You can find more information about how to volunteer to become a Community Health Champion with the Health Trainers.
You can also find all practitioner training around giving advice and support that Health Trainers offer on this page:
- Identification Brief Advice (alcohol brief advice training)
- Very Brief Advice (stop smoking brief advice training)
Identification Brief Advice (alcohol brief advice training)
Identification Brief Advice (IBA) is a training meant for all line managers and all staff woking directly with members of the public.
Reasons to attend this training
- York has higher than the national and regional average alcohol-specific hospital admissions rates
- UKs third biggest killer after obesity and smoking
- increases risk of developing over 200 different conditions
- estimated just under 2,500 people in York with severe alcohol use disorder
How we can change this narrative
Through attending Brief Conversations About Alcohol and having those short but powerful conversations that could prevent or reduce alcohol related illnesses and preventable death. These conversations have been shown to be effective in helping people to think about their alcohol consumption and gain the necessary support.
What we will cover
- the harm caused through alcohol consumption
- recommended guidelines for low level alcohol consumption
- understanding units of alcohol and what this means
- brief motivational interviewing skills to support behaviour change
- information about the Local Services in York offering various levels of support and where to refer for clinical assessments and intervention
For more information or to book onto a course please contact healthandwellbeingtraining@york.gov.uk.
Very Brief Advice (stop smoking brief advice training)
Very Brief Advice (VBA) is a training meant for all line managers and all staff working directly with members of the public.
Course outline
Smoking is the primary cause of preventable illness and premature death. 1 hospital admission every minute is from a smoking related disease! This training offers an introduction to the skills and information needed to have initial brief conversations about stopping smoking and signpost to stop smoking support in York. Applying Very Brief Advice (VBA) has been shown to be effective in helping people attempt to stop smoking. Be part of helping York become a smoke free city!
What we will cover
- why quitting smoking is so important
- skills to deliver Very Brief Advice (VBA) to support behaviour change
- increase confidence and motivation to have VBA conversations
- information about the stop smoking support available in York, including e-cigarettes and how to signpost to/access this support
For more information or to book onto a course please contact healthandwellbeingtraining@york.gov.uk.