A NEW website to boost health in ethnic communities has been launched by the Government.

The site will feature local groups from across the North-west who are anxious to spread the word about healthier lifestyles.

Michael Chan, chairman of the North-west Ethnic minorities health task force said: "Good health is not just dependent on local health services.

"It includes living in good housing, having decent incomes, eating well and other lifestyle factors." The site is at www.ethnichealth-northwest.net