When shaping ideas for your projects taking place in the Whitefield neighbourhood you must refer to the following health improvement framework.
The framework lists actions and ideas organised into these areas:
- Food
- Physical activity
- Mental health and wellbeing including suicide prevention
- Self care
- Children and young people
- Substance misuse including smoking
In addition, there is a section of other areas of need identified through data, professionals working in the area and the community.
| Actions | Ideas |
|---|---|
| Food | |
| Address food poverty | Enhance and promote local networks |
| Develop knowledge of food | Offer training and workshops to health cooking |
| Develop community food and growing skills | Provide opportunities for developing cooking skills in the community |
| Support a move from food poverty to food security | Support foodbanks to move to food pantries |
| Maximise use of community resources | Increased use of allotments, educational courses to voluntary groups to develop project management |
| Reducing food waste | Develop local schemes and programmes that contribute to reducing waste e.g. campaigns, composting etc |
| Physical Activity | |
| Promote social, economic and environmental co-benefits of physical activity | Mass participation events e.g. walking festivals and organised runs - need to emphasise that these events aren't competitive and no specific skills are required as this can often affect up-take. Regular organised activities i.e., weekly timetables groups / classes |
| Improve walking and cycling opportunities | Developing walking and cycling groups |
| Support least active to be active and those most impacted by Covid | Target schemes and initiatives in groups known to be most inactive e.g. BAME, those out of work etc |
| Use an innovative approach to the provision of places to undertake regular physical activity. | Using community venues such as , health settings, community facilities, open schools and colleges for community physical activity provision. |
| Build on successful activities which have engaged children and young people across our schools. | Initiative to build on the Daily Mile and Change 4 Life Clubs. |
| Enhance opportunities for older people to become and remain active throughout their lives. | Targeted activities in care homes and in the community |
| Embracing digital technology creating opportunities for health improvement. | Online physical activity sessions |
| Mental Health and wellbeing (including suicide prevention) | |
| Support to dealing with loss and bereavement for all ages. | Bereavement support for adults and children & young people |
| Raising awareness of suicide prevention strategies | Suicide Awareness training sessions for anyone working and volunteering in Bury |
| Promote the importance of looking after your mental wellbeing | Rollout of the Connect 5 programme in Bury to raise awareness of mental wellbeing in everyday practice. |
| Enhance opportunities to help those struggling with loneliness and isolation | Gentle support for those who have shielded or isolated during the pandemic, covid safe coffee and activity sessions. |
| Support for those suffering emotionally due to covid, job loss or financial worries, health concerns, etc | Peer support, workshops, groups sessions to improve mental wellbeing in neighbourhoods with limited support. Targeting young people, BAME, men and older people. |
| Self Care | |
| Promote opportunities where individuals can look after themselves | IT training, hiring out tablets to access internet access |
| Supporting carers to have time to look after themselves | Respite activities, peer support groups |
| Support for those struggling to live independently | Network to provide help with basic daily needs |
| Children and Young People | |
| Improve school readiness and wellbeing of families | Pre-school interventions |
| Promote Speech and Language tools | Organised and targeted activities which promote child and adult interaction |
| Support emotional and mental wellbeing | Peer support groups |
| Substance misuse (including smoking) | |
| Support individuals locally to quit substances through creative means | Peer support groups, activity groups for those with substance misuse issues |
| Support communities most at risk of drug and alcohol misuse before problems arise | Working with high-risk communities to raise awareness of dangers |
| Focus on improving physical health of people with substance misuse issues | Exercise sessions and health eating support targeted towards substance misusers etc. |
| Promote wellbeing and recovery by linking treatment systems with community-based organisations | Working with service providers to have additional community-based support |
| Other areas of need identified through data, professionals working in the area and the community | |
| Support for those struggling with hoarding (self-care) | Awareness training sessions, links to mental health services |
| Support for families or individuals dealing with ADHD | Awareness training sessions, peer support groups |
| Support around poverty | Increasing aspirations, Awareness training sessions, peer support groups |
| Potential challenge: limited number of event spaces that don't charge | Venue hire could be included within bid if needed |
| Potential challenge: transport in the area could be a barrier for some activities and events | Could incorporate this into bids or planning if needed |