Healthy Diet Awareness Project
Working along with a nutritionist and local shops, a community engagement worker will highlight lifestyle patterns amongst BME communities including poor diet and nutrition and lack of exercise, which result in poor health. The project will then help BME women overcome some of the challenges and will increase their knowledge and understanding of healthy diet and nutrition. Providing introductions to healthy cooking options while maintaining existing ethnic food helps to encourage healthy eating among the participants family. Local shops will be encouraged to sell healthy food and restaurants to serve healthier dishes.
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Culturally Sensitive Services
In response to the major health inequalities faced by BME communities living in Glasgow, REACH provides a broad based, integrated health service programme. In partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Primary Care Division, we have developed a Community Health Clinic that offers preventative health promotion information and comprehensive clinical advice to individuals from the BME community. Moreover, REACH’s service delivery is sensitive to issues of ethnicity, race, and religion/faith.
Policy and Research Unit
REACH believes that health planning and legislation should be based on the best available research and evidence. To this end, REACH engages in its own research and policy work in order to influence change with regards to BME Health. In addition to producing community led studies into BME health needs and barriers, REACH
Training and Development Unit
As a central part of our social entrepreneurial strategy, REACH's Training and Development Unit attempts to bridge the gap between BME communities and health service providers. REACH is committed to developing and delivering training solutions to improve health and social care service provision for BME communities in Scotland. Training is available to organisations working for and with BME communities in Scotland within the mainstream, voluntary and private sectors.