Health Equity Alliance #BBM have launched an initiative at Sandwell Aquatics Centre, to get more black women into swimming and attend regular breast screening appointments.

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00:00Yeah, so we're here at the Sandwell Aquatic Centre, and it's wonderful for us to be promoting Black Breast Matter campaign,

00:08which was all about encouraging black women to attend screening for breast cancer.

00:15And so we've combined swimming with health awareness, and Alf will tell you a little bit more about the swimming aspect.

00:22So we are also trained as NHS cancer champions, so a lot of the women today, we've had 75 referrals to come onto the programme,

00:33and it's about health, and a lot of people have come here with breast cancer, with diabetes, mental health,

00:42so we're combining everything in a fun way to get people moving.

00:46And according to Sports England, 95% of black adults cannot swim, and we've had 75 referrals, which is brilliant.

00:56So this is our pilot scheme, so we're working together to promote Reggae Aqua, which will be our new programme coming out.

01:02Yeah, so we're going to be moving, we're going to be having fun, we're going to be talking about how to stay healthy,

01:08how to stay happy, and also we're encouraging women to attend breast screening.

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