Waltham Forest HENRY programme

Healthy Start, Brighter future

The Best Start with HENRY service supports families with children aged 0-5 to provide the best and healthiest start in life for their children and cover three key themes.

• Infant feeding
• Healthy eating
• Oral Health

The team offer free support to all families in the borough with children aged 0-5 and this can be provided by phone, video call or face-to-face.

Infant feeding – breast, bottle or mixed

• A dedicated infant feeding helpline, staffed by our local practitioners (0207 961 9073). Get practical and emotional support with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and mixed feeding.
• Six appointment only sessions running across Waltham Forest each week, see our events page for more information.
• Support with infant feeding during coronavirus – read more here.

Healthy families and Dental health

• Drop-in sessions to chat with one of our HENRY nutritionists for support around healthy eating, weight concerns, starting solids, active play and much more! No appointment necessary – visit the events page to find out more
• Telephone or video appointments are available if you cannot attend a face-to-face session. Please contact the team to book – wfhealthyfamilies@henry.org.uk
• An updated dentist list so you can find a dentist in the borough. We update this list every six weeks.
• A free Healthy Families Group Programme running across the term both face-to-face and virtually. Meet local parents and explore guidance and solutions to issues such as parenting confidence, what children and family eat and enjoying life as a family. Read more here.
• Starting Solids and Healthy Teeth workshops taking place every fortnight for local families. These sessions are run face-to-face and virtually. Visit the events page to find out more.

You can also follow the team on social media:

• Instagram: HENRYinwalthamforest
• Facebook: WFHENRYHealth