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Health Awareness in the Community

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We want to provide two conferences for people with diabetes and their families and a monthly meeting to support people with the condition.

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About this cause

The Cwmbach Group is based in the village and provides Support ,Information and Educational Events for Adults with Type 1 AND Type 2 Diabetes from all over the Cynon Valley. We raise awareness of Diabetes in the local Hospital twice a month and GP Surgeries and work with other organisations to promote our support group which meets once a month. in Addition we also provide support and educational events for 86 children with diabetes and their parents. We hold an annual education day for adults and a separate one for parents and children. We have to fundraise to fund them. we hold an annual conference for adults and education day for parents and families we take the children to a pantomime and Christmas party. From Rhondda Cynon Taf and surrounding areas. We are called Diabetic Dragons.

How this cause brings people in the community together

It will provide support to people with the condition make people aware of the signs and symptoms of diabetes encouraging Healthy Eating to improve the health of this disadvantaged Community which has high numbers of ill health this will go a long way to prevent other health conditions. Empowerment of the community to take responsibility for their own health.