Pharmacists and their staff play an important role in their communities by helping people achieve better health and they are ideally placed to offer healthy lifestyle advice to their patients and customers, particularly when dispensing their prescriptions.

Under the community pharmacy contractual framework in England they are expected to give advice to people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and those who smoke or are overweight. In addition, they are also expected to provide advice and support for carers to help them in their caring roles.

The resources on this website have been designed to give pharmacists and their staff background information on brief advice (general health advice) and brief interventions (more in-depth discussions on single health topics) to help them deliver healthy lifestyle interventions.

The following priority health topics have been covered in some detail and consist of easy-to-use cards on each of the subjects:

• Physical Activity
• Weight Management
• Diet and Nutrition
• Alcohol
• Smoking

In addition, there is a leaflet for the public which reinforces the messages that pharmacists and their staff give:

• Helping you Choose Better Health

Main authors: Miriam Armstrong, Veronica Wray - PHLink, in association with key Policy Leads at the Department of Health.

Plus display posters are available in A4 and A3 format

Feeling run down?		A3 format		A4 format
Want to cut down on your drinking?		A3 format		A4 format
Want to stop smoking?		A3 format		A4 format
Unhappy with your weight?		A3 format		A4 format

If you would like to order hard copies of any of these resources, please use this order form.