About the Lancashire Gujarat Health Users' Forum.

The Lancashire Gujarat Health Users' Forum is based at the Gujarat Hindu Society in Preston and is supported by Preston Primary Care Trust. First established in October 2001, it organises a series of Health Mela events, which are attended by the following agencies and health care providers:

• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
• NHS Trusts
• Preston Primary Care Trust
• Chorley & South Ribble Primary Care Trust
• Coronary Heart Disease Unit
• Specialists in diabetes, arthritis, physiotherapy, occupational health
• Breast Cancer Services
• Heartbeat
• Making Space
• Red Cross
• National Childbirth Trust
• Disability Information Service Centre (DISC)
• ... and many others.

In addition, the Forum is also supported by practitioners of alternative medicine, who provide workshops and seminars on subjects such as reflexology, holistic living, aerobics, yoga and meditation.

The Health Melas are intended to be informative and fun, with events and attractions for all the family.

The Lancashire Health users Forum recognises the Health Mela as a resource for the continual improvement in health awareness and sustainability of its local community. It has strengthened partnerships and alliances with community professionals, and has allowed more integration of a positive approach towards health education, and an improved understanding of services offered by the health service.

This generates a positive climate that influences how the community forms relationships, makes decisions and develops its values and attitudes. Healthy, well-educated people can help to reduce inequalities in society, thus contributing to the health and wealth of the population at large. It also allows the community to get active in improving the quality of life style.

The Steering Group:

The Forum has a steering group that decides upon policy and events. Its members include:

Professor R. Gupta Professor I. Singh Professor M. Memon Professor R. Campbell Linda Daubney John Freeman

Ravindra Shah Sarifa Kabir Hardeep Singh Ashok Khandelwal Carol Kubicki Dr.M. Myers

Dr.K. Nath Jyoti Sethi Ishwer Tailor Arun Vithlani Vijayanti Chauhan

If you have any questions, or wish to get in touch with the Forum, please contact us at the GHS Centre in Preston.

Useful Links:

www.bapio.co.uk
The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.

www.lancashire-bme-pact.org.uk
The Lancashire BME Pact was formed to enable voluntary groups to come together to share best practice and to provide a voice for local BME communities.

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