Health Public Partnership Forum
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Motherwell Community Forum
2010/2011
The past year has been busy as always on the health promotion scene. The Locality funding has been crucial to ensuring that the Forum is able to engage with our communities as well as allowing us to promote health improvement initiatives throughout our area.
It has been essential to form and sustain partnerships with other agencies to further the aim of improving the health of our community.
The Forum has an excellent working relationship with the hard working Motherwell Locality Health Promotion team and has worked closely together to initiate a number of events during the year all of which are linked to outcomes in SOA/HEAT/LDP. The following is a selection of our activities
Youth Diversion:
With the cooperation of the owners of the Mega Bar nightclub in Motherwell two events were held during the year. Working in partnership with the Health Improvement team and NLC Community Learning & Development, these events were very well attended and concentrated on issues relating to alcohol, smoking, teen pregnancy, access to services and prevention of STI’s "Acceptance" A play which enacts the true life story of one young woman’s experience of misuse of alcohol and the dramatic and disastrous effect on her life, was presented in a number of High Schools in the area.
Community/Adults:
An alcohol awareness and consultation event was held in February. An action plan is being prepared to address the concerns of the community and where possible implement some of the ideas put forward by residents. The template for this event was shared with Wishaw Community Forum.
Community/Family:
A photographic competition took place "Things that make me Happy" which had the aim of promoting positive mental health. Participation was open to all residents of the area from 5 years of age and upwards. A separate competition on the same theme was promoted in all High schools in the area. An independent panel of judges comprising of representatives of the Motherwell Times, a Local Mental Health organisation and NHS Lanarkshire, determined the winning entries. A public exhibition of all entries will be staged later this year.
Working with the Greenlink project, which is managed and delivered by Central Scotland Forestry Trust, two Halloween walks took place the purpose being to promote as a family. Healthy eating and exercise to prevent heart disease and educate on the danger of smoking.
BME Communities:
Resources were made available to "Humjolie" a Lanarkshire organisation, to stage a multi faith event targeted at women which would promote health, mental and physical. Equality and diversity and community cohesion. It was very successful with 150 women attending. This project was also supported by Bellshill Community Forum.
The Forum once again this year was part of a working group with Motherwell Locality Health Improvement team and Community Learning and Development which considered appropriate projects for support from the Healthy Living Centre Budget of £50,000.
F. Mulholland
Motherwell Community forum
