In Partnership:
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Scottish Charity No. SC 030398
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 030398
Formulated Triangle
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Scottish Charity No. SC 030398
BME Population : A Growing Trend
Scotland’s minority ethnic population now stands at 4%, double the
number in 2001.
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 2006-07, 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 030398
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Scottish Charity No. SC 030398
REACH Community Health Project
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 030398
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 030398
Activities
Attendees
Sessions Attended by Each Individual
Cookery
Sessions
66
6 cooking sessions of 2 hours each lasting
6 weeks
Workshops
21
1 workshop of up to 2 hours
Total number
of Attendees
66
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Scottish Charity No. SC 030398
ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Scottish Charity No. SC 030398
Challenges
- Language
- Crèche
- Sustainability
- Requirement for a nutritionist
- Waiting list
REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Scottish Charity No. SC 030398
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 030398
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 030398