What are Community Connectors?
Community Connectors help friends, family, colleagues and neighbours find support in their own communities. They help lots of people get health support and advice on things like housing, education and debt advice.
Connectors can be very good at joining up local communities and providing a bridge between local people and health and wellbeing services. All Community Connectors get locally tailored training and are part of the Health Connections Mendip service.
Who are Community Connectors?
Anyone who is interested in finding out about what is available in their community and would like to pass this information on can be a Community Connector. So far we have trained hair dressers, taxi drivers, drug and alcohol workers, care workers, CAB team, adult social care workers, primary care staff, sixth form students, church congregations, peer support group members and 100s of members of the public.
How do people become a Community Connector?
You can become a Community Connector by attending a free training course. If you’d like to join the training please contact Community Connector Co-ordinator Julie Carey-Downes on email: julie.carey-downes@nhs.net or phone: 01373 468368
To learn more, please visit: Health Connections Mendip: Community Connectors
