About Bhip

Working with communities to create fairer health and care.

The Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip) is a five-year programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and delivered in partnership by Race Equality Network (REN) and Happy Healthy You (HHU). It is one of nine programmes established nationally to address health inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination.

Bhip will work to address health inequities across Bradford, with community insight and lived experience at the heart of what we do. We’ll work alongside communities to understand the health inequities they face, and where and how racism and structural discrimination contribute to them. We’ll work across the NHS and other health and care services and organisations, as well as the wide range of health and wellbeing support delivered in and by communities. We’ll use what we learn together to turn the stories and insight people share into practical action and lasting system change.

As part of the National Lottery Community Fund’s wider Health Inequities Partnership, Bhip will also work collectively with partners across England, sharing evidence and learning to build understanding, influence wider policy and practice, and contribute to systems change nationally.

Co-Design Lead

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to help shape and lead an ambitious approach to community co-design within HHU and the Bhip Programme, working alongside Global Majority communities experiencing some of Bradford’s greatest health inequities.

You will work directly with people and communities to explore their experiences of clinical and community-based health and care, including where racism, discrimination and structural barriers affect access, experience and outcomes. Using co-design, participatory research, deep listening, storytelling and creative approaches, you will explore what matters, what gets in the way and what communities tell us needs to change.

Anti-Racism Strategic Lead

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in an ambitious five-year programme working to address how structural racism and discrimination contribute to health across Bradford District. You will provide specialist leadership on structural racism, policy and system influence, working alongside communities and partners to turn lived and community insight into credible structural analysis, practical action and demonstrable system change. From early in the programme, you will build the relationships and routes into health, care and wider systems needed to ensure emerging evidence reaches the places where decisions are made and, creates opportunities to test and evaluate change that is translated into opportunities to test, evaluate and embed change.

HHU Programme Manager

This is an opportunity to take a key management role within Happy Healthy You, a community-rooted organisation delivering culturally grounded health and wellbeing activity across Bradford, while playing a significant role in the delivery of the five-year Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip).

You will work across HHU’s established programmes and community activity while helping to develop and strengthen the organisation as it grows. Alongside this, you will have a significant role in Bhip, supporting an ambitious programme that brings together communities, the VCSE sector and health and care systems to address health inequities driven by structural racism and discrimination.

Happy Healthy You has been a catalyst for change across Bradford, reaching diverse communities and creating spaces for connection, support, and health improvement. Our online sessions alone have drawn in over 600 women from different backgrounds, with more than 20 participants joining each session over the past four years. The transformative power of these sessions is evident: 96% of regular attendees report significant improvements in their physical health, and 81% feel notable boosts in their mental well-being. These sessions are particularly impactful within the South Asian community (60% of our participants), as well as among White British (15%), Refugees (15%), and others (10%).

Face-to-face programs for women have also seen remarkable participation, with over 1000+ women joining us across 50+ community locations, including mosques, churches, and temples. Through activities ranging from group sessions to bootcamps, 87% of regular participants report noticeable gains in their physical health, demonstrating the life-changing impact of our community-centered approach.

Our men’s groups, meeting in accessible community locations like Mosques, Gudwaras, Churches, Lister Park, and Manningham Library, have engaged over 300 men, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose. The effects on health are profound—85% of these men report improved physical health, while 92% express enhanced mental well-being. With 70% of participants coming from the South Asian community, 10% White British, 15% Refugee or Asylum Seekers, and 5% others, our groups reach those who may face barriers to mainstream support, offering a trusted space for personal growth.

Our mental health sessions, held in accessible venues like GP surgeries, community centers, and local parks, have seen truly inspiring outcomes. Among regular attendees, 98% report improved physical health, and every single participant (100%) shares that their mental health has positively transformed. These figures underscore the vital role our programs play in promoting well-being across Bradford and beyond.