• What is new at CAHN?
  

           - New Social Media Followers

• Highlights from the previous week
  - CAHN Health Hour

• Upcoming Weekly Sessions
  - Healthy Hearts Postponed
  - Health Hour

• Upcoming Events  
  - Save The Date: BHM Launch Event 
  

• Campaigns
  - COVID-19 Vaccination
  - National Fitness Day 
  - Stroke Awareness
  - Precious Life Savers 
  

• Research                                                                                                               - Collaboration For Change 
  - Social Investment Survey 
  - Anthony Nolan Survey

• Opportunities

           - One Manchester Kick Start Scheme 

• Information and Advice                                                                                   - COVID-19 Questions Answered 

• 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

• CAHN is Disability Confident Committed 

We have just reached 400 followers on Instagram and 700 followers on Facebook!

We want to thank our social media community for engaging with our content online.

If you are not already following CAHN on all our social media platforms, you can do so NOW. We will keep you updated with our events, workshops, and activities.

CAHN's Health Hour last week, Saturday 14th August - focused on the "Hypertension causes and management". 

A huge thanks to everyone who attended the event. Special thanks to our Guest speaker Dr Joyce Ameh, GP, who particularly focused on the causes and symptoms of high blood pressure within our community.

If you missed the event, you can watch it below.

Join us weekly via Zoom and ask your questions live during the event.

Our CAHN Healthy Hearts sessions will not be held for the remaining weeks this month. 

All sessions will resume starting from Tuesday 7th September 2021. Please, mark the date in your calendars.  
 
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contacts us at events@cahn.org.uk
 
We wish you and your family a wonderful summer holiday. 

Are you aware of the difference between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest?

Join this Saturday’s Health Hour to find out more about the facts and risk factors of both. 

Topic: Heart Attack vs Cardiac Arrest 

Guest Presenter: Dr Mohammed Kamara 

Date: Saturday 28th August 2o21 | Time: 11:00 hrs – 12:15 hrs

#CAHNHealthHour 

Join us on Zoom, YouTube or, Facebook.

You’ll want to be available on the 30th of September because CAHN is hosting its annual Black History Month flagship civic event.

Theme: Black Community Wealth Building 

Date: Thursday 30th September 2021

Time: 18.30 - 21.00hrs

Stalls | Poetry | Commemorations | Food for sale supporting Black businesses | Presentations | Keynote Speech

Venue: Manchester Cathedral 

We will also be live streaming to YouTube and Facebook.

Email bhm@cahn.org.uk to book a stall.

We can protect ourselves and our loved ones by getting our vaccines.
 
Listen to members of our community sharing their experiences of the vaccine on our social media platforms. 

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

National Fitness Day encourages the nation to celebrate the fun of fitness and physical activity across the UK.
 
Date: Wednesday 22nd September 2021
 
Please, encourage your family and friends to attend an event this week that allows them to work on their fitness. 

Health experts have found that stroke can be prevented. We encourage you 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 Hours 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.

How important do you consider an organ transplant to be? 
 
A lifesaving procedure is what nearly 3.7 thousand people would say, as this is the number of people who had an organ donation between 2019 – 2020. 
There are more people out there in the world who need others. People that are willing to donate and be of support to them and their families. 
 
Do not hesitate to register. Join the thousands of people who have already registered to be organ donors. 
 
To find out more, visit https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/preciouslifesavers 

CAHN is proud to be a part of a new collaborative study.

Collaboration for Change: Promoting vaccine uptake will help us understand how to increase vaccine uptake across different communities, building on the experience of our community leaders.

Read more about the #Collab4Change study: www.collaborationforchange.co.uk 

Do you have an appetite to learn about 'social investment'? 

CAHN is working with Good Finance to improve access to information on social investment education.  

Your feedback will be used to design a programme of engagement activities around social investment, sustainability and innovation.

 You can watch this short two-minute animation to find out: What is Social Investment?

Are you or anyone you know a Stem Cell Transplant patient from the BAME community? We want to interview you or this other 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

One Manchester are recruiting for their next cohort of Kickstart roles, including 25 paid job placements covering everything from ground maintenance to finance, HR to customer service, project assistant to administration and many more.

These are for those aged 16-24 claiming Universal Credit, and the roles are 25 hours a week for 6 months.

If anyone would like any more information they can contact Natalie Bailey, our Work Placement and Volunteer Co-ordinator on 07940752264 or Kickstart@onemanchester.co.uk

Are you breastfeeding and unvaccinated against Covid-19?

The WHO and the JVCI recommended that you can get vaccinated whilst breastfeeding.

Visit nhs.uk/covidvaccine for more details and to book your jab.

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.

Create a Positive Atmosphere 

A positive outlook on life can influence the things you act out or say to others. Also, the decisions you make daily. 

Benefits of positive thinking:-

• Longer life span 
• Reduced rates of depression 
• Lower levels of distress 
• Improved physical and mental well being  
• Better cardiovascular health  
• Better management skills in times of trials and hardships 

How to stay Positive:-

Here are some key ways you can maintain a positive around you this week.

1. Enjoy yourself: Take time out of your schedule to have a little time 
2. Boost your self-esteem: remind yourself you are special and unique
3. Reduce alcohol intake: Alcohol boosts all your emotions, good or bad and affects your mental health. 

What will you be doing this week to create a positive atmosphere around you and your loved ones?

National Health Service, NHS (2018)

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.

As Level 1 Disability Confident Committed, CAHN will work closely with Black-led and Disability organisations to identify disabled people who can gain employment skills through a work experience programme.

CAHN will be ensuring that all its recruitment and selection processes are inclusive, and an interview guarantee scheme will be introduced for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

You will now see the Disability Confident Committed logo on all of CAHN’s promotional and marketing materials relating to recruitment, selection and workforce issues.

More information about Disability Confident Committed Level 1 can be found by following this link.