the calderdale voice issue 11 jun-jul 2015
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Key SunSmart campaign messages are:
Stay in the shade between 11am-3pm
Make sure you never burn
Always cover up with a T shirt, wide brimmed hat and sunglasses
Remember to take extra care with children
Then use factor 15 plus sunscreen.
www.sunsmart.org.uk
Welcome to the June - July edition of
The Calderdale Voice.
In this issue we have been optimistic
about this summer’s weather with all
our ‘did you know?...’ facts related to
sunshine!
With our upcoming ‘Your Life, Your
Choice’ event on the 20th June (page 2)
and our Annual event coming up on the
7th July (page 7), there’s a lot of things
for you to come and meet the team at.
We also have our stalls at some of the
big summer events (page 4) in
Calderdale too!
In honour of Men’s Health week, we also
have a fun MANMOT disc on page 17 for
you to cut out and display in your old
tax disc holders.
Emma Worsley, The Calderdale Voice Editor
SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. An SPF indicates the ability of a sun
protection product to filter out UVB rays
A big thank you to Rachael Crawshaw.
The day will include:
Information Stalls about local services Workshops all day Entertainment from the Magpie Movers Enter our Free competition! Prizes include Explore vouchers at XSCAPE, TGI Friday voucher and more!
To find out more about this event, please ring 01422 431099 Parking is available at venue
Healthwatch is the Consumer Champion, or
Watchdog, for health and social care. The
aim of local Healthwatch will be to give
citizens and communities a stronger voice to
influence and challenge how health and
social care services are provided locally.
Healthwatch Calderdale is an independent
body that engages with local people about
their opinion and experience of current
health & social care services in the area.
The project makes sure that local voices are
heard and are an influential first hand source
about the delivery of local health and social
care services in Calderdale.
Healthwatch Calderdale also utilises
volunteers to gather views and information
from local people and communities.
If you would like more information about
Healthwatch Calderdale, or you are
interested in volunteering, please call us on
01422 431099 or email
Healthwatch Calderdale is a membership
organisation. We make sure that all our
members are kept up to date with
everything related to Health and Social
Care at both a local and national level.
Becoming a member is free of charge and
is open to anyone who lives in Calderdale
and/or receives substantial health and
social care services from any provider
within Calderdale. It is also open to
voluntary and community groups who
supports users of health and social care
services.
To become a member, please email
UV rays can penetrate water to a depth of
at least 10 metres when the sun is overhead.
Healthwatch Calderdale will be out and
about this Summer gathering local
people’s feedback about Health & Social
Care services in the area.
Our stall will be at:
Party in the Park
Shroggs Park, Lee Mount - 20.6.15
Mytholmroyd Gala
Burnley Road - 27.6.15
Brighouse Charity Gala
Wellholme Park - 27.6.15
Shelf Gala
Shelf Hall Park - 4.7.15
Healthwatch Calderdale have taken to the
road and launched a publicity campaign on
local TJ Walsh buses. The new adverts will
run for an initial 6 months to promote the
project and will be on 9 local buses.
Emma Worsley, the Communications worker
for Healthwatch Calderdale said
“We want to make sure as many people in
Calderdale know about Healthwatch
Calderdale and the importance of their
feedback to our work. This bus campaign
offers us the opportunity to reach new
people and gain a better picture from local
residents about Health & Social care.”
For more information, please call 01422
431099 or you can email us on
Light from the Sun reaches Earth in
around 8 minutes.
Healthwatch Calderdale would like to
hear your views on Physiotherapy services
in Calderdale. This task and finish group
has been set up in response to a number
of comments we have received about
local Physiotherapy clinics.
Healthwatch Calderdale have developed
an online survey to gain your feedback
about local Physiotherapy services. The
survey looks at appointment booking,
service facilities and appointment times.
To take part, please visit the Task &
Finish page on our website
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
For more information, please call 01422
431099 or email
Healthwatch is the Consumer Champion, or
Watchdog, for health and social care. The
aim of local Healthwatch will be to give
citizens and communities a stronger voice to
influence and challenge how health and
social care services are provided locally.
Healthwatch Calderdale is an independent
body that will raise your views and opinions
on Health & Social Care in Calderdale and to
help make your voices heard.
