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Clair Smith from Leeds is lending her support to Yorkshire and Humber’s first quit smoking campaign developed and filmed in the region.

Clair smoked for nearly 30 years before quitting after seeing the harm of smoking and losing her dad to heart failure. She is urging the 72,900 people who smoke in Leeds to quit.

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Smoking and vaping are set to be sidelined at local sports clubs across Leeds thanks to a partnership between Leeds City Council, Leeds Rhinos Foundation and Leeds United Foundation.

With flu infections increasing and the Christmas holidays approaching, public health chiefs in Leeds are urging residents to get vaccinated now.

A group of dedicated ‘Manbassadors’ have gone the extra mile for men’s health by completing a charity challenge to run all 11 five-kilometre parkruns across Leeds in one day.

A new review detailing the impact of a pioneering asset-based community development programme in Leeds over a six-year period, has been published this month.

Free flu and Covid-19 jabs now available for those eligible 

The rates of children living with obesity in Leeds have fallen for the second year running, according to the latest data from Leeds City Council.

Stars from TV and sport in Leeds have given their celebrity backing to a campaign calling for more people across the city to sign up as ‘Suicide Prevention Champions’.

A mum who lost her 18-year-old daughter to suicide on Christmas Day 2023 is channelling her grief into raising awareness as she prepares to join the ‘Baton of Hope’ suicide prevention tour when it comes to Leeds later this year.

Parents travelling during school holidays are being advised to check children are protected against measles amid a global rise in cases. 

A new report has warned rising temperatures due to climate change pose serious health risks to the city’s population.

New sports facilities set for Woodhall in Calverley and Green Park in Temple Newsam