Apnee Sehat

The Apnee Sehat ('Our Health') project is a social enterprise pathfinder which is tailoring lifestyle programmes to meet the needs of Britain's South Asian community.

Apnee Sehat currently works with the communities in Leamington, Warwickshire and more recently Foleshill, Coventry, one of the most deprived areas in England, to raise awareness and screen for vascular disease risk, in order to reduce the risk of strokes, heart attacks and diabetes.

This will be achieved by encouraging preventative lifestyle changes through the provision of education, self-care and screening programmes. The organisation specialises in its approach to South Asian communities and its cultural needs.

Apnee Sehat seeks to work in partnership with the Primary Care Trust and other institutions, including pharmacies over the next three years to implement a programme of health improvement services in Coventry to carry out a range of initiatives that deliver the following:

Identifying cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes and informing their General Practitioner
Educating the community on health risk factors pertinent to their genetic predisposition and often lifestyle choices
Supporting behavioural change to improve health outcomes
Delivering services including community specialist clinics for better health which is culturally sensitive, easily understandable and transferable