be made available in other languages and formats if requested.