DCI COEE to present, with Duke and community partners, the annual Men's Health Screening event at Lincoln Community Health Center & Duke Primary Care Croasdaile.
One of Eleanor Scott Bell's earliest memories is of picking tobacco to supplement the family income. They were a family of nine with a large extended family — part of the Lumbee Tribe of NC, "People of the Dark Water."
The DCI Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity program hosted the inaugural MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Lecture in honor of the late MaryAnn Black.
The DCI COEE program partnered with the national Prostate Health Education Network and Durham County Public Health in this community conversation held Sept. 13.
The DCI COEE co-hosted "Equitable Spaces: Advancing Equity for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Cancer Care & Treatment" — part of its mission to advance equity for the LGBTQIA+ community.
The DCI COEE hosted "Cancer Chat: Colorectal Cancer, Perianal Conditions, and Beyond" — part of its mission to advance equity for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Race, and how people are treated differently because of it, leads to major differences in health outcomes for cancer. Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, has built her career examining these disparities so we can learn how to fix them.
DCI cancer disparities and healthcare delivery researchers Steven Patierno, PhD, and Nadine Barrett, PhD, are part of national efforts to mitigate cancer health disparities.
On Feb. 2 at noon, the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership hosts DCI breast surgeon Hannah Woriax, MD, for a virtual lecture (with CME credit available).
Watch this COEE Community Conversation to learn ways to keep the lungs healthy through tobacco cessation: "Helping You or Your Loved Ones Kick Tobacco, One Day at a Time."
In October, the DCI Office of Health Equity & the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh brought awareness to breast, uterine, and cervical cancer detection and prevention.
Community outreach & engagement teams from DCI, Wake Forest and UNC cancer centers have launched an initiative focused on the cancer-related health needs of American Indian communities.