Healthier Together

We’ll help your family become healthier together. Our FREE family weight management programme is designed for children and young people in East Riding, as well as their parents or carers.

We will be updating our assessment form overnight on 11th November. This may cause some disruption for those completing the form from 9pm through to 9am on 12th November.  If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact our patient support team at 0330 236 9102 or by emailing HealthierFuturesEastRiding@xylahealth.com.

Click the button below to take our short assessment and book onto one of our sessions.

Take assessment

Great reasons to sign up today

Take control of your family’s health

Children whose parents/care givers encourage them to be active and eat well are more likely to stay a healthy weight, grow up into healthy adults and are less likely to have health problems in later life.

Fun ways to get active

Your expert Integrated health & wellbeing coach will explain lots of different ways to make exercise fun! Set up games, try new activities, and be creative.

Family focused sessions

Our group sessions are a fun learning opportunity to engage the whole family in the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. A great way to learn together.

Tailored app support

You’ll get access to the AmaraHealth™ app, with areas especially designed for families including videos and articles.

Want to learn more?

Read our patient information sheet

How it works

Here’s a handy step-by-step summary of the process.

Sign up

To our online questionnaire to find out if you’re eligible. If eligible, you’ll have a holistic assessment with one of our supportive health coaches to talk you through the programme and what to expect.

Take part

Join our 8 weekly in person, small group sessions.

Stay on track

After the programme, get support for 12 months via the Amara Health™ app.

Children and young people are eligible for the programme if they:

  • Live in the East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Are aged 4 to 17 years old.
  • Have a weight to height above the national average for their age. This is referred to as a Z Score (WHZ)
Take assessment

What to expect

Find out more about various parts of the programme. That way, you can decide if it is right for your child. 

Family group sessions

Small, in person family group sessions. Each session includes the child and their parent(s) or carer(s). You will learn as a family and be supported on your wellbeing journey together.

Local venues

The sessions will be held at either local schools or community venues. If you have a choice, you can select your venue by distance or transport links.

Amara app

We’ll give you access to the Amara app. It has lots of great ideas for family activities, recipes, and more.

After the programme

We’ll continue helping your child with their weight loss, and healthier together goals with six-month and 12-month reviews.

Rely on us to help you and your family

As an NHS approved, leading healthcare provider, we have the experience and expertise to support your family. We know how to create a welcoming environment to make weight loss, healthy eating and being active not only achievable, but fun too.

Read about us

Improve your family’s health and wellbeing with Healthier Together