April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM) and in addition, the third week in April has been designated as National Minority Cancer Awareness. At Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) we extend our efforts to raise awareness about cancer in racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing cancer care disparities through programs and other initiatives that are hosted throughout Massachusetts, our catchment area, including Boston, Greater Boston and Western MA.
Each year, DF/HCC's IECD (Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities) hosts and engages in a number of programs to enhance awareness on cancer and cancer prevention. We invite you to check out the various programs as you consider your plans to participate in eliminating the unequal burden of cancer.
Some of IECD's hosted events are centered around the April 11th Faces of Faith Unveil, and the week of April 22nd Faces of Faith – Cancer Survivorship photo exhibit at the MA State House. The Faces of Faith events represent IECD's continuous commitment to destigmatize the negative connotations associated with cancer and this year marks the events' 12th anniversary.
GET INVOLVED
BELOW IS A LIST OF PUBLIC FACING PROGRAMS. WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND AND/OR SHARE THEM WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES AND NETWORK!
Thursday, April 11 – 6:30-8:00pm – 2024 Faces of Faith – Cancer Survivorship Reveal – 135 Morrisey Blvd – Southline. Please register at https://bit.ly/FacesofFaith24
Saturday, April 13 – 1:45-2:15pm - AARP – Franklin Field Chapter – Twelfth Baptist Church, Roxbury, MA
Week of April 22 – Faces of Faith photo exhibit – MA State House in partnership with MA Caucus of Women Legislators – 4th floor Art Gallery
Wednesday, April 24 – 2024 Faces of Faith – Cancer Survivorship Reveal – Springfield, MA. Please register at https://youtube.com/live/kGiBQKSDO4Y?feature=share
Friday, April 26 – 10am - St Katharine Drexel – 517 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester, MA Christine Sinclair, RD
Friday, May 10 – 9-12pm Cancer Disparities Symposium - Keynote: Dr. Robert Winn, MD – Director & Lipman Chair in Oncology – VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center - Register at - https://dfci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ouEhPlMYRE-MOLJIpEiFaQ