CDHN News

Expansion of Community Development Approaches Conference

Wednesday 27 March 2019

The Public Health Agency co-hosted its bi-annual conference for stakeholders with CDHN on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at Craigavon Civic Centre on the theme ‘Expansion of Community Development Approaches’.

Transformation Implementation Group Community Development Capacity Building Tender Awarded to CDHN

Friday 1 March 2019

CDHN is delighted to have won the tender for delivery of a Community Development Capacity Building Programme to the value of £390,000. This work will contribute to the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) goal of building strong, resilient communities where everyone has the potential to maximize their health and wellbeing.

McCartan’s Pharmacy and National Childbirth Trust (NCT)

Thursday 6 December 2018

No one uses a pharmacy more than a mother in those first 1,000 days...

According to the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are the most important. NCT is the UK’s largest charity of parents providing information and support during pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood.

Women's Tec and Crossin's Chemist - another successful BCPP project

Thursday 6 December 2018

CDHN recently celebrated funding its 800th project through the BCPP Programme. To date, CDHN has invested £5.3 million in grants on behalf of the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) to tackle health inequalities. It was celebrations all round, as this milestone coincided with the HSCB announcement that CDHN was successful in its bid to continue the delivery of the BCPP Programme.

£30,000 of funding announced for pharmacy and community working…

Friday 30 November 2018

Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) is delighted to disclose the list of successful applicants in the latest round of Level 2 funding for the Building the Community-Pharmacy Partnership (BCPP) programme. Funding was offered to 23 projects throughout Northern Ireland with all due to commence in January 2019.