NICE guidance to encourage healthy lifestyles

New guidance from NICE will support everyone wanting to be healthier permanently, by eating well, being more active, stopping smoking and sticking to safe drinking limits.

Many people start the New Year wanting to change and become healthier but they are often unsupported and struggle to stick to their resolutions. The guidance from NICE is intended to help health services and local authorities make the most of their resources to promote a culture of health in their areas, using the evidence about what works and what helps people to make those changes permanent.

The guidance will help health and social care professionals, local authorities and local and national policy-makers to implement robust, evidence-based activities aimed at improving individuals' health and wellbeing and tackling health inequalities.

The guidance complements existing NICE public health guidance on alcohol, obesity, physical activity, and smoking.

For further information visit www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/NICEIssuesGuidanceToEncouragePeopleToMakeResolutionsForLifeNotJustNewYear.jsp.