Diabetes has various effects on the body. One effect it has is that it can lead to kidney disease.

Are you unsure of the facts?

Join CAHN’s Health Hour this Saturday 12th June at 11:00hrs-12:15hrs, with Dr Ibi Erekosima to find out more about Diabetes. 

Invite someone and be educated! 

About Health Hour

Our Health Hour sessions involve our Black GPs and Senior Consultants offering a free session on health related subjects. We look forward to you joining us as we talk about different health issues prevalent in the Black community.

Our Healthy Hearts is back again this week, with a Nutrition seminar talk led by Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi and Dr Alice Ojwang will focus on "Digestive Health'. 

Followed by a quick 30mins physical activity session led by our physical instructor Dorretta Maynard-Hampson.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Healthy Hearts session.

About Healthy Hearts

Our Healthy Hearts sessions aims to encourage people from the community, make informed nutritional choices and get active and to increase cardiovascular exercise.

We are reviewing our Healthy Hearts programme to serve you better!

Please complete this short survey - to tell us more about your health and fitness needs and how best we can help you achieve them through our Healthy Hearts programme.

We look forward to your feedback and to helping you to achieve your health and fitness goals.

The role of the Church is even more critical today. Church leaders, the community needs you.

Tune into CAHN’s Church Engagement session this Saturday to gain knowledge and learn about funding opportunities. 

To book your place visit: https://portal.cahn.org.uk/civicrm/event/churchleaders or email: churches@cahn.org.uk 

Our community is built by history. History that has changed laws and challenged perspectives. History- that is infamous yet keeps unfolding. History- we all need to be proud. 

Join us to discover more about the empowering stories that are embedded within the foundations of our communities today. Let’s learn our shared history and grow in knowledge together. 

Date: Saturday 26th June 2021

Time: 13:00hrs-16:00hrs

For further information, please contact events@cahn.org.uk

The people most likely to have a stroke are the over 50s from lower socioeconomic groups with Black people twice as likely to have a stroke than white people, and on average, people of Black African, Black Caribbean and South Asian descent in the UK have strokes earlier. 

To find out more about the effects of stroke in the UK, visit: www.nhs.uk/stroke 

For further information about Stroke, contact us at help@cahn.org.uk or call our helpline eta 07710 022832.

Precious life savers. That is what organ donors are, because without them, fewer lives would be saved.

Would you consider being a precious life saver? What exactly does organ donation involve? The system is completely classified by trained professionals and is designs with a main goal to save lives.  

To find out more visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk 

CAHN is encouraging the members of our black community to take up the Vaccine, as this is a viable option to fight against Covid-19.

Follow us on social media and watch our videos of the people from our black community sharing their experience with us.

If you have any questions, please read our Covid-19 Vaccines Event Report.

Black people are twice as likely to have a Stroke and at a younger age than the majority of the population.

Early treatment not only saves lives but results in a greater chance of a better recovery.

Think and act F.A.S.T. 

Black people are twice as likely to have a Stroke and at a younger age than the majority of the population.

Early treatment not only saves lives but results in a greater chance of a better recovery.

Think and act F.A.S.T. 

At CAHN community engagement we work with various communities and cross-sector organisations to reduce health inequalities in the Caribbean and African community. 

Do you lead a black charity organisation or social enterprise and looking to join a community of other black lead like yourself?

Please contact our Community Engagement Manager at communityengagement@cahn.org.uk or call us at: 07853 984563.

The Family Support Service aims to improve the lives of African and Caribbean children, young people and their families. It provides culturally sensitive and targeted support for vulnerable African and Caribbean families who disproportionately face a range of complex issues and challenges.

For further information, contact us at info@cahn.org.uk or call our helpline on 07710 022382.

The Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and partners has endorsed CAHN’s Black Health Improvement Programme (BHIP) to educate, support and train primary care staff and healthcare professional about African and Caribbean religious belief and culture.  

For further information and to book a training session please visit www.cahn.org.uk/bhip or email bhip@cahn.org.uk. 

