Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust Nutrition and Dietetic team deliver HEAL-D, a culturally tailored, structured education programme, across South London.
HEAL-D has been designed to help and empower people of African and Caribbean heritage, who are living with type 2 diabetes, to take charge of their health while enjoying the food from their culture. The seven-week programme currently offers online group-based courses. The seven 2-hour sessions include topics on:
o Understanding diabetes
o Healthy lifestyle and nutrition coaching
o Cooking workshop
o Activity guides
o Goal setting
o 1-hour physical activity sessions in 5 of the weeks.
Learn more about the programme and the experience of participants here: https://youtu.be/zgIxzMr7Vuk
How to access the programme
1. Self-referral – interested individuals can self-refer: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HEAL-D/
2. Through GP and other Health Care Professional referral
Contact the GSTT HEAL-D team directly on gst-tr.heald@nhs.net or call 020 7188 2010.
Visit: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/HEAL-D.