The feedback we receive from local
residents allows us to understand what the
issues are from the people that use the
services. Your views will help us identify
areas that need to be looked into further.
Please get in touch by calling 01422 431099
or you can email us on
You can also give us your feedback by using
the ’Talk to Us’ page on our website
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Ancient Greeks used to use olive oil for sun
protection and ancient Egyptians used extracts of rice, jasmine, and lupine plants
The Healthwatch Calderdale website offers a number of different services:
Send us your feedback using the ‘Talk to Us’ page
Sign up to be a member of Healthwatch Calderdale
Find out about our volunteering opportunities
Search for local Health & Social Care services
Keep up to date with news from Healthwatch
Find out where your nearest Healthwatch drop in session is
Watch videos from Healthwatch England
See our Healthwatch Calderdale Twitter feed
Read the Healthwatch Calderdale Pledge
Find out about Healthwatch Calderdale local meetings
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Twitter @hwcalderdale
Facebook Healthwatch Calderdale
No sunscreen blocks 100% of UV rays.
SPF 15 protects against 93% and SPF 30 protects against 97%
Come along and find out about what Healthwatch Calderdale
have been up to over the last year, grab a copy of their annual
report and hear about their plans for the future.
To find out more, please email
[email protected] or call 01422 431099
Calderdale Forum 50 +, the organisation
that represents people aged over fifty,
has launched a brand new website
designed to highlight information and
issues which are useful to people within
this age group.
The website has three main sections:
A diary of upcoming events and
things to do for over 50’s
A round-up of latest news –
submissions are welcomed.
A comprehensive useful links section
for Activities, Fitness and
Recreation, Arts and Entertainment,
Health and Well-being, Community
Groups and Local Interest.
The new website can be found at
calderdaleforum50plus.com
Speaking out together for empowerment and
change.
Share your experiences
Have your say about local services
Feed into national campaigns
At recent meetings we have focused on
austerity, benefits and fear; time schedules
of mental health workers, experiences of
crisis care and A&E; plans for CBT for
benefits claimants.
These meetings will run alongside evening
Forum meetings which will continue to take
place in Halifax Library, 5.30pm -7.30pm on
the second Monday of every month.
Wednesday 24th June 2015
Time and location:
1pm-3pm
Voluntary Action Calderdale, Hall Street,
Halifax, HX1 5AY
Contact: Tamsin for more details.
Phone: 01422 345154 Email:
As part of the Lead the way project,
Threeways is running weekly sports
sessions which are ‘inclusive to all
abilities’ every Saturday at Threeways
Centre from 11am to 12pm with
extra time afterwards to stick around for
a chat and refreshments which will be
provided.
The cost is just £2.50 per session and
carers can join in for FREE so go along and
try a new activity whilst making friends
along the way.
Receive a FREE drinks bottle on your first
visit.
If you would like further information,
please contact Threeways on 01422
321155 or by email
The Staying Well Project has been funded for
12 months by Calderdale Clinical
Commissioning Group and works very closely
with the existing Neighbourhood Schemes
Team.
The remit is to work with adults who are at
risk of social isolation and/or loneliness to
help them to engage in community based
activities that may be of interest to them.
The aim is to engage people in social
activities to try and mitigate some of the
known health problems associated with
social isolation and loneliness and improve
people’s quality of life, and to work with
local community groups and organisations to
build provision for new activities that people
have expressed an interest in.
There are four pilot areas that the project is
being run in – Park Ward/ West Central
Halifax, Elland, North Halifax and Hebden
Bridge.
For more information, please ring 01422
255402
Dimensions, an organisation supporting
services for people with Autism, offer
Autism friendly film screenings at
cinemas across the UK.
Autism Friendly Screenings are
mainstream films shown in a sensory
friendly environment:
Lights on low and sound turned down
Trailers are not shown
People can bring their own food,
make noise and move around
VUE Cinema at Broad Street Plaza,
Halifax, have an Autism friendly screening
on the last Sunday of the month.
The next screenings is:
Sunday 28th June
The Spongebob Movie
10am
Eureka! The National Children’s Museum is
celebrating bringing home the Gold from the
prestigious VisitEngland Awards for
Excellence 2015, the highest accolade in
English tourism. Eureka! topped the Access
for All category for their programme of
inclusive facilities and services for disabled
children and their families.
