Healthier Together Middlesbrough 0-19 Service

Healthier Together consists of Health Visitors and Early Years Practitioners for children 0-5 and their families. Once a child starts school their care is provided by School Nurses, Staff Nurses and School Nurse Assistants. Support is provided for children and young people age 5-19 (25 SEND) The service aims to help build parents’ confidence in their ability to give their child the best start in life and listen carefully when parents have concerns. We identify and build on what is going well, and provide information to help parents find their own solutions to problems where possible. We offer confidential health drop ins within secondary schools for young people. We provide expert health assessments, advice, support and interventions for babies, children, young people and families

We provide information and support:

Pregnancy and transition into parenthood
Infant feeding/ specialist breast feeding support
Child development and developmental reviews
Growth and nutrition
Healthy eating / HENRY pogramme
Parenting and behavioural problem
Dental health
Postnatal depression and emotional well being
Toileting and bedwetting
Accident prevention
Speech and language development
Immunisations
Common childhood illness/infection
Supporting children and families with additional health needs or disability
Promoting healthy lifestyles in schools and communities through health education
Emotional health and wellbeing for children and young people