A DOLL’S house is the latest weapon to be used in the battle to promote healthy living.

The interactive house is being taken on a tour of health centres, baby clinics and children’s centres.

During the Healthy homes tour, professionals from NHS Bolton will give health advice on three major campaigns — Sleep Safe; Smoke Free Homes; and Get Me Toasty.

The doll’s house opens up to show all the rooms of a traditional house, including two bedrooms to show safe and unsafe sleeping, as well as loft and cavity wall insulation and certificates to show the home’s residents do not smoke.

Jan Hutchinson, director of public health at NHS Bolton and Bolton Council, said: “These three campaigns all form crucial parts of our drive to make Bolton’s homes healthier.

The advice and guidance given at these roadshows will help many families, and the dolls’ house should provide a great visual, interactive description of what the campaigns are trying to convey.”

The tour will run until Thursday, February 23.

The Sleep Safe campaign, which is supported by The Bolton News, saw NHS Bolton and Bolton Council work with Salford and Wigan to reduce the number of sudden infant deaths by highlighting a number of ways to ensure babies sleep safely.

NHS Bolton in partnership with Bolton Council has run the Keep Warm Keep Well campaign over the years to demonstrate the importance of a having a warm healthy home and the various ways people can achieve this.

Smoke Free Homes is a campaign run by NHS Bolton to offer help and advice to those trying to protect themselves and their families from tobacco smoke by smoking outside their homes.

Å The doll’s house will be at Crompton Health Centre between 1.30pm and 4.30pm on Monday; Brazeley Children’s Centre, between 10am and 11.30am and Chalfont Children’s Centre, between 2pm and 3pm, both on Wednesday; Pikes Lane Health Centre, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on January 23; Farnworth Health Centre, between 2pm and 3pm on January 25; Waters Meeting Health Centre, between 1.30pm and 3.30pm on January 30; Great Lever Health Centre, between 1.30pm and 3.30pm on February 1; Oxford Grove Children’s Centre, between 1pm and 3pm on February 6; Oldhams Children’s Centre between 1.30pm and 3.30pm on February 8; Bright Meadows between 11am and 12.30pm on February 16; Kearsley Children’s Centre, between 10am and 12pm and Lord Street Children’s Centre, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on February 23