Smoking and Health Behaviours

Health-promoting behaviours, such as exercise, eating a balanced diet and quitting smoking, have a range of positive impacts on physical health. They can also promote wellbeing and support recovery from mental health conditions.   People with mental health conditions are less likely to engage in health-promoting behaviours. This is due to a range of reasons, including wider socioeconomic factors such as poverty. This subsection includes a local data pack which gives an overview of key data and trends