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Active Families, Active Lives - Helpful Resources - Keeping Me Well - Community Health

Last updated: 19/04/2024
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What we do

Active Families, Active Lives is for children and young people, aged 2-18 years old, in Cardiff and Vale who wish to receive support in managing their weight and health. The team works in an empowering and nurturing way to help families feel safe and secure.
Active Families, Active Lives (AFAL) works in a holistic way to understand you, your child and family’s needs. We work in a non-judgemental, empathetic and supportive manner.

After we receive your referral you will be sent a letter inviting you to contact us to make an appointment.

First appointment
Every child, young person and family entering the AFAL service will have an initial assessment appointment.
Before this appointment we will ask you to complete an initial assessment form. Please complete as much as you can before the appointment and bring it with you.
We will use this appointment to get to know you and your family.
We will also take some measurements for a physical assessment.

Who do we support

Ages 2 - 18 years of age.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Need a referral.

 Address

 You can send post here:

Riverside Health Centre
Wellington Street
Cardiff
CF11 9SH

 You can visit us here:

Riverside Health Centre
Wellington Street
Cardiff
CF11 9SH

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 Opening times

Please contact for further information.

Where do we provide our service?

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

Find more well-being information at www.dewis.wales

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.