Healthy Sandwell is the council’s Public Health frontline team, dedicated to improving the wellbeing of our residents through a wide range of lifestyle support services. These include stop smoking programmes, mental health support, weight management and physical activity initiatives. The team is highly trained in behaviour change techniques and can refer individuals to a broad network of services tailored to their physical, emotional, and social needs. They take a holistic approach to health, using social prescribing to connect people with local resources from walking and cycling groups to social clubs. All commissioned services are free for Sandwell residents. For those living outside the borough, our team is still available to
offer guidance and signposting to appropriate services.
We are also leading on the Make Every Contact Count (MECC) initiative, offering free training to partners across the community. MECC empowers frontline staff to have meaningful conversations that promote healthier lifestyles and stronger community support. It isn’t just a stand-alone programme it’s a mindset that helps embed positive, non-judgemental, and empowering conversations into everyday practice. Every interaction becomes an opportunity to make a difference. MECC supports us to deliver consistent, concise health and wellbeing messages and encourages meaningful conversations across teams and communities.
Internal staff can complete the MECC training by logging onto Oracle and searching for “Make Every Contact Count” in the eLearning section.