BHM Community Champions

The people of Brent sit at the heart of the BHM programme because only by understanding the needs of our diverse communities can we hope to address them.

Listening and responding to feedback from our communities is central to the way BHM works.

Our Community Champions communicate health messages, sharing information to and from our communities.

As volunteers, they are vital in helping us to co-produce our approach to providing health and care services by giving us an understanding of the issues we face. This is particularly true of communities most ‘at risk’ and those who we have historically struggled to engage.

As volunteers, the only real requirement is that you live in Brent and have a desire to play a part in improving health in your community. You may represent a specific group or organisation, but by and large Community Champions will simply reflect their neighbourhoods and provide insight into the health needs of residents who live within them.

How do I become a Community Champion?

If you have a few spare hours a month that can be well spent supporting others to improve their health, then we want to hear from you. Complete and submit our simple sign-up form and help us to create better health and care services in your community.

Community Champions gain valuable experience and will have many opportunities to meet other champions and practitioners across the BHM network of neighbours, local businesses, charities, community groups, the council and health services in Brent.

As a Community Champion you will have regular one-to-one check-ins with one of our BHM Co-ordinators at a frequency that works for both parties.

These will take place over the phone and the calls are a key opportunity for Champions to share:

• how the programme is working for them
• their unique perspectives of them and their community
• any feedback they have received from residents in their neighbourhood.

In return for the essential work Community Champions perform for the programme, BHM will provide access to training and development opportunities, keep Champions up-to-date with the latest fact-checked health information and ensure discretionary expenses are covered.

Our Community Champions are already making a huge difference in the neightbourhoods they support. Find out more about some of our fantastic volunteers.