Healthy start is a government scheme which provides vouchers that can be used to
purchase plain fresh and frozen fruit
and vegetables, milk and infant formula as well as free vitamins. The scheme is available to pregnant women and
children under four years old on low income and all pregnant women under 18.
Healthy start food vouchers
The healthy start vouchers are worth:
- £3.10 a week if you are
pregnant
- £6.20 a week for each
baby aged under one
£3.10
a week for each child aged over one and under four The food vouchers can be used in any shop that's
taking part in the healthy start scheme. Healthy start shops include
greengrocers, milkmen, market stalls, chemists, corner shops and food co-ops as
well as supermarkets.
Healthy start vitamins
Healthy start vitamins contain the recommended daily allowance of
vitamins for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children from six months
old.
- Women's tablets: vitamins C, D and folic acid
- Children's drops: vitamins A, C and D
For those people who are entitled to free vitamins, coupons for the
vitamins can be exchanged at the following centres in Tower Hamlets: Please
ring the centre to check when the vitamins are available
Further information
Follow the links for more information regarding healthy start vitamins or see the healthy start website:
www.healthystart.nhs.uk
Contacts in Tower
Hamlets
For further information please contact Abigail
Gilbert, public health
advisor for Tower Hamlets at NHS East London
and the City by email: abigail.gilbert@thpct.nhs.uk or by telephone:
020 7092 5259
