Health and wellbeing services

Includes community health services, stop smoking, weight management, diabetes prevention and drug and alcohol misuse services

Adult weight management and healthy eating

Get help from Essex Wellbeing Service to:

  • manage your weight
  • make healthy lifestyle changes

You can also access support for related conditions, like the Diabetes prevention programme.

Healthy eating

The NHS Eatwell Guide has advice about healthy eating, including:

  • the types of food that make up a healthy diet
  • the portions we should eat

The British Nutrition Foundation provide information about how foods affects our health, including what people should eat at different ages.

The NHS Better Health website has ideas for healthier food swaps and small lifestyle changes.

Local NHS support 

Mid and South Essex

NHS Mid and South Essex offer support in:

  • Basildon
  • Braintree
  • Brentwood
  • Castlepoint
  • Chelmsford
  • Maldon
  • Rochford

Eligibility criteria for weight management in Mid and South Essex

Find weight management services in Mid and South Essex

These services are provided by Second Nature.

West Essex

NHS West Essex provide support in:

  • Epping Forest
  • Harlow
  • Uttlesford

Eligibility criteria for weight management in West Essex

Find weight management services in West Essex

These services are provided by More Life.

North Essex

NHS North Essex provide support in:

  • Colchester
  • Tendring

Find weight management services in North Essex

These services are provided by the East Suffolk and North Essex foundation trust.

Contact us

For any questions about weight management services in Essex, contact the Essex County Council Public Health Healthy Weight team. 

Email: healthy.weight@essex.gov.uk