A Short History
The Caribbean and African Community Health Support Forum (CACHSF) was formed in May 2010. Our objectives are to address the health and wellbeing issues which impact disproportionately on the Caribbean and African community living in Suffolk. We achieve this by engaging and enabling people from these communities to access/receive culturally appropriate health and wellbeing information via targeted initiatives such as health seminars, health awareness courses, projects and community events. The work of the CACHSF was initially funded via a grant from the Department of Public Health (Suffolk) from 2011 to 2014 as part of its Healthy Living Project initiative.
CACHSF is now a registered charity, but the financial support we once received from our main funder (NHS Suffolk Department of Public Health), has now ceased. However, our long term aim is to continue to build upon all the good work that CACHSF has initiated and delivered over the last five years.
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Our Objectives
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Promote/increase awareness of health issues that impact disproportionately on the *Caribbean and African community in Suffolk.
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Devise strategies to reach the more vulnerable and isolated members of the community living in Suffolk.
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Enable forum members to identify and provide education and training needs within the community, statutory and voluntary organisations.
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Act as a focal group for the exchange of information relating to health among this community.
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Assist in the development of newly formed health focus groups, with particular emphasis on elderly care and youth interests.
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To continue coordinating follow up courses to the already successful diabetes and dementia courses and hypertension seminar.
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Engage and work in partnership with health and social care practitioners, organisations, associations and agencies to provide promotion/publicity material and services to the Caribbean and African community in Suffolk.
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Act as a first point of call for the exchange of health information among the Caribbean and African community, groups, statutory and voluntary organisations.
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Enable both men and women's groups to meet regularly to discuss health matters.
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Support individuals facing or experiencing any difficulties accessing health and/or social care.
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Encourage members of the community to be more proactive in participating in questionnaires to enabling accurate and well informed data to be obtained in respect of their health needs.
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Continue to provide healthy cooking courses.
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To continue running the weekly exercise class.
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