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MARGINALISED BRISTOL GROUPS OFFERED TAILORED HEALTH ADVICE

Published
8 October

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The free event takes place at Bristol Beacon on 8 October

People from ethnic minority and marginalised community groups are being offered
advice on health issues that disproportionately affect them.

Bristol Community Health Day will see grassroots health groups, together with
the NHS, address a range of conditions.

Attendees can join practical workshops, including learning about blood sugar
checks, weight and blood pressure.

"We want to be the change in health equality that we want to see," said
organiser Primrose Granville.

"The impact of Covid-19 has been disproportionately felt by ethnic, minority and
marginalised communities and has exposed the existing gap.

"Holding the Bristol Community Expo is a positive, first step that will empower
people and hopefully initiate that change," said Ms Granville, who is from the
Bristol African Caribbean Expo.



People from Bristol's African, African Caribbean, Caribbean, Asian, Disabled and
LGBTQ+ communities are all invited to attend Saturday's free event at Bristol
Beacon.

Image source, Genomics England
Image caption,
The event is being sponsored by Genomics England, a publicly-owned body that
leads the world in genomic medicine


NHS research has highlighted ethnic health inequalities in the UK. The key
findings include:

 * Black women are four times more likely to die during childbirth
 * South Asians have a 40% higher death rate from congenital heart defects
 * South Asian and Black people are up to four times more likely to develop type
   2 diabetes
 * Afro-Caribbean men are up to three times more likely to develop prostate
   cancer
 * Black and ethnic minority people are up to twice as more likely to die from
   Covid-19
 * South Asian and Black people are eight times more likely to be subjected to a
   Community Treatment Order

Source: NHS Race & Health Observatory



Dr Maxine Mackintosh, programme lead for diversity at Genomics England said:
"The health inequality gap is highlighted by the fact that there is a 20-year
difference in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in our society.

"Our involvement in this event is one of many grassroots initiatives we are
putting into place to help address these unacceptable inequalities by engaging
and working with all communities across our country."

Topics being covered include diabetes, heart and lung health, Covid-19, sexual
health, fertility, cancer, mental health, blood and organ donation, and
palliative care.


Image source, Genomics England

Consultant respiratory physician for North Bristol NHS Trust, Huzaifa Adamali,
said: "We undertook a similar project in Northolt for 15,000 individuals and
were able to undertake dental checks, diabetes checks, cardiovascular screening,
women and men cancer awareness and importantly addressed mental health care
issues.

"Interestingly, 2% of the people screened on the day had severe diabetes - a
condition they didn't previously know they had."

After a check-up - and if further investigation is needed - attendees will be
issued with a 'health passport' containing information that can be passed onto
their GPs.



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