Charity and Voluntary Sector
RoSPA: A twice-yearly outdoor safety education initiative, which teaches children how to manage risk, has been accredited by the LASER Alliance.
Each year, 2,500 children aged 10 & 11 work alongside professionals in a range of interactive scenarios that focus on topics such as the dangers of playing near sub-stations, how to avoid hazards on or near water, safe behaviour when using public transport and the impact of making hoax emergency calls.
Each year, 2,500 children aged 10 & 11 work alongside professionals in a range of interactive scenarios that focus on topics such as the dangers of playing near sub-stations, how to avoid hazards on or near water, safe behaviour when using public transport and the impact of making hoax emergency calls.
OCUK: What began as one victim of multiple strokes plucking up the courage to try a computer course at a UK online centre has become a group of survivors who understand the challenges each face on a daily basis and the group, which provides invaluable support that to its members, is now the winner of the 'Community Impact' prize at the Technology4Good Awards.
The Stroke Survivors Group meet once a week at the Paignton Library in Torbay, Devon. Their main focus is using the courses on UK online centres' Learn website to progress their computer skills at their own pace, but it certainly doesn't stop there!
With the help of the Stroke Association they've launched their own website and have become trailblazers for stroke victims helping other survivors on the road to recovery.
BIG: A fear of being stigmatised is holding men back from accessing vital support services, according to a report published from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and commissioned from the Young Foundation.
It found that the perception that men should simply ‘man-up’ in difficult times serves as a barrier to them seeking help, jeopardising their health & well-being and putting them at risk of financial and social exclusion.
It found that the perception that men should simply ‘man-up’ in difficult times serves as a barrier to them seeking help, jeopardising their health & well-being and putting them at risk of financial and social exclusion.
The Engagement of Men report explores the reasons why men are more resistant than women to seeking help and what can be done to encourage more men to ask for access support before they hit crisis point.
CRUK: A calculator which predicts a patient’s risk of having bowel cancer could help doctors decide when to refer patients make better referral decisions rather than relying on individual symptoms, a new study shows.
The QCancer calculator uses 7 risk factors for bowel cancer in women, and 9 in men, to predict their risk of having the disease, including age, presence of symptoms and lifestyle behaviours. Researchers found that using the QCancer calculator nearly three quarters of bowel cancers were identified in both men & in women.
DUK: Diabetes UK have produced a Ramadan Calendar for 2012 to give advice & tips for people with diabetes about fasting during the Muslim holy month. It also gives all the sunrise times, and also offers helpful advice for people with diabetes who are planning to fast for Ramadan, which this year begins around 19 July (subject to the moon).
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