Health and Wellbeing
Strategic Health and Wellbeing
The Strategic Health and Wellbeing Lead works in partnership and collaboration with community, voluntary and statutory agencies to support the implementation of range of initiatives across the locality to target health inequalities. The health led coordinates with local communities by identifying and meeting needs throughout signposting, connecting to relevant organisations, facilitating and signposting to training, facilitating short term working groups as needed to support local groups. Our Health Lead has developed the South Belfast Winter Plan, Cost of Living Support Plan and South Belfast Green Health Map.
South Belfast Development Fund
Forward South Partnership coordinate South Belfast Development Fund which is a partnership with Five Organisation: Lower Ormeau Residents Group, Greater Village Regeneration Trust, Chinese Welfare Association, Ballynafeigh Community Development Association and Taughmonagh Community Forum. The aim of this fund is to improve the health and wellbeing of all ages within the South Belfast area by focusing on promoting the 5 steps to mental wellbeing, getting more active and healthy eating. The initiative of the fund includes Healthy Homes, Senior Functional Fitness, Fitness 8, and Area based programmes.
South Belfast Community Health Capacity Programme
South Belfast Community Health Capacity Programme coordinates and delivers community health capacity building and health promotion programmes to support local communities in Belvoir, Finaghy, Taughmonagh and Lisburn Road Areas. The Community Healthy Capacity Officer engages and supports local people to identify health needs and develops programmes and initiatives such as Older and Active, Holiday Hunger and Mental Health Capacity Building.
South Belfast Community Response Plan
Forward South Partnership works in partnership with Public Health Agency, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Community and Voluntary Partners to coordinate and deliver the South Belfast Community Response Plan to death by suicide. Our Health Led supports local communities to build and support capacity to address mental and emotional health and wellbeing by facilitating training, signposting, supporting and developing programmes. An example of our work would be with Belfast Bands Forum upskilling individuals to become Mental Health Champions in bands in South Belfast.
Dementia Friendly South Belfast
South Belfast is becoming a friendlier place for people living with dementia, their families and for older people.
Dementia Friendly South Belfast is a voluntary campaign to improve life for people affected by dementia in this community. This campaign brings together businesses, voluntary and community groups, churches, schools, universities, libraries and more. People living with and affected by dementia have a leading role in this campaign.
Dementia Friendly SB run several support programmes including a carer’s cafe and music for the mind. Look out on our socials or contact number below.
Email: communityhealth@forwardsouth.org
Phone: 07394569154
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Forward South Partnership is a community and voluntary sector organisation, bringing together all sectors to lead the regeneration of South of Belfast.