'People Keeping Well' is sometimes known as Social Prescribing. It's all about connecting to a range of local services to improve general health and wellbeing. Locally, this is being delivered through our 'People Keeping Well' network of community partners who work with a wide range of people living or working in our community. Each partnership is different, depending on local needs, but might include other voluntary groups, libraries, local forums, GPs, tenants and residents' associations, faith groups, food banks, local Councillors, and neighbourhood Police Officers. Woodhouse and District Community Forum are the lead organisation for this project in the South East of Sheffield.

Woodhouse and District Community Forum has the experience of delivering a programme of health and wellbeing activities for over 15 years.

We are the lead partner for the People Keeping Well initiative, which, when using support and prevention activities, allows people to live well in their own homes.

Our focus is on all areas of health and wellbeing, such as: Emotional, Physical and Mental.

We have an excellent reputation for delivery, achievements, and results, including Community Dementia Information Service, Mental Health support, Volunteering, Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Service, Healthy Activities, Woodhouse Community Library, and Community Garden Project (a list of all our activities and contact details can be found in our Health & Wellbeing Activity List).

You can refer into our activities, through contacting the named person in our What's On Guide.

Our Health and Wellbeing Practitioner service, offers one to one confidential support for those who want to either change, or lead a healthier lifestyle through stopping smoking, alcohol reduction, weight management etc. We also have Chronic Pain specialists to help manage your conditions.

You can access this through your nurse, GP or your Support Worker, or you can contact us directly at healthandwellbeingpractitioners@mywoodhouse.co.uk

There are a broad range of partners from our People Keeping Well Partnership, who offer a wide variety of services and support to local people.

We have a wide range of partners and we can help find the right service or support for you, please contact us for more details.

"Group is fun with a little chit chat as well as being good for your body and soul."

"Hope the classes carry on forever, Maggie is fabulous, and we all love her."

"Please don't ever stop this activity."

"Maggie is a lovely instructor she makes you feel very welcome, and it does not matter what level you are. Thank you!"

"My Flexibility has improved, less aches and pains good social activity and good venue, I feel stronger, happier, and hopefully improving my health, Feel so much more flexible and fitter."

"Less muscle pain in my back and legs"
Yoga Sessions

"Better mobility, more flexibility and strength"

"Good for the body and mind."

"Fantastic mobility improved physically and wellbeing."

"Nice to be in company of others so good for mental health and physical."

"Meeting new people and enjoying sessions"

"A reason to get out of bed, get ready and get out to start the day!"

"Something to look forward too!"

"Oh I just love these classes - full of fun, laughter, good music, exercise and I meet friends for life coming here weekly"

"Girls thanks so much you both do cracking Job without these groups we would now feel lost and at a loose end if this wasn't here, its wonderful what you do!" Chairobic Sessions

"Thank you even though I use to attend with my best friend who sadly can't get out anymore, it still given me opportunity to be able to still feel welcome and make friends when its be the loneliness time of life losing my best friend I can look forward to coming here"
Social café user

"Thank you ladies for all your continued support if it wasn't for you all arranging us transport to be here, we couldn't have done it thank you its means a lot" Social Café user.

"Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to keep this group going after everything we been through this past few years it's been a lifeline for me and I forever grateful" Women's Group.