Registered Charity No. 1125787                                                  Company Registered No. 06657688
Text Box: COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION TRUST (CHAT) Moran House 449-451 High Road Willesden London, NW10 2JJ Tel: 020 8830 3392 Fax: 020 8451 0135

OCTOBER 2009

Volume 1, Issue 1
Text Box: NEWSLETTER “ A healthy individual, a healthy community” Text Box: Welcome to the first edition of CHAT NEWS from Community Health Action Trust – the community health centre for local people. You will find that every page is dedicated to helping and inspiring you, with useful tips and smart ways to live the best of life. To celebrate the arrival of the first edition of CHAT NEWS, we have inspirational information for all age groups on HIV/AIDS and highlighting some of the innovative programmes we have for people in Brent as well as those living in the surrounding boroughs. This edition invites you to come to the offices of CHAT to find out more and to enjoy more about the basic steps to good health. For more information on our services, visit www.chatrust.com where you could also find our activities programme. We look forward to seeing you soon.

DIRECTOR’S SPACE
Text Box: As the editor, let me welcome you to the first issue of CHAT Newsletter. This issue is packed with news , information about what we have been up to as a charity organization. I believe as you read through, you will get more informed about the services and activities CHAT provides. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the trustees for their support, the staff and volunteers for their tireless work and our clients for the trust they have put in our services. Our gratitude goes also to all the organisations CHAT networks with. Afi Ouro-Gnao Contributors: Dr Edwin Mapara Badru Male Jane Birungi James Leslie Henry Mumbi William Gemegah For input and feedback comment on this first edition, please e-mail admin@chatrust.com or use the above contact details.

 

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Clients Support Services

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CISHI Project

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Text Box: QUALITY OF LIFE People living with HIV are worried sick over the quality of life issues which have been ignored by the Government, health and social services establishments for too long. The costs of HIV treatment was out weighed by the costs to the society Text Box: through treating depression, general anxiety and sometimes provision of care for people with HIV related brain impairment caused by neglecting their quality of life. Curved Up Ribbon: “CHAT gives me a privilege to support the less

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