the calderdale voice issue 6 aug - sep 2014
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Healthwatch, Calderdale, August, Heath, September, Social CareTRANSCRIPT
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a major new
Change4Life campaign in partnership with Disney to get kids
more active this summer holidays.
10minuteshakeup.change4life.co.uk
Welcome to the August—September
edition of The Calderdale Voice and
judging by the weather recently, we are
definitely in Summer and that can only
mean one thing - Holidays!
The new Change for Life campaign on
the front cover of this edition is all
about getting active this Summer, which
is not only good for your physical health
but your mental wellbeing too.
It is also an exciting time for
Healthwatch Calderdale as we are
looking for new volunteers to join our
Programme Board. To find out more,
have a look on page 5.
Most importantly, don’t forget your
sunscreen!
Emma Worsley, The Calderdale Voice Editor
Studies suggest it takes 70 muscles in our
body to speak a single word.
Healthwatch Calderdale is a membership
organisation. We make sure that all our
members are kept up to date with
everything related to Health and Social
Care at both a local and national level.
Becoming a member is free of charge and
is open to anyone who lives in Calderdale
and/or receives substantial health and
social care services from any provider
within Calderdale. It is also open to
voluntary and community groups who
supports users of health and social care
services.
To become a member, please email
Healthwatch Calderdale, in partnership with
an organisation called Healthcare
Publications, has developed a Health &
Social Care Support Directory for 2014.
The Directory provides local residents with
information and contact details for a range
of Calderdale Health & Social Care services
including GP Surgeries and Residential Care.
As well as information on local services, the
new Health & Social Care Support Directory
offers advice and guidance on issues such as
independent living and being a carer.
The Health & Social Care Support Directory is
available online on the Healthwatch
Calderdale Website:
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Hard Copies are also
available. Please
call 01422 431099 to
request a copy.
If you had every single muscle in your body work together at the same time, you could
lift about 50,000 pounds.
The Healthwatch Calderdale website offers a number of different services:
Send us your feedback using the ‘Talk to Us’ page
Sign up to be a member of Healthwatch Calderdale
Find out about our volunteering opportunities
Search for local Health & Social Care services
Keep up to date with news from Healthwatch
Find out where your nearest Healthwatch drop in session is
Watch videos from Healthwatch England
See our Healthwatch Calderdale Twitter feed
Read the Healthwatch Calderdale Pledge
Find out about Healthwatch Calderdale local meetings
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Twitter @hwcalderdale
Facebook Healthwatch Calderdale
It takes 17 muscles in the face for us to
smile and 43 muscles to frown.
Healthwatch Calderdale is governed by an independent Board made up of
volunteers from across Calderdale. We are seeking individuals to
nominate themselves to this Board. The Board operates along the same
lines as a management committee/Board of Trustees of a not-for-profit
organisation. It has a specific budget to spend and monitor and develops a
work plan for Healthwatch Calderdale.
For more information about becoming a member of our Programme Board,
please call 01422 431099 or email [email protected]
Purple Patch Arts exists to improve the
lives and life chances of people with
learning disabilities.
Their Feel Good Workshops feature gentle
exercise delivered at a level which suits
the individuals that attend, alongside art
activity which promotes relaxation,
positive thinking and self reflection. All
workshops are lead by movement
therapists and trained workshop leaders.
Purple Patch Art’s Halifax workshops take
place on Tuesday at the Orangebox,
Thomas Street.
Joining Purple Patch Arts is very easy. All
you need to do is get in touch by phoning
07725 041 801 or emailing:
The Women’s Activity Centre (WAC) offers
both therapeutic & social care to ladies who
are 50 plus years. They provide a wide range
of services and a high standard of care, but
also encourage service users to maintain a
healthy and independent living.
WAC are committed:
To provide culturally, religiously and
linguistically sensitive care, and
practical and emotional support for
minority ethnic women.
To use preventative measures to
reduce ill health & alleviate isolation.
Empower and build confidence through
establishing social networks and
increasing access to information and
advice.
To promote healthy living and healthy
eating.
Women's Activity Centre offers services
and its facilities to all sections of the
community regardless of ethnicity,
faith or any other background.
To contact WAC, please call 01422 252447
The Health Bus is a private and
confidential service for anyone aged 19
and under.
The Health Bus runs a drop in session at
Forest Cottage, Ovenden, HX2 8AD from
3pm - 5pm on Thursdays.
Advice and Support on:
All methods of contraception
STI screening and advice
Healthy lifestyles
Pregnancy testing
Condoms
Alcohol and drug advice
Relationship advice
A Calderdale Family Needs You!
Your skills as a parent could make a huge
difference to the lives of children.
Can you spare 2 hours every week to give a
parent under pressure a helping hand and a
listening ear?
Home-Start Calderdale is a registered Charity
supporting Families with at least one child
under the age of 5.
Volunteers visit a family once a week for a
couple of hours to offer them support
according to their needs.
Homestart Calderdale have a new volunteer
prep course set to run in September on a
Saturday in Holmfield. They also have 2
other sessions planned across Calderdale; 1
in Hebden Bridge and 1 in Elland.
For more information please phone
01422 242124
Registered Charity 1112185 Unit 7 Calderdale Business Park, Ovenden, Halifax HX2 8DB
X-PERT Health, a registered charity, is
committed to ensuring that all people at
risk of, or diagnosed with, diabetes have
access to good quality and enjoyable
structured education leading to increased
skills, knowledge and confidence in the
prevention and self-management of their
long-term medical conditions.
