BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Health Education Advocacy Learning - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Health Education Advocacy Learning X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healcollaborative.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Health Education Advocacy Learning REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230930T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230930T133000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230821T162601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T235012Z UID:1642-1696071600-1696080600@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Kentucky Lung Cancer Program: Screening\, Early Detection\, Health Disparities and Biomarker Testing DESCRIPTION:Participants will learn about lung cancer incidence\, prevention\, early detection\, screening eligibility\, and the benefits of screening. The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening guidelines will be introduced.  Physicians and other healthcare professionals will discuss patient support\, reducing barriers to screening\, and other resources to help with insurance coverage and costs. \nLow-dose CT is a powerful tool that leads to increased detection of cancers at an earlier\, more treatable stage\, making it imperative that lung cancer screening with this imaging technique be provided to African American patients who so greatly need it and benefit from it. \nParticipants will learn about how physicians utilize biomarker testing to optimize treatment decisions that are improving lung cancer survival through precision medicine. Precision medicine is a model that allows physicians to personalize treatment decisions for each person diagnosed ​with lung cancer. The personalized approach involves your primary care physician\, surgeon\, and oncologist working together to identify the best treatment that will more effectively target your specific type of lung cancer. Healthcare professionals will discuss how to improve access to biomarker testing and precision ​medicine in communities of color. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nTo understand the causes of lung cancer. \nTo recognize the risk factors of lung cancer. \nTo understand why health disparities exist in lung cancer detection and screening. \nTo understand why screening is beneficial to detecting lung cancer early. \nTo understand what the process for screening looks like from the patient’s perspective. \nTo understand how immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, minimally invasive surgery\, and are improving lung cancer survival and quality of life URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-screening-early-detection-and-health-disparities/ LOCATION:St. Stephen Baptist Church\, 1018 South 15th Street\, Louisville\, KY\, 40210\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FINAL-Eventbrite-St-Stephen-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230826T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230826T120000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230707T192117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T232148Z UID:1616-1693044000-1693051200@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Targeted Treatment\, Biomarker Testing\, Public Policy\, and Clinical Trials DESCRIPTION:AUGUST 26: Targeted Treatment\, Biomarker Testing\, Public Policy\, and Clinical Trials \nThis workshop will cover the latest advances in biomarker testing\, immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, clinical trials\, and radiation therapy in the transition of lung cancer to a treatable disease. Health equity and improving access to multidisciplinary teams\, clinical trials\, and advanced treatments will be discussed. \nParticipants will learn about how physicians utilize biomarker testing to optimize treatment decisions that are improving lung cancer survival through precision medicine. Precision medicine is a model that allows physicians to personalize treatment decisions for each person diagnosed ​with lung cancer. The personalized approach involves your primary care physician\, surgeon\, and oncologist working together to identify the best treatment that will more effectively target your specific type of lung cancer. Healthcare professionals will discuss how to improve access to biomarker testing and precision ​medicine in communities of color. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nTo identify the role of biomarker testing in transforming lung cancer into a treatable disease \nTo understand how immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, minimally invasive surgery\, and are improving lung cancer survival and quality of life \nTo understand why health inequities exist in cancer treatment and clinical trials \nTo describe the process of enrolling in clinical trials \nTo understand how clinical trials improve treatment outcomes and quality of life URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-african-americans-lung-cancer-6/ LOCATION:Greater Young Zion Baptist Church\, 405 Sand Bar Ferry Road\, Augusta\, GA\, 30901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Eventbrite-Greater-Young.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230819T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230819T120000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230707T191427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T232247Z UID:1610-1692439200-1692446400@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Screening\, Early Detection\, and Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:AUGUST 19: Screening\, Early Detection\, and Health Disparities \nParticipants will learn about lung cancer incidence\, prevention\, early detection\, screening eligibility\, and the benefits of screening. The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening guidelines will be introduced.  Physicians and other healthcare professionals will discuss patient support\, reducing barriers to screening\, and other resources to help with insurance coverage and costs. \nLow-dose CT is a powerful tool that leads to increased detection of cancers at an earlier\, more treatable stage\, making it imperative that lung cancer screening with this imaging technique be provided to African American patients who so greatly need it and benefit from it. