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What do we Know About Cancer Prevention and Care in Underserved Communities?

What do we Know About Cancer Prevention and Care in Underserved Communities?

FromFor Your Health News


What do we Know About Cancer Prevention and Care in Underserved Communities?

FromFor Your Health News

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, joins the For Your Health News podcast to discuss his role in the fight for health care equity with the CEO Roundtable on Cancer and Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Brawley shares some findings from his work with HBCU's, highlights the importance of science-based detection and prevention methods, and assesses the state of cancer care in his home city of Baltimore and beyond.

Join us for this conversation with an influential voice in the fight for health care equity.

Learn more about the CEO Roundtable on Cancer and their efforts to eliminate cancer as a public health crisis: https://www.ceoroundtableoncancer.org/

Visit fyh.news for more health care information that empowers minoritized communities.

Learn more about NMQF's Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative (CSSI): shiftcancer.org
00:00 Introductions
00:30 Defining the Cancer Problem
01:28 Working with HBCU's
02:04 Science-based Screening & Prevention
03:35 Cancer Care in Baltimore
Released:
Mar 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Dedicated to improving quality of care for all Americans, in this podcast, National Minority Quality Forum shares insights from its work—which involves assisting healthcare providers, professionals, administrators, researchers, policy makers, and community and faith-based organizations in delivering appropriate health care to minority communities via science, research and analysis.