Minority Outreach Programs

Medically underserved populations generally have higher rates of disease, especially breast and prostate cancer, and are diagnosed at more advanced stages than other groups.  With the support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, we have conducted successful training programs in cancer prevention through lifestyle education for African Americans at Philadelphia area hospitals, churches, and schools.  Now we are expanding this model to reach minority groups in other cities around the country.  These programs are targeted to specifically serve the African American, Native American, and Hispanic communities.

In 2009, we presented our first Spanish-language program in Puerto Rico and created our first book in Spanish, both entitled Estas Cavando tu Propia Tumba Con el Tenedor? Now, with the help of our new Director of Hispanic Public Relations, the esteemed Senor Alfredo Linares, we are scheduling additional Spanish-language programs.  We are also applying for foundation grants to deliver breast cancer prevention education programs to Latina women living in the top Hispanic-populated states in the U.S.