Leicester health campaigns have released a hard-hitting YouTube video about prostate cancer in a bid to get more men to check themselves for the “silent killer”. It is part of the #PlayDominoTalkProstate campaign by the Centre, which is based in the city, in conjunction the University of Leicester’s Health Matters project. One in four black Read More
Opportunity to join NIHR research advisory committee
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds high quality research that is focused on the needs of patients and the public. We aim to ensure that the knowledge, experiences and interests of patients, service users, carers and the public inform and contribute to their work. The NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) Read More
Recommendations to protect BAME people from disproportionate coronavirus threat
New recommendations to protect BAME communities from the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 have been issued to help “close the gap” in health inequality. Culturally-tailored public health messaging, bespoke test, trace and isolate strategies and priority testing for BAME workers are some of the immediate measures which should be put in place to protect the lives Read More
Obese BME people at ‘higher-risk’ of contracting COVID-19
Obese people among black and minority ethnic communities (BME) are at around two times higher the risk of contracting COVID-19 than white Europeans, a study conducted by a team of Leicester researchers has found. Previous research has shown that ethnicity can alter the association between the body mass index (BMI) and cardiometabolic health so the Read More
Pamela on BBC Radio Leicester
Following on from the launch of the ‘The Domino Effect’ comic in collaboration with U.Matter and as part of the #PlayDominoTalkProstate campaign, Pamela Campbell-Morris from the Centre was recently interviewed on BBC Radio Leicester. Click on the link below to hear Pamela talk about some of the challenges men face in coming forward about health Read More
Comic book launched to help raise awareness of prostate cancer
A free comic book to encourage men from African and African Caribbean communities to take control of their prostate health has been produced by campaigners in Leicester to help raise awareness of the silent killer, now the most common cancer in the UK. The Domino Effect, available in digital and print versions, has been produced Read More