Tinie Tempah & Kiehl’s: MTV Staying Alive Foundation
UK rapper, songwriter, designer, and businessman Tinie Tempah has teamed up with the renowned skincare brand Kiehl’s in the creation of ‘The MTV Staying Alive Foundation’, which is a global charity...
View ArticlePatti LaBelle: Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer
Award winning singer Patti LaBelle spoke to TheRoot in an interview regarding her 2 sisters that she lost to lung cancer in the early 1980’s. Having experienced the trauma that lung cancer has caused...
View ArticleSuccessful Be Clear on Cancer campaign returns
Highlighting blood in urine as a key symptom for both bladder and kidney cancers. Public Health England’s nationwide ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign returns with the aim of raising awareness of a key...
View ArticleNew Health Campaign For Black Communities
‘One You’ is a new campaign from Public Health England to help adults across the country avoid future diseases caused by modern day life, reaching out to Black African and Caribbean communities across...
View ArticleDon’t put off the flu vaccination – it’s free because you need it!
The current Stay Well This Winter (SWTW) campaign encourages vulnerable people including people with long-term health conditions and anyone aged over 65 to get the free flu jab. Flu is a highly...
View ArticleAfrican and Caribbean Parents urged to vaccinate their children against flu...
Public Health England (PHE) is encouraging parents and carers to help protect their children from flu this winter, as the largest ever programme vaccinating children against it gets underway. This...
View ArticleStay Well this Winter
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir feature in a special recording of the classic winter song, ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ to support the national Stay Well This Winter Campaign. The chart-topping group star...
View ArticleDr Phillip Abiola talks candidly about the ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign
Dr Abiola Macmillan GP and clinical cancer lead in Newham CCG is passionate about promoting early diagnosis and cancer screening as well as raising awareness of cardiovascular diseases in the black...
View ArticleThe Good Career: a journey from depression to global online success
Meggan Roxanne is a 29-year-old black woman who has turned some personal life setbacks into a growing platform of encouragement and motivation through typographic quotes. Through her various accounts,...
View ArticlePHE urges African and Caribbean parents to vaccinate their children against...
Public Health England (PHE) is encouraging parents and carers to help protect the three million eligible children from flu this winter. This year, the vaccine, administered in the form of a nasal...
View ArticleHow NHS 111 can help you – a call handler gives us the inside view
We speak to NHS workers to discover exactly how calling 111 in times of medical need can benefit everyone Dr Seun Bakare, Northwest London Urgent Care GP says: ‘The winter months can be challenging for...
View ArticleFive Simple Food Tips for Better Health
As part of Public Health England’s (PHE) Better Health campaign, which encourages adults to eat better, lose weight and get active, we speak to registered Dietitian and member of the British Dietetic...
View ArticleA Healthy Twist on Jollof Rice
As part of Public Health England’s (PHE) Better Health campaign, which encourages adults to eat better, lose weight and get active, registered dietitian and member of the British Dietetic Association...
View ArticleCelebs urge us to prevent or delay the development of Type 2 diabetes
Community voices and well-known faces get behind NHS push to urge black people to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes Well known community voices including TV personality and celebrity chef Levi Roots,...
View ArticleBlack healthcare professionals urge members of the community to get their flu...
Black African and Caribbeans have the lowest uptake rates of the flu vaccination of all ethnic groups. Public Health England (PHE) research suggests that people infected with both flu and COVID-19 are...
View ArticleNEW CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO HELP PARENTS IMPROVE CHILDREN’S DIET
Families will be given support to help to improve the diets of their children through a new campaign as new statistics reveal the number of parents giving unhealthy snacks to their children has...
View ArticleIntroducing B-Uzuri, Bidii’s wholistic fitness app!
The B-Uzuri app will be launched on 30th June 2022 by Bidii to support black women. Providing great fitness videos, nutrition information, and recipes for Afro Caribbean diets. Self-care is a...
View ArticleSELF CARE SUNDAYS ENCOURAGED TO TACKLE ANXIETY AS NEW RESEARCH REVEALS 6 IN...
BLACK INFLUENCERS AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES BACK NEW BETTER HEALTH – EVERY MIND MATTERS CAMPAIGN CALLING ON THE COMMUNITY TO BE KIND TO THEIR MINDS Self Care Sunday routine encouraged as new research...
View ArticleHIV is no longer a death sentence
By Fungai Murau, Health Inequalities Lead, Equity Diversity and Inclusion at Terrence Higgins Trust People living with HIV on effective treatment can live a healthy and fulfilling life. For many, their...
View ArticleNew data shows Black community aren’t confident they could spot the signs of...
A new survey[1] published today by NHS England has revealeda lack of confidence in the communityin recognising the symptoms of a heart attack, withover one third (37%) of Black people sayingtheywere...
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