In January 2024 the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board launched a new public health initiative across West Yorkshire to encourage sports supporters to 'Find Out How You Really Are' (FOHYRA).
The health awareness campaign was a multi-sector collaboration between the NHS, health training institutions, sports clubs and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to increase awareness of the risk factors for stroke, cardio-vascular disease and diabetes, as well as empower people to take steps to understand and reduce their own risk of developing diabetes or experiencing a heart attack or stroke.
The campaign delivered actual impact in terms of the number of health screens concluded, the number of quality conversations held, the potential ill-health scenarios prevented, and the number of lives saved by the detection of abnormal results. View a case study of local man that says his life was saved by the campaign.
Find Out How You Really Are - campaign highlights
- 9 local events
- 289 health screens were offered over the rugby/cricket season
- 48 abnormal readings detected
- 38,827 people reached at events
- 500,000+ people reached
The campaign evaluation reports and summary documents available on the website include: