June/July - The Greets Green Partnership Legacy Website

BRINGINGUP BABYSTAYINGSAFELots of help andadvice will be on offerduring Child Safety Week whichruns from 20th - 26th June.Its theme is ‘Not every accident is alucky escape’ and events will be heldthroughout the week. Look out fordetails near you!Open days were held in April andMay at OSCAR to gather ideas forevents. Many local parents camealong to chat about home safety andoffer suggestions for the week, aswell as volunteer their time for thenew Child Home Safety Project UserGroup which will discuss how theproject should develop in the future.Local mother, Geneva Myrie said:“I learnt a lot of things about childsafety and also about play groupsfor the baby. I’ll definitely be joiningthe User Group.”iIf you’d like to join the ChildHome Safety Project User Group,call 525 0556 and speak to FloReynolds.Child health needs metA variety of services are being offered to children and families by thenew Greets Green Health Visiting Team.Consisting of four Health Visitors and a Nursery Nurse, the team iscurrently focusing on the 0-5 age group and their families. It provides a corechild health service along with a range of other services including working with localagencies on health promotion activities and child development services which meet theneeds of individuals, groups and families.Two baby clinics are now being held in partnership with Early Steps at Lodge RoadCommunity Centre every Tuesday afternoon from 1.00pm-3.00pm and at Ryders GreenPrimary School on the first and third Thursday of each month during term time.The team is also compiling a Profile of the Community to identify local health needsand look at initiatives which could meet them in the future, such as post natal depressiongroups, stopping smoking,breastfeeding supportgroups, healthy eatingsessions and behaviourmanagement groups.iSuggestions for futurehealth initiatives arewelcomed by the Team,which is based at the LyngHealth & Social CareCentre. Contact them on530 8008 (messagetaking) or 07970 956063.It’s important for every child to get thebest possible start in life. This year, oneof the key areas of focus for Greets GreenPartnership’s health team will be childrenand families. And they’ll be working toimprove the life chances of everyyoungster by ensuring the area offersco-ordinated, accessible servicesincluding good education for youngchildren, support for families, affordablechildcare and plenty of information on allaspects of growing up.18 Greets Green Magazine June/July 2005