• Highlights from the previous week
  - Manchester Poverty Truth Commission 
  - Windrush Reception News 

• Upcoming Weekly Sessions
  - Healthy Hearts
  - Health Hour

• Upcoming Events 
• - CAHN Vaccination Clinic 
  - Sickle Cell Community Engagement
  - Home Purchase Scheme with One Manchester event
  - Emancipation Day Event

• Campaigns
  - Stroke Awareness
  - Precious Life Saver 
  - Covid-19 Vaccination 

• Research
  - Anthony Nolan Survey
  - Covid-19 Vaccine Equity
  - Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)
  - The Black Frontline

• Opportunities
  - The Phoenix Way Partnership

• Programmes & Services
  - Community Engagement
  - Family and Advocacy Service
  - Black Health Improvement Programme (BHIP)
  - Black Cultural Anti-Racist Programme (BCAP)
  - Domestic & Sexual Violence Service
  - Counselling Service

• Health and Wellness Tip

• Partner with us

• Volunteer with us

The Manchester Poverty Truth Commission Truth Poverty hosted a celebration event last week to acknowledge the work and achievements of the Manchester Poverty Truth Commission.

They challenged everyone to think afresh about the truth of poverty in Manchester. 

We all need to play a role to ‘bring humanity back into the room!’ 

Once again, we are grateful for the opportunity to have been invited by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend a reception event at 10 Downing Street on 21st June 2021.

A day full of meaningful conversations and networking, we appreciate the opportunity to be able to be in environments where we can affect change for our community. 

Image: CAHN staff and Priti Patel, Home Secretary of United Kingdom 

The health of your kidneys is crucial! Your kidneys have an important function in the urinary system and impact other vital organs in your body. To hear more about how to keep your kidneys healthy and how diet plays a role in this, join this week’s Healthy Hearts session.  

Our nutritionists Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi and Dr Alice Ojwang - will lead the nutrition session, followed by our physical instructor, Orlando Grant, who will bring us a Boxercise session.  

Topic: Kidney health and diet  

Date: Tuesday 13th July 2021 | Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm  

Register here: https://portal.cahn.org.uk/civicrm/event/healthyhearts  

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? 

Millions of people have been fully vaccinated in the UK. This is a great effort to keep each other safe and protected. 

For more information about the vaccine and answers to any questions you may have, join this week’s Health Hour. Dr Mohammed will shed light on misconceptions around the vaccine and more. 

Topic: COVID-19 Vaccinations 

Guest Presenter: Dr Mohammed Kamara 

Date: Saturday 17th July 2021 | Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
 
Join us on Zoom, YouTube or, Facebook.

Have you had your first covid-19 jab yet? CAHN’s vaccine clinics are open this week. 
 
Get vaccinated before the 19th of July! 
 
If you need any advice, you can contact our helpline: call/text 07710 022382 

For more information, visit: https://www.cahn.org.uk/onelovefirstjab/ 

#OneLoveFirstJab

Did you know that a symptom of Sickle cell is anaemia?

Tune into our Sickle Cell Community Listening Event event to learn more about the sickle cell disease. 

Date: Thursday 22nd July 2021

Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

For more information, email: events@cahn.org.uk or call/text 07710 022382

Would you like to buy your own house but do not know what steps to take? 
 
The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN), in partnership with One Manchester, is organising the "Home Purchase Scheme with One Manchester" event. This event is to share insight into buying homes, property with the housing provider.
 
Tune into our informative seminar with One Manchester providing you with all the advice on how to invest in your property. 
 
Date: Tuesday 27th July 2021 

Time: 5:00pm - 6.30pm 

For more information, email: events@cahn.org.uk or call/text 07710 022382 

Register to attend the Emancipation Day event.

Detachment to deliver Anthony Brown's statement to Buckingham Palace calling for the 'Windrush Act'.

Theme: Defeating the Maangamizi of Neocolonialism with Afrikan Autonomy: All roads must lead to our sacred cause for reparations

Date: Sunday 1st August 2021

For more information contact: The Afrikan Emancipation Day Reparations March Committee & The Stop the Maangamizi Campaign - Daniel Davidson 07580706804.

Health experts have found that stroke can be prevented. You simply need to educate yourself about ways to stay healthy. 

To find out more health tips and speak to health professionals, join in on CAHN’s weekly Healthy Hearts on Tuesdays and Health Hour sessions on Saturdays. The sessions are jam-packed with much knowledge for you to put into effect in your daily lifestyle. 

Watch our interview with Gloria Ekeng, Stroke Consultant Nurse.

To find out more about the effects of stroke in the UK, visit: www.nhs.uk/stroke. You can contact us at help@cahn.org.uk or call our helpline at 07710 022832.