Eureka!’s inclusion programme, called
Access All Areas, offers services, activities
and facilities for disabled visitors, including
a Changing Places washroom facility, free
Saturday and holiday clubs, and their
innovative Extra Pair of Hands service,
where disabled children and their families
receive the support of their own dedicated
member of the Eureka! team during their
visit.
Leigh-Anne Stradeski, Eureka! Chief
Executive, said “This award is a tremendous
achievement and I’m incredibly proud of the
whole team here at Eureka!”
For more information, visit the website
www.eureka.org.uk
This year's National Glaucoma Awareness
Week will take place on the 8th - 14th June
2015. The focus will be on driving and
encouraging people to have regular eye
health checks to ensure that they are safe to
drive.
Driving and our ability and safety to do so, is
something that many people take for
granted. Yet, how many people have a
regular eye health check? Even if a person
can see a number plate at 20 metres, how
many have been tested for glaucoma which
affects vision?
Glaucoma causes misty, patchy or blurred
vision in places. It can cause people to miss
the unexpected such as a person crossing the
road, a cyclist passing, or a vehicle merging
into traffic. The only way to know for sure
about your vision and your safety on the
roads is to have regular eye health checks
every one to two years, particularly if you
are over the age of 40.
To find out more, please visit the website
www.glaucoma-association.com
Cervical Screening Awareness Week is a
UK-wide initiative led by Jo's
Cervical Cancer Trust. The week (15th -
21st June) aims to highlight the
importance of cervical screening and how
attending a screening invitation can help
to prevent cervical cancer.
In the UK, 22% of women still do not
attend their cervical screening, so raising
public awareness of cervical cancer
prevention is a priority. Public knowledge
and understanding of issues such as
cervical screening, the causes of cervical
abnormalities and cervical cancer and
treatment is generally low.
To find out more, please visit the website
www.jostrust.org.uk
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis
Society’s (NRAS) Awareness Week is fast
approaching! Running from the 15th -
21st June, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
awareness week is all about #RuAware.
NRAS need your help to share and make
people aware of rheumatoid arthritis and
are asking the general public whether
they know about the signs, symptoms and
reality of living with RA.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic,
progressive and disabling auto-immune
disease, affecting 580,000 people in
England.
To find out more, please visit the NRAS
website
www.nras.org.uk
Men’s Health Week 2015 is from the 15th to
21st June and will focus on healthy living for
men. The Men's Health Forum leads Men's
Health Week in England and Wales. Men's
Health Week 2015 focuses on healthy living
challenging men to:
Look after their wellbeing
Don't smoke
Drink sensibly
Be active
Watch their weight
Turn up to their NHS Health Check
Why this topic?
Men are less likely to lead a healthy lifestyle.
They are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol
to hazardous levels and be overweight or
obese. These lifestyles can lead into serious
diseases such as cancer, heart diseases and
stokes, the risk of which can be reduced by
leading a healthy lifestyle. Our Men's Health
Manifesto challenges men and health
providers on these issues.
For more information, please visit
www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Photokeratitis is an eye condition that occurs when the cornea is burned by
ultraviolet B rays (UVB)
Did you know it’s just as important to protect your eyes from the sun’s harmful rays as it is to shield your skin? The intense ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun damage sensitive cells in the eyes, eventually affecting vision. Experts say it is difficult to isolate the exact amount of damage that UV radiation imposes on the eye over a long period. However, a number of studies have shown that the effects build up and may increase the chance of developing eye problems later in life. These may include cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye. While sunglasses are definitely a good idea when it comes to eye protection, not all sunglasses are created equal. Choose sunglasses that limit transmission to no more than 1 percent UVB and 1 percent UVA rays i.e. they block at least 99% of the UV rays. Other things to look for:
Lenses large enough to completely cover the eye and prevent as much light as possible from entering through the edges of the glasses. Wrap-around sunglasses are best. Darker lenses, particularly if you are more light sensitive. Gray lenses. They provide the least colour distortion, but not any better protection than other coloured lenses.
More is better when it comes to protecting your eyes from the sun, according to eye experts. If you’re planning to be out in the sun, protect your eyes with a combination of quality sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat.
