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\"AA Talk Cancer workshop interpreted in Urdu that we ran in Middlesborough, in partnership with Nur Fitness.<\/p>\n

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A Talk Cancer workshop interpreted in Urdu that we ran in Middlesborough, in partnership with Nur Fitness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Talking about cancer has the power to save lives.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime, but around <\/span>4 in 10 cases of cancer in the UK could be prevented<\/span><\/a>. Equipping people with the skills to talk about cancer and health will help us beat cancer sooner.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Our cancer awareness training programme, <\/span>Talk Cancer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>aims to <\/span>help <\/span>reduce health inequalities by <\/span>prioritising <\/span>training<\/span> in locations where<\/span> more people are affected by cancer<\/span>. The training <\/span>empowers people to have impactful conversations with people in the community about<\/span> reducing cancer risk,<\/span> the importance of early diagnosis and the national screening programmes. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

It focuses on small changes people can control to reduce their risk of developing cancer and how to spot the possible early signs.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The training includes information on factors that can make it challenging to make healthy changes such as access to health services; <\/span>healthy, affordable food<\/span><\/a> and green spaces. It\u2019s important to highlight these factors as people may feel motivated to improve their health but are faced with barriers that are out of their control. As a charity, we have committed to reduce cancer <\/span>inequalities<\/span><\/a> through our work and partnerships, and to engage people in ways that are inclusive, relevant and accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working in partnership <\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership (what used to be called Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group) identified late cancer presentations and low uptake of cancer screening programmes within their population. Since 2018, we have been working with the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership to deliver information on cancer awareness through our Talk Cancer training programme. We have delivered training to key community groups to improve knowledge and awareness on cancer and health, and facilitate positive conversations within their community about cancer.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

We initially delivered workshops to <\/span>frontline health staff<\/span>,<\/span> community engagement workers<\/span> and <\/span>volunteers<\/span>, so they could share <\/span>the information and have further conversations about cancer and health in the Bradford community. One workshop<\/span> included British Sign Language (BSL), interpreted by Bradford Talking Media. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

BSL is the most common sign language, but as a language it is not dependent upon or related to English. This makes access to health information difficult as there is a lack of resources translated to BSL. A lot of learnings gained from these workshops helped to inform some of the content for the planned interpreted workshops in the community.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Workshop evaluation conducted by the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership and Health Focus explored the long-term outcomes of the workshops 2 to 12 months after training and found that: <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n