Book a training session by emailing bhip@cahn.org.uk

Would you like support to develop anti-racist practices within your organisation – register for our Black Cultural Anti-racist Programme (BCAP) today. 

If you are a staff or volunteer in any organisation, Black Cultural Anti-racist Programme (BCAP) is for you. 
 
For further information and to book a session please email bcap@cahn.org.uk 

CAHN is providing support to the victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence Abuse (DSVA). Contact us via our Domestic & Sexual Violence Helpline if you have experienced/or witnessed violence and in need of help.

Please email us at help@cahn.org.uk or call us on 07710 022382.

You are not alone. We are here to help.

Contact us to receive free and confidential, culturally and religiously appropriate counselling sessions with qualified professionals from the Caribbean and African community.

Please click HERE to complete the Counselling Referral Form.

For further information, please contact us at www.cahn.org.uk

Do NOT suffer in silence!

ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research 
 
CAHN are supporting our colleagues, the ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership, who are asking people with ME/CFS what they see as their priorities for research in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This deeply disabling condition affects about 250,000 people in the UK. Diagnosis is often delayed, sometimes for years, and currently there are no effective treatments.

The ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership is asking people with ME/CFS, their carers and professionals involved in their care (as opposed to researchers) what research questions they would prioritise about ME/CFS through an online questionnaire.

The questionnaire for people to give their answers is online, which will remain open until 5th July 2021.
 
The link explaining more about the project is here:-
https://www.psp-me.co.uk

Have you had a stem cell transplant?

We already know that not every patient has access to the same level of support, and we want to better understand how the pandemic has affected stem cell transplant patients who are from minority ethnic backgrounds.

Please take part in our 10-minute anonymous survey to help share your experiences – from your clinical care, to how you have protected yourself from the coronavirus, the support you have received and how you have felt about the past year.

We’re working in partnership with blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan and the University of Hertfordshire to explore the pandemic’s impact and help call on the Government and NHS to provide better care and support.

Please complete the survey below and share with your contacts. 

Have you taken the vaccine? Or a member of your family or friends, colleagues?

What was your experience like?  

Share with CAHN NOW in a 1-minute video sharing your experience with us. Let's help encourage members of our #community who are uncertain about taking the vaccine. 

Send us your video at: stories@cahn.org.uk 

Are you based in Bolton?

Have you taken the Vaccine?

There are now services for people in Bolton today and next few days.

No appointment needed for you to take your vaccine now.

Avoid injury- wear your seatbelt

Wearing a seat belt when travelling in a vehicle is a requirement by law in the UK. 

Seatbelts save lives

Road safety is a significant aspect of our lives: whether crossing the road, driving or simply a passenger, being safe is a precaution that benefits our physical well-being. Using a seatbelt has prevented drivers and passengers from being ejected during a crash. Therefore, people who experience accidents without wearing a seatbelt are 30 times more likely to be flung from their seats and suffer from worse injuries. Regardless of your age or how experienced you may be at driving, road safety is something we should always practice. 

(Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, 2010)  

Check before you move

It is simple yet so vital. Check that everyone in the vehicle is wearing a seatbelt before you move - this is something everyone should do naturally to ensure the safety of themselves and others. We are approaching summer, that means more trips, therefore, more cars on the road. Remember - to always wear your seatbelt and stay safe.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our partners, supporters and funders, that have been supporting CAHN over the years!

Are you a business or organisation looking for a new partnership in 2021?

Do you have a passion to stop health inequalities?

Do you want to support the black community?

Well, CAHN would like to work you in 2021! 

For further, information please contact us at https://www.cahn.org.uk.

We appreciate all of our CAHN volunteers for supporting our various projects, events and services over the years! Let's continue to serve our community together. 

Do you have a passion to stop health inequalities?

Do you want to #support the black community?

Become a CAHN Volunteer today!

Please complete our Volunteer Expression of Interest form to sign up. 

For further, information please contact us at https://www.cahn.org.uk.