A series of practical resources to enable leaders and professionals with direct reach to communities and an established, trusted relationship, for example community leaders, social prescribing link workers and faith leaders, to support their communities to reduce their risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid-19

1. September 2020
BHealthy Introduction

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3. BHealthy
A series of practical resources to enable leaders and
professionals with direct reach to communities and an
established, trusted relationship, for example community
leaders, social prescribing link workers and faith leaders, to
support their communities to reduce their risk of becoming
seriously ill from Covid-19

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Evidence based
 Built on evidence to best protect our Birmingham
communities from Covid-19
 Includes information and practical tips on actions to
reduce spread of infection and avoid catching Covid-19
 Guidance and support for maintaining long term
conditions known to increase risk of severe Covid-19
illness
 Guidance and practical advice to support healthy living
 Guidance and practical advice to stop unhealthy habits
known to increase risk of severe or fatal Covid-19
 Guidance and support to maintain and improve mental
health to cope with the changes caused by Covid

5. Things you can’t change
that increase your risk
 Age
 Gender
 Ethnicity
Things you can change
to reduce your risk
Smoking
Obesity
Poorly managed long
term conditions,
including: type 2
diabetes, chronic kidney
disease, chronic lung
disease.
Risk Factors for developing C-19
severe disease & death

6. Lots of gains beyond C-19 risk
reduction

7. Connecting to things that work

8. Webinars
• 16 webinars
• Cover behaviour change, keeping
Covid safe, long term conditions,
unhealthy habits and healthy habits
• For Community workers, social
prescribing link workers, faith
leaders etc.
• To be cascaded to communities
• Live and recorded
• Include guidelines and local
opportunities to support behaviour
change
• Supported by industry experts and
Birmingham stakeholders
• Bookings via
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info
/50238/wellbeing_during_the_coro
navirus_covid-19/2247/bhealthy

9. Keeping covid safe
Handwashing - visiting friend and family - testing - self isolation

10. Long term conditions
Diabetes - high blood pressure - kidney disease

11. Unhealthy habits
Smoking – substance misuse– gambling

12. Healthy habits
Get Active - Eating Healthy - Getting Mind Ready - Sleep

13. DISCUSS - Your
thoughts on the topics
included in the webinar
series

14. Checklist and planner
 Translated into 18
different languages
 Available to download
and edit or print
 Developed from
evidence based
approach
 Includes keeping covid
safe details

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19. Supporting resources
Slide deck to compliment webinars
Social media content
Help, questions ongoing support via
healthybrum@birmingham.gov.uk

20. Your role
 Vital to helping stop spread and
reducing impact on people in your
communities
 Trusted within local networks and
you can help keep people safe
 Promote the checklist and planner

21. Your Pledge

22. How can you help?
Promote webinars and champion via your
networksPromote
Share BHealthy messaging and encourage
compliance and uptake within your communitiesShare
Spot a covid compliance issue – report via
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/xfp/form/755Spot

23. Participant questions
and answers – ask
away!