Intercultural Cancer Council Hosts Cancer Survivorship / COVID-19 Conference In Partnership With Meharry Medical College
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on April 03, 2023 The Intercultural Cancer Council, TN CEAL, Tennessee Department of Health, and Meharry Medical College are hosting "Spring Goes Pink": A Cancer Survivorship and COVID-19 Conference. The conference takes place on April 8th from 8:00 am - 1:30 pm at Meharry Medical College’s Cal Turner Family and Student Life Center. It will bring cancer and covid survivors, patients, and caregivers together to provide them with educational resources, information, and insight. Registration is free at https://the1joshuagroup.com/mmc-pink/. The forum will include dynamic panel discussions by guest speakers Ben Ho Park, MD, Ph.D., Thoris Tabb Campbell, RN, and keynote speaker Karen Patricia Williams, Ph.D.. New research suggests that although cancer mortality is decreasing across all population groups in the United States, certain groups remain at a higher risk of developing or dying from specific cancers. “African Americans have higher death rates than all other racial/ethnic groups for many, although not all, cancer types, says the National Cancer Institute.” Along with educational and informational resources, attendees can access free haircuts, hairstyling, bra fittings, vaccinations, boosters, and more. Hundreds are expected to attend the free conference in person and virtually. The conference will highlight lived experiences of Black and Latino cancer and Covid survivors like Tasneem Ahmed. Tasneem lost her brother to covid and her mom to Colon/Liver Cancer months before finding out she had breast cancer. “I know I’m here because of 2 things…God and family! I had unbelievable family support from my daughter, siblings, nieces, aunts, and friends. I never went to one single appointment alone,” said Breast Cancer survivor Tanseem Ahmed. Support “Cancer Survivorship” by Registering here. ABOUT MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Meharry Medical College is one of the nation’s oldest and largest historically black academic health science centers dedicated to educating physicians, dentists, researchers, and health policy experts. Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, Meharry was the first medical school in the South for African Americans. It was chartered separately in 1915. Today, Meharry includes a medical school, dental school, graduate school, and applied computational sciences school; and is home to the Center for Health Policy at Meharry. ABOUT ICC The Intercultural Cancer Council promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories. ABOUT TN CEAL The overall aim of the TN CEAL is to increase the understanding of factors that contribute to the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in underserved communities of Tennessee and establish effective, community-engaged strategies that increase knowledge, awareness, testing, and vaccine readiness, and begin to address structural inequities and COVID-19 disparities. ABOUT TN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH The Tennessee Department of Health is committed to protecting, promoting, and improving the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
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