Welcome to Stay Healthy
Welcome to the new 'Stay Healthy' pages on the Young Scot Borders website.
In this section of the website you will find information and advice on health issues that are important to young people.
Covering health issues such as fitness and diet, mental health and well-being, sexual health and drugs and alcohol, you will find information, advice and support and the opportunity to get in touch with any questions that you may have.
In each of the health pages you will find an email link to Dialogue Youth. You can use this link to email any health questions that you may have to a health worker from NHS Borders. Questions emailed in to Dialogue Youth will be answered by someone from NHS Borders as quickly as possible. This is totally annonymous and you dont have to put your name in the email. We will have a Questions and Answers page within 'Stay Healthy' that will show some of the questions that have been asked along with the answers. These questions may help other young people who have been wondering that same thing or have had the same problem. No-ones name will be used on this page, it is totally confidential. If you didnt want to have your question on the website then we would not put it up.
While this site should not be used instead of seeing a doctor or nurse, it can be used to increase your understanding of various health subjects and how to acess help and support if you need it. The 'contacts' section of the website contains phone numbers, addresses, email addresses and opening times for a whole range of health services, both local and national.
We have also included a section on the 'BYHF'. BYHF stands for Borders Youth Health Forum which is made up of a group of young people from the Borders who working on improving health services for young people.
This section will feature regular updates from the BYHF and you can give them your comments any time you like by clicking on the Dialogue Youth email link: dialogueyouth@scotborders.gov.uk
If we have missed anything out or you cant find the information you are looking for then let us know and we will do our best to help you.