Our headquarters are situated in Hebden
Bridge. We have a selection of NICE-
compliant, structured self-management
programmes for people at risk of,
or diagnosed with, diabetes:
X-PERT Prevention of Diabetes
X-PERT Diabetes
X-PERT Insulin
For more information, please contact us
on 01422 847871 or visit
www.xperthealh.org.uk
Singing for the Brain is a programme
developed by Alzheimer’s Society for people
with memory problems. The programme
promotes communication through singing
which can help with articulation,
concentration & motivation. Facilitators
deliver a varied programme of vocal,
rhythmic and gentle exercise and dance,
along with songs from different eras and
styles which are chosen by the people who
attend the group.
The sessions are held on the first and third
Monday 1.30pm to 3.30pm at the Town Hall,
Hebden Bridge and there are also sessions in
Halifax and Rastrick.
The new singing groups are added to a
programme of dementia cafes, living with
dementia groups and carers groups which
currently take place in Calderdale.
To find out more about Singing for the Brain,
please ring 01422 352789 or visit
www.alzheimers.org.uk
The Home Library service is a free service
run by Calderdale Libraries delivering
books and information to people who are
house-bound, or who find it difficult to get
out to their local library.
Large print and audio books (tapes and CDs)
are available to those who have difficulties
reading.
You may apply for the service if you are
unable to visit a library due to ill-health,
disability, age, frailty or are a carer.
If you, or someone you know, would benefit
from the free Home Library Service please
ring 01422 288062 or email
Application forms for the service are also
available at any Calderdale Library or by
visiting the Calderdale Council Website
www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/
home-service
Dimensions, an organisation supporting
services for people with Autism, offer
Autism friendly film screenings at
cinemas across the UK.
Autism Friendly Screenings are
mainstream films shown in a sensory
friendly environment:
Lights on low and sound turned down
Trailers are not shown
People can bring their own food,
make noise and move around
VUE Cinema at Broad Street Plaza,
Halifax, have an Autism friendly screen-
ing on the last Sunday of the month.
The next screenings is:
Sunday 31st August
Maleficent
10am
The theme of International Youth Day
2014 is “Youth and Mental Health” under
the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’.
Youth with mental health conditions can
often experience stigma and
discrimination, which in turn can lead to
exclusion and/or discourage people from
seeking help for fear of being negatively
‘labelled’. Efforts are needed to
overcome this stigma to ensure that young
people with mental health conditions can
lead full and healthy lives free of isolation
and unnecessary shame, and that they
openly seek the services and support they
need.
Join the campaign on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram and Pinterest to help raise
awareness! #MentalHealthMatters and
#UN4Youth.
The fourth annual National Eye Health Week
will take place 16 – 22 September 2013. The
week aims to raise awareness of the
importance of good eye health and the need
for regular sight tests for all.
20 million people in the UK could be at risk
of avoidable sight loss because they fail to
have regular sight tests
Almost two million people in the UK are
living with sight loss yet over half of sight
loss can be avoided.
Francesca Marchetti, Chair of the National
Eye Health Week Steering Group, said:
“Sight is the sense people fear losing the
most, yet many of us don't know the best
way to look after our eyes. This is why it is
so important you get your eye health tested
every two years even if you think your vision
is fine as some eye conditions may not show
symptoms.’
For more information about National Eye
Health Week, visit
www.visionmatters.org.uk
Thursday September 4th 2014 will see
tens of thousands of newbie cyclists take
to the streets and cycle to work for
Cyclescheme’s second National Cycle to
Work Day.
Along with Paralympic legend, Dame
Sarah Storey, scores of UK employers will
be putting on events and hundreds of
independent bike shops will once again
be offering free bike ‘health checks’ for
those wanting to take part.
So be sure to put the date in your diary
and get thinking about what you can do
to whip up a cycling buzz in your
workplace!
For more information, please visit
www.cycletoworkday.org
1 in 25 children in the UK are born with a
genetic disorder that amounts to more than
30,000 babies born each year.
This year’s Jeans for Genes Day takes place
on Friday 19th September and is aiming to
raise £2 million to provide care and support
to children with genetic disorders.
The day invites people to leave their suits
and uniforms at home and wear their jeans
to work or school in return for a donation
which will help change the lives of children
across the UK.
Jeans for Genes Day provides vital funding
for the care and support of children with
genetic disorders. In 2014, 25 charities will
benefit from the funds raised on Jeans for
Genes Day.
Celebrity supporters include Olympic
gymnast Louis Smith, Coronation St’s Kym
Marsh and reality star Sam Faiers.
To see what your jeans could do this year,
order a free fundraising kit from
www.jeansforgenes.org
The word muscle is derived from the Latin
term musculus, meaning "little mouse".
If you're travelling on a long-haul flight,
there are several ways you can reduce
your risk of getting deep vein thrombosis
(DVT).
DVT occurs when blood flows too slowly
through the veins. The blood forms a clot that blocks up deep veins, usually in
the legs. Typical signs include a swollen or painful calf or thigh, paleness and
increased heat around the affected area.
If you are planning a long-distance plane, train or car journey, ensure that you:
Wear loose, comfortable clothes.
Consider buying flight socks (compression stockings).
Store luggage overhead so you have room to stretch out your legs.
Do anti-DVT exercises. Raise your heels, keeping your toes on the floor,
then bring them down. Do this 10 times. Now raise and lower your toes 10
times. Do it at least every half an hour.
Walk around whenever you can.
Drink plenty of water.
Don’t drink alcohol or take sleeping pills.
NHS Choices www.nhs.uk/Livewell/travelhealth/Pages/PreventingDVT
