{"id":1876,"date":"2025-04-03T16:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/hcc\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:44:28","slug":"improving-black-health-outcomes-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/hcc\/improving-black-health-outcomes-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Black Health Outcomes Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Join the team for a Recruitment Drop-In Event and Improve Black Health Outcomes!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are you aged 16 or over and from the Black community, living in the UK?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Or do you have a confirmed diagnosis of Sickle Cell or Thalassaemia (regardless of ethnic background)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then we invite you to join the <strong>Improving Black Health Outcomes (IBHO) BioResource!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our team at the Manchester Sickle Cell &amp; Thalassaemia Centre is hosting a <strong>Recruitment Drop-In event<\/strong> and we&#8217;d love to see you there. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the IBHO BioResource and how your participation can help improve our understanding of how health conditions affect Black communities, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sickle Cell<\/li>\n<li>Thalassaemia<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Cardiovascular diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Come and chat with our friendly team, ask questions, and find out how you can get involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Wednesday 9th April &amp; Thursday 10th April 10th 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:30 AM &#8211; 12:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Manchester Sickle Cell &amp; Thalassaemia Centre, 352 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9NL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We will have food and refreshments available for all attendees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>While registration isn&#8217;t essential, you can let our team know you&#8217;re coming by emailing us at NMH.Trials@mft.nhs.uk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you and working together to improve Black health outcomes!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1878\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025.png 1240w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-1000x1415.png 1000w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-60x85.png 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/IBHO_Poster_April-2025-680x962.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about taking part by viewing this video of Ardel&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ardel\u2019s story | Helping tackle health inequalities\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/On4omgCLtqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the team for a Recruitment Drop-In Event and Improve Black Health Outcomes! 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