Oct 09
9 October 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Do you have a couple of hours a week you can spare to help someone feel less alone?
BEfriend is looking for volunteers in Hounslow to join its befriending service for people experiencing loneliness, as well as its service to support people with mental health challenges.
Come along to hear more about this opportunity at our lunch and learn session with Kevin Derbyshire from BEfriend on Wednesday, 9 October from 1pm – 2pm. You can also hear from Council colleague Tarmini Mootoosamy, who is part of the Linked Minds project, about her experience of volunteering with BEfriend and ask them any questions you may have.
This event is part of the Five Ways to Wellbeing mental health campaign, which we will be launching on Monday, 9 October.
Find out more: https://befriend.london/volunteer/
Join the meeting here, or email communications@hounslow.gov.uk for a calendar invite.
Oct 10
10 October 2024, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Lampton Leisure is pleased to announce that they are hosting a free asthma awareness training session.
This event is designed to educate and empower individuals with essential knowledge and skills to manage asthma effectively.
Learn more about asthma triggers, treatment options, and emergency response techniques, ensuring a safer and healthier community for everyone.
Oct 22
22 October 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Please join us for a lunch and learn which will showcase the Health Inequalities Research Findings in CORE20 areas.
CORE20PLUS5 is a national strategy designed to reduce health inequalities. The CORE20PLUS5 project aims to help us build an understanding of our residents impacted by health inequalities and develop and evaluate interventions to improve their health outcomes. There are 12 CORE20 areas in Hounslow. You can find out more about these locations in the link below.
During the lunch and learn, you will get to hear about the extensive data analysis and community engagement efforts that took place over the past six months (Jan-July) by nine local VCSE groups. This work has provided deep insights into the challenges faced by those living in the most deprived areas of Hounslow (CORE20 areas).
This event will present the findings from these activities, emphasising the voices of residents.
Attendees will benefit from learning the following:
- Health inequalities in CORE20 areas
- Findings from data analysis
- The merits of delivering targeted community engagement via VCSE partners
- Resident feedback
- How the findings link with current Health and Care organisation priorities and projects
- How next steps will flow into the new Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs).
Our aim is that Hounslow Borough Based Partners (BBP) and local stakeholders will come away from this event with a greater understanding of local health insight and inequalities and will work with us to help shape and deliver actionable steps towards improving outcomes in these communities.