Co-production Training underway
Monday 16th December 2024
Last night JRF kicked off their latest initiative at Bridgestone Arena, a Community Health co-production offer in collaboration with Brent Health Matters (BHM) team.
Andre Nolan, Clinical lead from BHM delivered a one-hour training workshop to local residents and JRF staff as part of the new programme to empower communities to take the early health screening into their own hands.
The aim of the programme is offering the community base rate health assessments including height and weight measurements to determine Body Mass Index (BMI), and blood pressure checks, and diabetic risk scores to help residents and local user groups to monitor their health on a regular basis.
Bridgestone Arena has hosted many health events and initiatives over the last eighteen months and through these weekly health checks the JRF and BHM teams aim to raise awareness of the importance of regular testing and inspire the community to make small changes in their everyday lives including exercise and healthier eating and lifestyle options to achieve life enhancing results.
Andre Nolan commented on his team’s involvement in the programme saying, “BHM will be supporting JRF in evaluating the impacts of the initiative by providing guidance on baseline measurements, and the effect of exercise, physical activity, and nutrition advice on an individual’s general wellbeing. We hope this will result in the prevention of some minor and major health issues that plague our community.”
Martene Carroll, Business Development Manager for JRF said; “We hope pre-existing social and familial health inequalities will be reduced and improve social capital through this investment in the health and wellbeing of future generations.”