This project is funded by the Greater Manchester Integrated Stroke Delivery Network

Organ donations exceeded 146 thousand globally.

This shows the worldwide effort to be of assistance to others. This is what our world needs to live on. It needs people like you, who are willing enough to register to be an organ donor. The simple clicks you make create an indescribable change for someone’s future! 
 
Why wait?

Register now, visit: https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/preciouslifesavers 

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.

A new film to encourage vaccine take up as confidence in the jab grows.

A new short film about the COVID-19 vaccine is encouraging people to speak to their friends and family about their vaccination experience as the latest ONS figures show vaccine hesitancy among black and black British people has halved in the past few months.

Campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE has joined nurse Harriet Appiah-Anderson and stakeholder engagement manager and wedding planner Adetutu Emmanuel, who has lupus, in a video to share their experiences of getting the COVID-19 vaccine with others.

Are you or anyone you know a Stem Cell Transplant patient from the BAME community? We want to interview you or this person to hear about your experience accessing health services during the pandemic.

CAHN is supporting Anthony Nolan and other partners - to conduct a research study that will help improve the care and the support for these patients.

If you are interested in interviewing for this research, please email jody@cahn.org.uk

Also, please complete the survey at: https://herts.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cMRPUdZBnNsWMSy.

NIHR ARC-GM (Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester) would like to get your feedback on our research on Covid 19 vaccine equity for people aged 18-34 years.

The survey takes between 5 and 10 minutes to complete.

We are interested in hearing about your views about the vaccine, whether you have had the vaccine or have not had the vaccine. We are interested in and welcome a wide range of views.

https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_cT7VXm7AwVzywLA

Take part in the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)

The first and largest survey of its kind in the UK on the impact of Covid 19 - and the lockdowns.

'The Black Frontline', the largest oral history project on global Black healthcare workers – specifically nurses and doctors.

It is led by The Armah Institute of Emotional Justice and co-directed by COVID Black. It frames the pandemic through the lens, experiences, and stories of 300 global Black doctors and nurses in three countries on three continents, the UK, Ghana, and the USA. 100 Black doctors and nurses' stories will come from across the UK.

This is the first stage of a multi-year project where stories are being connected to make structural change within the healthcare sector. We are gathering these stories right now. 

Each doctor or nurse is asked the same eight questions sent in advance during a 20–30-minute online interview.  You can be anonymous if you choose.

For more details about the project visit https://aiej.aviaryplatform.com or you can contact, Abigail Bernard at abigailbernard20gmail.com.

The Phoenix Way has officially launched.

The Phoenix Way is a new £50 million partnership to boost National Lottery funding to Black and minoritised community-led charities and grassroots groups.

Here at CAHN, we like to network with multiple organisations - to work together to minimise health inequalities in the Caribbean and African community. 

Would you like to join our various black leaders and charity organisations?

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

Families are facing challenging times in today’s climate. CAHN is here to support you - our Family and Advocacy Service is a safe space to talk about family problems. 

Discuss with our team to find better solutions for you and your loved ones.

If you need any help, please email: help@cahn.org.uk or call/text 07710 022382

Our Service is available 7 days a week from 9 am – 9 pm.

CAHN’s Black health improvement programme (BHIP) informs, assists, and trains care staff and healthcare professionals about African and Caribbean religious beliefs and culture. The Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and partners have endorsed the programme.

For further information and to book a training session, please visit https://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.

Are you experiencing an unexpected life event? Are you unsure of where to seek help? CAHN has the Service for you.

The CAHN Counselling service offer Bereavement support and emotional and wellbeing support in general. No matter your issue, you can find assistance purposed for you with CAHN.

If you need help, please email: help@cahn.org.uk or call/text 07710 022382

Our Service is available 7 days a week from 9 am – 9 pm.

Counsellors would work flexibly to respond to the needs of service users.

What is your Skin Care routine?

Practising skincare is more than a trend. It is a lifestyle that helps your skin glow and look healthy. 

Different skin, different products 

Everyone has different skin types. For some of us, our skin is naturally dry. But for others, our skin is full of natural oils. 
 
Knowing your skin is the starting ground for maintaining a skincare routine that is best suited to you. 
 
There are hundreds of products out there for skincare, however not all of them may be for you. So, get to know your skin, love it and keep it healthy! 

What are the advantages of a good skincare routine?

Looking after your skin had both physical and psychological benefits. For example, it can:-
Boost your mood 
Prevent acne 
Treat wrinkles 
Help stop worry spiral 
Provide stability for your mental health 

(Everyday Health, 2020 & Skincare Centre, 2021) 

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.