Oshwal Health & Care Awareness Fair

Below are details of a mega event being organised by the Oshwal Association of the UK – Oshwal Health & Care Awareness Fair, on Sunday 2 June 2019 at Oshwal Centre. The Fair is aimed at all members, young and old, and will focus on health, well-being, care and career opportunities. Please tell all your family and friends to put this date in your diaries. If you require additional information please contact us on OHCAF@oshwal.org.

The Oshwal Health & Care Awareness Fair aims to promote:

• awareness of health issues applying to both young and old;
• the care that is required to assist those individuals with particular health issues. In particular highlighting the burdens and needs of family members and carers (in many cases this falls on the younger members);
• careers in health & social care. This will help higher education students, undergraduates, postgraduates, professionals and those not pursuing higher education in selecting and developing their chosen careers.  It is also aimed at parents to inform them of the current career and development options available to assist and guide their children; and
• a healthy diet and lifestyle including alternative medicine and therapy.

Key benefits for the attendees are:

• Learn about particular health issues
• Have specific diagnostic tests done
• Obtain career development advice and information
• Build contacts and network
• Share and learn from experiences of others
• Learn about healthy food choices

Event Schedule

Talks – In the Main Hall

• 10.15 am to 11 am – Heart Disease/Stroke by Mr Sunil Bhudhia/ Dr Jiten Tolia
• 11.15 am to 12 pm – Dementia/Alzeimers by Dr Lina Chauhan/Dr Vinay Shah
• 12.15 pm to 1 pm – Cancer by Mr Paul Mulholland/ Dr Pratik Shah
• 1.15 pm to 2 pm – Diabetes by Dr Mahesh Shah
• 2.15 pm to 3 pm – Drugs, Smoking & Alcohol by Dr Deepti Shah-Armon
• 3.15 pm to 4 pm – Mental Health by Dr Chirag Gorasia
• 4.15 pm to 5 pm – Care & Finance Requirements by Mitesh Dhanak

Talks – In Oshwal House

• 10.15 am to 11 am – Oral Health by Dr Shama Shah
• 11.15 am to 12 pm – Nutrition by Smita Ganatra
• 12.15 pm to 1 pm – Will Writing & LPAs by Shandip Shah
• 1.15 pm to 2 pm – Stress & Happiness by Shaileen Shah
• 2.15 pm to 3 pm – Breast Cancer by Dr Noyko S Stanilov
• 3.15 pm to 4 pm – Sports Injuries by Rushabh Savla
• 4.15 pm to 5 pm – Chiropractor by Dr Lalit Sodha

Diagnostics Tests

• Base Checks – BMI, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure & Peak Flow
• General Eye Check
• General Oral Check
• Physiotherapy
• Chiropractor
• Pranic Healing
• Audiology (no pre-booking required)
• Blood Type test (no pre-booking required)
• Reiki (no pre-booking required)
• Accupressure/Reflexology (no pre-booking required)
• Massage (no pre-booking required)
• Lung capacity check (referral only) **
• Doctor consultation (referral only)**
  ** To be referred following the Base Checks

Cookery Demonstrations

• 10.15 am to 11 am – Lavniben Shah
• 11.15 am to 12 pm – Chef R S Rao renowned Chef, Noon Products
• 12.15 pm to 1 pm – Kajal Mehta, Kajal’s Kitchen
• 1.15 pm to 2 pm – Jyoti Shah, Veggie Kitchen
• 2.15 pm to 3 pm – Kajal Mehta, Kajal’s Kitchen
• 3.15 pm to 4 pm – Chef Waseema Khan, Gazebo Fine Foods
• 4.15 pm to 5 pm – Lavniben Shah

Basic First Aid Workshops

• 10.15 am to 11 am – Adults
• 11.15 am to 12 pm – Children Age 5 to 8 years
• 12.15 pm to 1 pm – Children Age 9 to 16 years
• 1.15 pm to 2 pm – Adults
• 2.15 pm to 3 pm – Children Age 5 to 8 years
• 3.15 pm to 4 pm – Children Age 9 to 16 years
• 4.15 pm to 5 pm – Adults

Workshops

• 10.15 am to 11 am – Qi Gong by Helena
• 11.15 am to 12 pm – Pilates by Mina Haria
• 12.15 pm to 1 pm – Yoga Games by Deviyani
• 1.15 pm to 2 pm – Yoga by Darshak Shah
• 2.15 pm to 3 pm – Qi Gong by Parul Patel
• 3.15 pm to 4 pm – Facial Yoga/Taping/Laughter Yoga by Laxmi Ruda/Mina Haria
• 4.15 pm to 5 pm – Meditation/Chanting by Laxmi Ruda
• 5.15 pm to 6 pm – Back Pain to Cancer, Heal the TAO Way (No pre-booking required) by Mayur Shah

Health & Career Advisory Zone

This zone will have medical professionals who will be offering general health advice and advice on careers in health and social care. Attendees can talk to people working in these professions and get insights into the institutions and companies they work for, or businesses they manage and what career development opportunities are available. There will be general care & finance advice available and information on organ donation and blood donation. There is no pre-booking required for this Zone.

Market Zone

This zone will have stalls offering information and products. There is no pre-booking required for this Zone.

Food & Rest Zone

During the day healthy refreshments will be available for a nominal price. Tokens will be used for this purpose and these will be available for purchase in the zone.

Creche

There will be a crèche available for those visiting with young children. There is no pre-booking required for this Zone.

General

Please pass this information to your family and friends and encourage everyone to attend. Please help us by pre-booking wherever possible. Please respect all our volunteers without whom this Fair would not be possible. Finally, a very big thank you to our generous sponsors.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU ALL ON 2 JUNE 2019.