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Health information

Look after your own health with help from Bury Metro Libraries

Each library has it's own Health Point

Health Points help you to find out more about living a healthy lifestyle, coping with illness and caring for others.

All Health points have

  • Books and videos for loan
  • Leaflets you can take away
  • Information sources on local health organisations via the Bury Community Contacts File
  • Internet access to a wide range of health resources
  • Lists of local doctors/dentists/pharmacies/opticians located in the Local Information File

Regular events, displays and promotions are held

There is a Health Information Point based at Reference & Information Services in Bury Central Library. This collection includes:

  • A wider range of books and CD Roms on specific illnesses, drugs and treatments
  • Medical and health journals
  • Health statistics

A variety of books on healthy diets, lifestyles and living /coping with specific illnesses are available for loan from all libraries.