UPDATE: We have been notified that the Health Trainer service will now continue for at least the next 12 months, which is excellent news. However, Lighten Up will cease at the end of April. We are...
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Health Trainers go above and beyond
When you hear the term Health Trainer, you might think of the work they do to support people to diet and get down to the gym. But a Health Trainer's work isn't all about healthy eating and exercise....
Sharing our knowledge with the Child Poverty Commission
Did you know that Birmingham has a Child Poverty Commission? The cross-partner Commission, which includes the Council, the University of Birmingham and The Children's Society, was set up in March...
Extending our weight management support: Solihull
As 2015 draws to a close, we're very pleased to announce a new project for Gateway that will be starting in the new year: a weight management programme commissioned by Solihull Council. The service...
New project reveals Birmingham’s hidden extremes
PLEASE NOTE: this story is from 2015 and the Gateway Healthy Futures service ended in 2016. If you have been affected by the issues raised in this story, please click here to see a list of links and...
“I am here today because of you” – Bushra’s story
Bushra* was referred to the Gateway Pregnancy Outreach Workers Service when her life started unravelling and she didn't know where to turn. In just a few months she had gone from being a college...
Newly-launched service will help people towards Healthy Futures
This week has seen the launch of our new "admissions avoidance" pilot project, now called Gateway Healthy Futures. As we explained in August in our blog post A New Avenue For Gateway, the new...
“My health trainer taught me to cook” – Daniel’s story
When Daniel was first referred into the Gateway Health Trainers service, he was 21 years old and morbidly obese. The first thing his Health Trainer Glenn did - as all Health Trainers do - was to ask...
“My POW was there for me” – Rumbidzai’s story
Those of you who came to our Gala a couple of weeks ago, and listened to our clients' stories, might remember Rumbidzai. Rumbidzai had planned to speak at the Gala about the support she received...







