Afr I CAN cer Project
C ultural Practices That Are Relevant partners with community organizations and the annual Black History
Education Conference attendees to achieve the goals of the Afr-I Can-cer Project. Included among those goals are reducing health inequities, creating awareness, implementing educational programming, conducting outreach, increasing screenings, amplifying youth voices and developing programs for underserved populations. Some of the organizations that we are currently partnering with are the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) and the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN). The Afr I CAN Cer strand incorporates programs with a focus on pancreatic, breast, colon, and prostate cancer and addresses the recent unveilings of health disparities for African Americans connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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