Welcome to the Health BOCS update, the monthly update on Health and Wellbeing activities at the Brothers of Charity Services in England.
Click here to view the BOCS Health and Wellbeing Calendar for 2017/2018.
February Promotion
Dignity Action Day
As part of Health BOCS, the Brothers of Charity Servcies’ health and wellbeing programme, throughout February we promoted Dignity in Care. We done this by sign posting staff and the people we support, information about Dignity in Care.
This campaign aims to give everyone the opportunity to contribute to upholding people’s rights to dignity and provide a memorable day for everybody. It also aims to ensure people who use care services are treated as individuals are given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives.
Click here for the article or click here to find more information on Dignity Action Day.
March Promotion
This Month we are promoting:
No Smoking Day
As part of Health BOCS, the Brothers of Charity Services’ health and wellbeing programme, throughout March, we will be promoting No Smoking Day.
No Smoking Day has been running since Ash Wednesday in 1983, when it was called Quit for the Day . The campaign is re-designed every year to help push smokers to quit.
The mission of the campaign is to appeal to smokers of all types- whatever their age, sex or social class. They publicise and explain the help that smokers can get when they want to stop, and capture the attention of the media with lots of supportive TV, newspaper and radio coverage.
The No Smoking Day team works with national helplines, local stop smoking services, drop-in centres, pharmacists, GPs and other services that offer help and advice to smokers who want to give up. The day is rigorously evaluated every year, ensuring the campaign stays relevant and up-to-date.
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Apprentice Week
During this week employers and apprentices from across England will come together to celebrate the success of apprenticeships whilst encouraging even more people to choose apprenticeships as a pathway to a great career.
This campaign is designed to showcase how apprenticeships work for individuals, businesses, communities and the wider economy.
This year, the theme set by the government is “Apprenticeships Work”. It plans to demonstrate how apprenticeships work “for individuals, employers, the community and the wider economy.”
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Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week
Every year the voice of people with Down’s syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder!
Children and adults with Down’s syndrome are all unique individuals with their own personalities, family backgrounds and preferences that make them who they are.
About Down’s Syndrome is the only organisation in the country focusing uniquely to all aspects of living successfully with Down’s Syndrome. Their aim is to help people with the condition to live full and rewarding lives.
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Sports Relief
Sports Relief is when the British public comes together to get active, raise money and change lives. This time, it’s bigger than ever!
As part of Health BOCS, the Brothers of Charity Services’ health and wellbeing programme, throughout March, we will be promoting Sports Relief. To do this, we will be having a Health and Wellbeing day with local organisations such as Liverpool John Moores University attending to promote healthy living.
We will also be having a dress down day, and all money given will be donated to Sports Relief.
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