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Find tools and resources for health and wellbeing for families.

Health advice and support

Visit the Livewell South West 0-19 Health Hub on Facebook

The HANDi Paediatric app gives up-to-date advice about common childhood illnesses and how to treat them.

The NHSquicker app provides real-time information for your urgent care problem.

Health visitors

You can access support through your health visitors.

Keep your baby safe

Crying

All babies cry. Sometimes this can feel overwhelming, trying to work out how to comfort your infant, particularly when you feel tired.  This is a time to build in ways that work best for you and your baby. 

Advice on how to cope can be found on the ICON website.

Sleeping

Making sure that babies have safe sleeping arrangements is so important as co-sleeping is a risk to your infant.  Helpful advice can be found on the Lullaby Trust website.

Family activities supporting health

Find sport and leisure facilities in Plymouth.

Active Devon is a community-focused, non-profit organisation with a vision of everyone in Devon active for life.

Healthy eating

The NHS Eatwell Guide shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.

Get help to buy food and milk

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk through the Healthy Start scheme.

Oral health

Find an NHS dentist

Tips on good tooth and gum care on the NHS website. Take care of your teeth and gums.

Looking after children's teeth on the NHS website.

Information and online resources to support dental health for carers on the Improving Lives website.

Sexual health

The Plymouth Online Directory has lists of groups and organisations offering advice and support for sexual health.

School attendance

The NHS has produced is my child too ill for school guidance to help parents decide whether or not to keep their child off school.

The Department for Education has published guidance on mental health issues affecting pupil's attendance.