In partnership with Healthy Schools and Caerphilly Local Public Health Team the College is taking part in the Healthy College Scheme. 

The project aims to increase awareness of healthy living and encourage both learners and staff to adopt a healthier lifestyle.  
As part of the project the College aims to enhance student/staff health and wellbeing by improving the food quality available at College catering venues and vending machines, providing smoking cessation advice, raising levels of physical activity and improving access to services such as sexual health, alcohol and substance misuse.

To achieve Healthy College status The College requires support from all members of The College, to get involved or for further information please contact Helena Vickery, Healthy Colleges Coordinator on 01443 816888 or email hvickery@ystrad-mynach.ac.uk

The College has recently been accredited for the several criteria within the project called "Whole College Awareness", "Smoke Free Environment" and "Student Health and Wellbeing".

The College Ystrad Mynach works with numerous organisations to enhance student/staff wellbeing such as:-

Mental Health	http://www.mind.org.uk/
	http://www.samaritans.org/
Alcohol	http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/
Substance Misuse	http://www.talktofrank.com/
	http://www.drugaidcymru.com/
Physical Activity	http://www.sports-council-wales.org.uk/
	http://www.physicalactivityandnutritionwales.org.uk/
Sexual Health	http://www.fpa.org.uk/
Smoking	http://www.quit.org.uk/
	http://www.stopsmokingwales.com/
Nutrition	http://www.nutrition.org.uk/

This page was last updated on 27 January 2012