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East Belfast Community Development Agency’s Health Development and Connections Programme along with the Ballyoran Dance Group and lay health information workers held the second of its two Tea Dances as part of their third annual Tea Dance at the Bally...
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Members of the Ballyoran Centre have just completed a 12-hour training course on Mental Health First Aid delivered by East Belfast Community Development Agency’s Health Development and Connections Programme. The course is designed to give important...
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Many people in East Belfast associate royal weddings with street parties. With the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton later this month, many communities are deciding to follow the tradition in 2011. However, some community activists also see t...
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What a busy couple of months February and March is for men’s activities with a great variety of activities for men to choose from. The interventions all used a number of environmental situations to support wellbeing, physical activity, health issues a...
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EBCDA Health Development and Connections Programme along with Bloomfield Community Association came together to promote a women’s health fair on Monday evening 14th March 2011 at the centre on Hyndford Street. There were five agencies participating to...
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East Belfast Community Development Agency’s Health Development and Connections Programme along with Walkway Community Centre and lay health information workers held the first of two Tea Dances as part of their third annual Tea Dance at Walkway Centre. ...
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East Belfast Community Development Agency’s Health Development and Connections Programme along with lay health information workers targeted no smoking day on 9th March at the Enler Centre in Ballybeen with a rather unique event. The lay workers had un...
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East Belfast Community Development Agency’s Health Development and Connections Programme have just completed delivering a 12-hour training course designed to give seven members of Dundonald Family and Community Initiative important skills to help some...
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The Health Development & Connections Programmes Health Team and their Lay Health Information Workers in conjunction with British Red Cross/ British Heart Foundation delivered a basic awareness and first aid education programme to members of the Ball...
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The Health Development & Connections Programmes Health Team and their Lay Health Information Workers along with Community Workers from East Belfast all enjoyed an informative and educational tour of the Centre for Cancer Research & Cell Biolog...
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Following on from their successful 10 week programme at the end of 2010 the Group is meeting up again at Dee Street Community Centre every Wednesday afternoon with more action plans for 2011. The men's programme is aimed at forty and fifty year olds to ...
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Dr Kyle presented certificates to the participants of our GET ACTIVE CHALLENGE on 1st December at Refresh Café, Newtownards Road. Ten men completed an eight week programme including 10 mile walks, 14 cycle, horse riding, archery and gardening and fishi...
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EBCDA Health Development and Connections Programme Healthy Living Group along with Dundonald Family and Community Initiative and Ballybeen Womens Centre came together to promote a women’s health fair on Friday morning 19th November 2010 at the Enler C...
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Over 40 representatives from community and voluntary organisations in East Belfast attended EBCDA’s Funding Fair, at East Belfast Mission’s Re:Fresh Café, on 16 November. The evening was a chance to speak to grant-giving organisations “face t...
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The Health Team of EBCDA was lucky to receive an invitation to the public meeting with the President and Dr Martin McAleese on 12th July 2010. Two lay health workers Ian Kerr and Brian McClean from Ballybeen and Alan Houston Health Development Worker ...
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The spectacular grounds of Ardgillan Castle in Balbriggan was the place to be on Saturday 4th September 2010 when over two hundred runners took part in the inaugural "Run for your Life" get up, get out and get going event. Taking part were members of th...
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A new men's programme has just started aimed at forty and fifty year olds to get more active. With the support of the Belfast Health Trust a seven week programme has been developed. It includes; fishing, gardening, pony trekking, walking, cycling and...
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An East Belfast Men’s evening clinic has been launched Arches Medical Centre by the Belfast Health Trust.
The following services will be offered during the 20-30 minute appointment :
· A health assessment -...
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Help Health, that’s what you do everyday!! So said members of the Lay Health Information Network. The group traveled to Lisburn recently for a workshop on volunteering that was facilitated by the Cities Community Services Development Officer and Vol...
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Each year activities have taken place in east Belfast to promote men’s health during health week. Collaboration between the Health Development and Connections Programme, the Wise Men of the East Network and Willowfield Parish ensured that there was a ...
