The NHS South East London Cancer Alliance (SELCA) has launched a new burst of its campaign “It Started With,” to raise awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer and encourage anyone experiencing potential symptoms to speak to their GP practice.
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK and can affect anyone, regardless of their smoking status.
Heart attacks and strokes cause one in four deaths in London. Around 70% of these are preventable, and knowing your blood pressure is one of the simplest ways to protect yourself. The new London Million Hearts and Minds Challenge is encouraging Londoners to get their blood pressure checked and take simple steps to look after their heart health.
Lambeth Together partner, Age UK Lambeth, is offering a range of free services this winter to help residents stay warm, well and connected.
Winter Wellbeing Drop-ins will offer hot drinks, social activities and information about winter support. Sessions take place at Vidas, 2B Saltoun Road, Brixton, on 20 October (12pm–3pm), 27 October (11am–1pm) and 10 November (1pm–3pm).
Black-led voluntary, community and faith sector organisations based in and/or operating in Lambeth can apply for one of five £2,000 grants through the Inspire Lambeth Black Communities Health Inequalities Small Grants Fund.
Delivered through Inspire Lambeth, supported by Lambeth Together and funded through NHS South East London health inequalities funding, the programme will support new community-led activities, pilot projects and new ways of working that improve health and wellbeing, help reduce health inequalities and strengthen grassroots community capacity for Black African and Black Caribbean communities in Lambeth.