2018 Witnessed considerable achievements for the Centre in research, community involvement and teaching. In our first year working in collaboration with researchers in Leicester and beyond we have achieved a number of funding awards, publications and developed community interventions. All of our achievements (including those presented in the following document) are the result of hard Read More
Spring 2019 Newsletter
Since our Autumn edition, we have been busy continuing work on a number of projects, including the Healthy Goals and Walking Cricket programmes, as well as our #PlayDominoTalkProstate campaign. We have also been busy compiling our annual report for 2018 which is now available! Exciting new work will also be commencing shortly on translating the Read More
Recent Publications
Darko, N (2019) Type 2 Diabetes “We are not hard to reach: you are not reaching us!” Understanding intersectionality for the prevention and management of Type 2 Diabetes amongst African-Caribbean Women, Frontiers- Medical Sociology, Under Review 2019. Yadav K, Khunti K, et al. Influence of ethnicity on neonatal outcomes in children born to mothers with Read More
Identifying the health Needs from the Traveller, Gypsy and Roma community in Leicester
Following a Gypsy, traveller and Roma Leicester conference in 2017 health needs of this community were discussed with the organiser and it was identified that there a number of health inequalities in this ethnic minority community. An initial exploratory focus group was set with the support of GATE in January 2018 asking the following: What Read More
Health campaigner Pamela promotes #PlayDominoTalkProstate
Our campaign #PlayDominoTalkProstate has once again hit the airwaves of BBC Radio Leicester as we continue to raise vital awareness of prostate cancer. Pamela Campbell-Morris, a Project Assistant and Community Champion at the Centre for BME Health, spoke on the station on Friday, January 11, urging men to get themselves checked out instead of waiting for Read More
Complete a survey to win £20 Amazon Vouchers
The Runnymede Trust, a race equality think tank is undertaking a UK-wide survey with prize draw around loneliness and social isolation in BME communities. The project has been funded by the British Red Cross and the Co-op. The survey focuses on: Gaining a better understanding of social and community networks Experiences of loneliness Feelings of belonging to local Read More