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Caribbean and African Health Network Bereavement Service

6 May 2020 - 14:52 by michelle.foster

CAHNThe Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) Bereavement Service offers the Caribbean and African community living in Greater Manchester (GM) a culturally and religiously tailored support for those grieving or mourning the loss of loved ones. This would be at no costs to GM residents but at a fee to people living outside greater Manchester. CAHN will be taking referrals from their statutory partners and VCSE organisations.

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Caribbean and African Health Network online activities

6 May 2020 - 14:44 by michelle.foster

CAHNThe Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) have launched a number of online activities via Zoom in response to community’s requests.
 
Healthy Hearts – Physical activity, nutrition and medication: Tuesdays, 1pm-2pm

Single Mothers Peer Support Group: Thursdays, 11am-12pm

Afrobeats and Reggae Bash: Fridays, 8pm-10pm

Health Hour: Saturdays, 11am-12pm

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Report – Impact of covid-19 on the BAME community and voluntary sector

4 May 2020 - 11:55 by michelle.foster

The Ubele InitiativeThis report, from The Ubele Initiative, provides the results of two waves of surveys, which were conducted between 19-23 March (Wave 1) and between 27 March and 4 April (Wave 2).

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Covid-19: mitigating impacts on Gypsy and Traveller communities

4 May 2020 - 11:33 by michelle.foster

gov.ukLord Greenhalgh, Communities Minister, has written to local authority chief executives to highlight that some members of Gypsy and Traveller communities are likely to be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and may need support in accessing basic facilities such as water, sanitation and waste disposal, to enable them to adhere to public health guidelines around self-isolation and social distancing during the outbreak.

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CAHN Covid-19 support helpline

29 Apr 2020 - 15:44 by michelle.foster

The Caribbean and African Network (CAHN) have launched a support helpline for the Caribbean and African Community which will provide information and advice, food and single mothers peer support.

Contact 0771 002 2382 between 6am and midnight or email: [email protected]



 

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Caribbean and African Health Network COVID-19 Impact Survey

24 Apr 2020 - 10:47 by michelle.foster

CAHNCaribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) are conducting this anonymised 2-minute survey which will help them to collate the adverse impact on the Caribbean and African community in Greater Manchester.

Complete the survey here

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Manchester City Council COVID-19 Community Helpline messages translated in 22 languages

21 Apr 2020 - 12:49 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council have translated their messages for the helpline number in Arabic, Bangladeshi, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, French, Guajarti, Hindi, Larvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya and Urdu. 

The flyers can be downloaded below.

If you need the flyer in another language, please email us at: [email protected]

 

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Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics

15 Apr 2020 - 11:46 by michelle.foster

The Women and Equalities Committee is launching an inquiry and they want to hear about the different and disproportionate impact that the Coronavirus – and measures to tackle it – is having on people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.

What are protected characteristics?
It is against the law to discriminate against someone because of:

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