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Up for It? |
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Project Background Up for It? commenced in 2001. In July 2003 Up for It? became a registered charity and was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. The official company name is Up for It Lifestyles. Up for It? is a health and lifestyle programme, running in targeted areas of South Lanarkshire, aimed at motivating behavioural and lifestyle change. The programme provides the most vulnerable residents, referred from a variety of agencies, with free access to services focussed on identifying individual and realistic improved health behaviour, reducing stress, stopping smoking, reducing weight via a healthy eating plan and increasing exercise. The programme commenced as a pilot project in the Blantyre / North Hamilton Social Inclusion Partnership (SIP) area in January 2001. Since then the programme has expanded to cover other areas of Hamilton, Blantyre, Larkhall and Clydesdale. The programme is funded in partnership with South Lanarkshire Community Regeneration Partnership, South Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire and The Big Lottery Fund. Referring agencies include GPs, health visitors, community forums, community addiction teams, substance misuse teams, smoking cessation co-ordinators, community and voluntary organizations. Service providers include public and private sector agencies and the programme is an excellent example of a public/private sector project. Service providers include South Lanarkshire Leisure, Hamilton Local Health Care Co-operative (LHCC) and Scottish Slimmers. Organizational Structure Up for It Lifestyles is governed by a board of directors, whose members are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association. |
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Blantyre Health Partnership, 1 Station Road, Blantyre, G72 9AA
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