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Welcome. Tracy Moynihan Community Dietitian. Clare Tiernan Health Improvement Practitioner. Sandra Taylor Group Recovery Aftercare Community Enterprise. Joint Aim. Reduce health inequalities and empower people to make healthy choices whatever their circumstances. Background.

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  1. Welcome Tracy Moynihan Community Dietitian Clare Tiernan Health Improvement Practitioner Sandra Taylor Group Recovery Aftercare Community Enterprise

  2. Joint Aim Reduce health inequalities and empower people to make healthy choices whatever their circumstances

  3. Background

  4. Food banks Milk (UHT or powdered) Sugar (500g) Fruit juice (carton) Soup Pasta sauces Sponge pudding (tinned) Tomatoes (tinned) Cereals Rice pudding (tinned) Tea Bags/instant coffee Instant mash potato Rice/pasta Tinned meat/Fish Tinned vegetables Tinned fruit Jam Biscuits or snackbars

  5. Background

  6. Be Healthy on a Budget Programme

  7. Partnership WorkingThe Third Sector and the NHS Reach Benefits Challenges ‘NHS’ not always seen as approachable Existing Community group Courses can be seen as intimidating Pre existing relationship Those in most need can be hardest to reach Peer support system in place Less opportunity for follow up support Continued support and help Tailoring Resources Benefits Challenges Capacity building / sustainable approach Time commitments Knowledge, skills and confidence building Financial commitment Feeling of ownership and inclusion Agreeing joint outcomes Passion and Enthusiasm generated Potential limitation of use

  8. Partnership WorkingThe Third Sector and the NHS Training Volunteers to deliver Benefits Challenges Learning new skills Attending training (commitments / finances) Ensuring volunteers are ready to attend Gaining confidence Turnover of volunteers Route to employability and/or self confidence Continued opportunities for training Turnover of volunteers Continuity / quality assurance of delivery Community developed/ capacity built

  9. Our goals and achievements Help our clients make the most of a budget Encourage self awareness Increase cooking skills Reach the most vulnerable Increase peoples confidence to make healthy choices based on the Eatwell plate Know how to prepare and eat healthy meals even using store cupboard ingredients Increase peoples self esteem Provide fellowship How to shop on a budget Build/provide peer support Provide a development opportunity Improve employability Reduce isolation Increase sustainability of programmes Improve understanding of effects of healthy eating Recognise home cooking as way to improve health and cost less

  10. Reflection Partnership working helps; • Creates sustainability • Reaches more people • Expand projects • Shares the workload - Reduce health inequalities

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