OneSmallStep is a free health service funded by Devon County Council to support the health and wellbeing of Devon residents.
The service offers support to adults with the following lifestyle changes:
- Weight loss and changing eating habits
- Smoking cessation
- Reducing alcohol consumption
- Increasing physical activity
Support is tailored to you as an individual and you can have access to online tools and rescouces, apps and self help guides and/or have regular intensive support from specially trained practitioners who will work with you 1-1 to help you achieve your goals.
Appointments are available between 8am and 8pm and all support is free.
For more information visiti the OneSmallStep website
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Devon County Council runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called ChatHealth. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health nurse (health visitor/school nurse) within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.
You can also call our Public Health Nursing hubs on the numbers listed below.
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Devon text service for parents:
text
07520 631721 -
Eastern public health nursing hub:
phone
0333 234 1903 -
Exeter public health nursing hub:
phone
0333 234 1902 -
Northern public health nursing hub:
phone
0333 234 1904 -
Southern public health nursing hub:
phone
0333 234 1901
If you are concerned about the safety of a child in Devon, contact our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0345 155 1071 or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk with as much information as possible.