Natural England - Our Natural Health Service - Dorset seminar

Our Natural Health Service - Dorset seminar

Natural England and Team Dorset invited over 60 representatives from organisations across Dorset and further afield to take part in ‘Our Natural Health Service’ seminar at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy on 3 February 2010.

Linking strongly with local public health priorities, speakers at the seminar presented a diverse range of activities and projects that promote the use of Dorset’s natural environment for our health and wellbeing.

Our Natural Health Service

Natural England wants to encourage everyone to make the most of their green space. We believe our parks, woodlands and countryside, even our tree lined streets are a major resource that can help us combat rising levels of diseases such as diabetes, obesity and depression.

Natural England’s Natural Health Service campaign wants to ensure that everyone in Dorset has good access to green space and that our health services make better use of it.

Team Dorset

Team Dorset is about helping Dorset benefit from hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Weymouth & Portland and leaving a real significant legacy.

The Team Dorset Challenge is a community based programme which aims to use the 2012 Olympic Games as an accelerant to encourage people across the Dorset area to adopt a healthier lifestyle, through increased physical exercise, improved diet and participation in community, cultural and environmental activities.