Table 1 Summary of NHS outreach health check events and engagement activities

1

Church with a predominantly Afro-Caribbean congregation

23

6 (1 nurse, 1 healthcare assistant, 2 health trainers, 2 engagement workers)

1 male, 1 female from the local Black-Afro-Caribbean community

Afro Caribbean Men

10 am–2.00 pm

Peer networks and word-of-mouth; leafleting, posters, local radio and direct contact with local shops, betting shop, bar, passers- by

2

Community Centre for Rastafarians

11

6 (1 nurse, 1 healthcare assistant, 2 health trainers, 2 engagement workers)

1 male, 1 female from the local Black-Afro-Caribbean community

Afro Caribbean Men

2.00–2.30 pm

Peer networks; leafleting, posters, local radio and direct contact with local shops, taxi office, bar, passers-by

3

Community Centre

14

6 (1 nurse, 1 healthcare assistant, 2 health trainers, 2 engagement workers)

2 females from the local Black-Afro-Caribbean community

Afro Caribbean Women

1.00–6.00 pm

Leafleting, posters, local radio and direct contact with local shops, betting shop, bar, passers-by

4

Learning Centre

12

6 (1 nurse, 1 healthcare assistant, 2 health trainers, 2 engagement workers)

2 females from the local Black-Afro-Caribbean community

Afro Caribbean Men & Women

1.00–6.00 pm

Minor engagement activities prior to the event, including leafleting in local shops, a local bar, & passers-by