EPP (Expert Patients Programme)
The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a free course for anyone living with one, or more, long-term health condition in Croydon. The six-week course is designed to boost your health and wellbeing, find solutions to common problems and help you feel more confident to manage your condition.
The Expert Patients Programme complements the care and support you already receive from healthcare professionals and will make you aware of other services and resources available in your area.
Weekly sessions cover a range of topics including:
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Managing symptoms
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Dealing with pain and tiredness
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Coping with feelings of depression and anxiety
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Healthy eating
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Exercise
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Managing stress
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Planning for the future
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Communicating with family, friends and health care
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Finding other health services in the community
Health Promotion
ARCC is aware that people from BMER communities can face significant health barriers. As a result subject to funds being available we provide a range of heath workshops which target the wide range of communities in the Borough of Croydon.
In the past we have delivered training on heart disease, diabetes, obesity and health promotion in general. If you are part of a community group who requires training in a particular health issues please contact us. If you are an individual or trainer in the field of health and would like to deliver training in health promotion on a voluntary a basis please contact us at:- info@arccltd.com
Please see video links on the right hand side on information awareness raising in Tamil and Urdu. The videos were funded with support from Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT).
Below are some other useful links to national organisation that you may find useful: -
