REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC In Partnership:
REACH Community Health Project A national third sector organisation with a key strategic role in improving the health, wellbeing and health care provision of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in Scotland. 3 units - Preventative Culturally Sensitive Service Provision. - Policy and Research. - Training and Development. REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
Formulated Triangle REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
BME Population : A Growing Trend Scotland’s minority ethnic population now stands at 4%, double the number in Glasgow is one of the largest and most ethnically diverse places in Scotland with 12% of Glaswegians citing themselves as either Asian (8%), African (2%), Caribbean or Black, or belonging to another ethnic group. Between , 40,000 new migrant workers entered Scotland, (NHS Health Scotland report 2008) REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
Aims & Beneficiaries - Improving the health and wellbeing of BME people. - better awareness about healthy diet - awareness of choices of foods – this outside the box - awareness & knowledge of healthy cooking - Targeted at Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities residing in Glasgow but open for all REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC REACH Community Health Project
How Communities benefit? - Learning and Development sessions - Participative Workshops - Healthy Cooking - Food Labelling REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC ActivitiesAttendeesSessions Attended by Each Individual Cookery Sessions 666 cooking sessions of 2 hours each lasting 6 weeks Workshops 211 workshop of up to 2 hours Total number of Attendees 66
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN
Challenges - Language - Crèche - Sustainability - Requirement for a nutritionist - Waiting list REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
Conclusion More workshops Visit to supermarkets / local groceries Cooking sessions subject to partnership REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC
Discussion Your Experience of Delivering Healthy Cooking Sessions with Ethnic Minority Communities? Challenges, if any? What should be the next step? REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Scottish Charity No. SC