Cover Feature | Health & Wellbeing kent/healthy weight) offers lots of free support online, including a
‘How are You?’ quiz and healthy
recipes to try at home. By teaming
Media company explores new digital health care innovation University and with expertise from Canterbury Christ Church University, Maidstone Studios and Screen South Folkestone, the project presented a golden opportunity to experiment and develop new skills.
up with NHS’ Better Health
campaign (www.nhs.uk/better-
health/lose-weight), OYK can also link you in to self-help tools such
The team at Square Stone Media are passionate about making strategic video content for STEM sector organisations. Their background in science and technology makes them uniquely qualified to communicate the activities and achievements of their clients that range from manufacturers to leading science institutes. Now they are not just capturing stories of innovation, they are innovating themselves.
As a result, the Hi3 programme has equipped the Square Stone team members with new knowledge in Virtual Reality design, 3D photogrammetry and 360 cinematography. The technology is so exciting that Square Stone director, Dr Dominic Rees-Roberts, was inspired to initiate a new research project. He drew on his research experience gained during his PhD at Imperial College London to develop a novel VR application aimed at helping young people who hear voices. VR is a rapidly growing field in the mental health sector. In collaboration with LSBU researcher Dr Preethi Premkumar, the team has identified a new therapeutic VR concept that they hope will benefit the many thousands of young people who hear voices across the UK.
In 2021 members of the team enrolled in the Hi3 Network, a government backed scheme to stimulate research collaborations between academics and creative businesses based in the South East. Led by London South Bank
The Square Stone team are also excited to offer new XR approaches for their clients. Immersive media such as VR, augmented reality and extended reality has the potential to engage audiences more deeply and leave a lasting impression.
as the NHS Weight Loss Plan
app, the NHS Food Scanner app, plus a referral form to speak to a
motivational One You Kent advisor.
Quit smoking
KCHFT provides stop smoking
services across the county through One You Kent, offering a range
of support to suit people at times convenient for you.
Call 0300 123 1220, or go to
www.kent.gov.uk/smokefree, to
Healthy weight
Around 3 in 5 adults in Kent
live with an increased risk of
start your journey to quit the habit – the key cause of preventable death in the UK today.
conditions such as heart disease
Cutting back on alcohol
more seriously ill with COVID-19,
help you address how much
down the laptop, getting active
and advice to cut back.
developing serious health
and chronic back pain, or being
Finally, One You Kent can also
because of excess weight. Putting
alcohol you are drinking with tips
and making healthier food choices can all help reduce these risks. Delivered by Kent Community
Find local support services and
the online tool Know Your Score (www.kent.gov.uk/social-care-
Health NHS Foundation Trust
and-health/health/one-you-kent/
in east Kent, and the district and
which helps you identify how much
One You Kent Healthy Weight
health and relationships, as well as
care-and-health/health/one-you-
from health professionals.
(KCHFT) (www.kentcht.nhs.uk)
drink-less/know-your-score-quiz),
borough councils in west Kent,
drinking may be affecting your
Service (www.kent.gov.uk/social-
giving potentially life-saving advice
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Throughout your better health journey local services commissioned by Kent
County Council – such as Live Well Kent
(in partnership with the NHS) and One You Kent – are on hand to support because a healthy body supports a well mind.
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