Health and Wellbeing News & Updates
Walsall residents are being urged to check that they and their children are fully protected against measles, as cases continue to rise in the West Midlands and across the country.
Walsall Council is supporting the Men’s Wellbeing Alliance as it marks Men’s Health Week (15-21 June 2026), with a borough-wide call for men to access support early and for local communities to play an active role in improving men’s health and wellbeing.
Walsall Council is supporting Loneliness Awareness Week (15–21 June 2026) by encouraging residents to come together, start conversations and build stronger community connections.
Walsall Council Public Health is encouraging women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 to check if they are due to attend their cervical screening appointment this Cervical Screening Awareness Week (15–21 June 2026).
Student health practitioners at Walsall College have proved they are ready for university after demonstrating their professionalism and expertise at a health promotion event.
- 15th May 2026
Walsall Council is marking Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place from 11 to 17 May, by encouraging residents to take simple, practical actions to support mental wellbeing.
- 30th April 2026
Walsall patients are taking part in a national study to look at whether chemotherapy is likely to benefit those being treated for stage 2 and stage 3 bowel cancer.
Walsall Council is reminding residents about the risks associated with illegal tobacco products and to use this year’s No Smoking Day on Wednesday 11 March as an opportunity to take positive steps towards quitting.
- 10th March 2026
Midwives, Maternity Support Workers, health visitors, Neonatal Nurses and Public Health teams across the Black Country are highlighting an important campaign to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
An innovative physical activity game that has already engaged more than two million people nationally has launched in Bloxwich.