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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Keep Warm: Keep Well: A guide for people over 60

This booklet was published in 2008 by the Department of Health (UK), to provide advice for maintaining good health during winter.

It includes:
  • tips for keeping warm and well
  • tips for heating a home effectively
  • financial help for heating homes and other sources of financial support
  • preparing a home for winter
  • staying safe at home and living a healthy lifestyle.

It is part of the national Keep Warm Keep Well programme, which aims to reduce chronic and acute health risks associated with cold weather. The booklet is also downloadable in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/Publications

1 comment:

Unknown said...

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