12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612-9416
813-745-4673
www.InsideMoffitt.com
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AN NCI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER – TAMPA, FL 1-888-MOFFITT (1-888-663-3488)
© 2011 H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. CH 9/2011
ADDRESSING CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES,ONE PERSON AT A TIME
Moffitt Program for OutreachWellness Education & Resources
MOFFITT DIVERSITY
www.MOFFITT.org/diversity
Our Mission: To create a Moffitt culture of
diversity and inclusion as we strive to
contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
˚ Cancer knows noboundaries.
Cancer affects every ethnic background,
is fluent in every language and can
impact people of any age, faith or
culture. Yet, health disparities exist
due to economic status, access to
quality health care, discrimination,
cultural differences, or behaviors
that leave some people within our
community at greater risk for
diagnosis and death from cancer.
We’re bringing cancer awareness to you
in an effort to give everyone facing
cancer the same hope for survival.
Participant comment from Breast and Cervical Cancer Training
I feel empowered to teach womenin my community on this topic.“
”
DivComm11b_Layout 1 9/29/11 9:02 AM Page 1
˚ Empower = the process of supporting
individuals and communities to discover
and claim personal power to address their
health needs.
M-POWERing Our Communityby...
• providing the education, tools, and skillsneeded to prevent cancer and improveoverall wellness
• linking community members to free and/orlow-cost screening services
• offering more options for managing healthcare concerns
• filling in awareness gaps to improve thefocus on better health
M-POWERed with ScreeningsSince screenings can be a life-saving cancerprevention tool, they are available throughthe following:
Annual Men’s Health Forum – Free screenings for prostate cancer,diabetes, high blood pressure, and HIV,plus education on the importance of men's health
The Witness Project® isindispensable in eliminating healthinequities in our community.
“
”
Estrellita “Lo” BerryPresident & CEO of REACHUP, Inc.
To Become M-POWERedTo learn more about M-POWER’s programs and partnership opportunities, call 813-745-2550 or visit us atwww.moffitt.org/MPOWER.
Ustedes fueron muy profesionalesy compasivos. ¡Gracias!
Your staff are so professional andcompassionate. Thank you!
“
“
”
Mobile mammography patient
”
M-POWERed through Outreachand EducationM-POWER focuses on increasing communityawareness of the benefits of early detection. To promote life skills for cancer prevention, early detection, and healthy lifestyles, thefollowing education lectures and programs provide innovative and interactive activities to individuals, community groups, and religiousinstitutions in and around the Tampa Bay area:
• Community Health Worker Training – A training program where community membersdevelop skills they can use to deliver cancereducation in their own communities
• Promoting Breast Health Among HaitianWomen – Raises awareness through culturallysensitive education in Haitian Creole; as well aslinks women to mammography screenings
• Witness Project® of Tampa Bay – A faith-basedbreast and cervical cancer education programwhere African American survivors “witness”their stories of triumph over cancer andemphasize the importance of screenings
• ¡Salud! Serie de charlas – A programpresented in Spanish to raise health awarenessin the Latino community
• Moffitt Healthy KIDZ Program – A joint effortwith libraries, Head Start programs, andschools that promotes healthy lifestyles andoffers cancer awareness education in a fun,family-friendly environment
• The EmpowerMENt Project – Focuses on men’shealth and early detection through the deliveryof health workshops
• Yo me cuido – A breast health educationproject for Latinas to promote mammographyutilization and early detection
• Health education workshops – A series ofworkshops concerning clinical trials, healthylifestyles, and specific cancers
DivComm11b_Layout 1 9/29/11 9:02 AM Page 2
Top Related