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The application form and guidance will be available this week. Applications must be submitted by 10th January 2025. The grants available are up to £15,000 a year for 3 three years. Sutton Coldfield NNS will work closely with Erdington NNS with a North Birmingham locality perspective to identify whether applicants wish to work across the border of our two constituencies, serving Sutton and Erdington citizens.
There are four themes of this funding, with specific targets under each theme (see below). It is important that your bid aims and designs its delivery closely around these outcomes:
Best start in life – with a focus on:
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Increasing levels of immunisation amongst
children in care and children living in low-income households
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Improving mental well-being of young adults
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Uptake of LARC (long-acting, reversible
contraception)
·
Uptake of healthy start vouchers and benefit
maximisation
Healthier lives in communities – with a focus on:
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Physical Activity – people living with long term
conditions and disabilities
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Nutrition – Men focus on salt, children and
families focus on sugar
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Smoking cessation – manual workers and
unemployed people
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Smoking cessation – people with long term mental
health issues
Better outcomes through earlier intervention and
treatment- with a focus on:
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African & Caribbean – NHS Health Checks/
Cardio-vascular Disease (CVD) / Hypertension
·
South Asian Communities – NHS Health Checks/
CVD/ Hypertension
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Immunisation – inclusion health groups
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Immunisation – deprived communities
·
Heterosexual women – Blood Borne Virus (BBV)/HIV
prevention
Empowering and connecting communities
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Mental health – LGBTQ+ -
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Mental health – people with long term conditions
and disabilities
·
Health Literacy – Migrant communities
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Health Literacy – Ex-Offenders
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Health Literacy – Gypsy, Roma & Travellers
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Health Literacy – English as a second language
women
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Carer – annual health checks uptake
· Social isolation – people with long term conditions and disabilities