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nTo understand the causes of lung cancer. \nTo recognize the risk factors of lung cancer. \nTo understand why health disparities exist in lung cancer detection and screening. \nTo understand why screening is beneficial to detecting lung cancer early. \nTo understand what the process for screening looks like from the patient’s perspective. \n  \n  URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-african-americans-lung-cancer-5/ LOCATION:Greater Young Zion Baptist Church\, 405 Sand Bar Ferry Road\, Augusta\, GA\, 30901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_549771909_784022526633_1_original-e1688756805258.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230520T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230520T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230419T210702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T210702Z UID:1562-1684576800-1684587600@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:If You Have Lungs\, You Can Get Lung Cancer: African Americans & Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:MAY 20: Targeted Treatment\, Biomarker Testing\, Public Policy\, and Clinical Trials \nThis workshop will cover the latest advances in biomarker testing\, immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, clinical trials\, and radiation therapy in the transition of lung cancer to a treatable disease. Health equity and improving access to multidisciplinary teams\, clinical trials\, and advanced treatments will be discussed. \nParticipants will learn about how physicians utilize biomarker testing to optimize treatment decisions that are improving lung cancer survival through precision medicine. Precision medicine is a model that allows physicians to personalize treatment decisions for each person diagnosed ​with lung cancer. The personalized approach involves your primary care physician\, surgeon\, and oncologist working together to identify the best treatment that will more effectively target your specific type of lung cancer. Healthcare professionals will discuss how to improve access to biomarker testing and precision ​medicine in communities of color. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nTo identify the role of biomarker testing in transforming lung cancer into a treatable disease \nTo understand how immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, minimally invasive surgery\, and are improving lung cancer survival and quality of life \nTo understand why health inequities exist in cancer treatment and clinical trials \nTo describe the process of enrolling in clinical trials \nTo understand how clinical trials improve treatment outcomes and quality of life URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-african-americans-lung-cancer-4/ LOCATION:Georgia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_496546399_784022526633_1_original-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230513T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230419T204652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T210158Z UID:1558-1683972000-1683982800@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:If You Have Lungs\, You Can Get Lung Cancer: African Americans & Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:MAY 13: Screening\, Early Detection\, and Health Disparities \nParticipants will learn about lung cancer incidence\, prevention\, early detection\, screening eligibility\, and the benefits of screening. The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening guidelines will be introduced.  Physicians and other healthcare professionals will discuss patient support\, reducing barriers to screening\, and other resources to help with insurance coverage and costs. \nLow-dose CT is a powerful tool that leads to increased detection of cancers at an earlier\, more treatable stage\, making it imperative that lung cancer screening with this imaging technique be provided to African American patients who so greatly need it and benefit from it. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nTo understand the causes of lung cancer.\nTo recognize the risk factors of lung cancer.\nTo understand why health disparities exist in lung cancer detection and screening.\nTo understand why screening is beneficial to detecting lung cancer early.\nTo understand what the process for screening looks like from the patient’s perspective. URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-african-americans-lung-cancer-3/ LOCATION:Georgia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_496546399_784022526633_1_original.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230506T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230506T123000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230320T192648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T172125Z UID:1540-1683367200-1683376200@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:If You Have Lungs\, You Can Get Lung Cancer: African Americans & Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:MAY 6: Targeted Treatment\, Biomarker Testing\, Public Policy and Clinical Trials \nThis workshop will cover the latest advances in biomarker testing\, immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, clinical trials\, and radiation therapy in the transition of lung cancer to a treatable disease. Health equity and improving access to multidisciplinary teams\, clinical trials\, and advanced treatments will be discussed. \nParticipants will learn about how physicians utilize biomarker testing to optimize treatment decisions that are improving lung cancer survival through precision medicine. Precision medicine is a model that allows physicians to personalize treatment decisions for each person diagnosed ​with lung cancer. The personalized approach involves your primary care physician\, surgeon\, and oncologist working together to identify the best treatment that will more effectively target your specific type of lung cancer. Healthcare professionals will discuss how to improve access to biomarker testing and precision ​medicine in communities of color. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nTo identify the role of biomarker testing in transforming lung cancer into a treatable disease\nTo understand how immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, minimally invasive surgery\, and are improving lung cancer survival and quality of life\nTo understand why health inequities exist in cancer treatment and clinical trials\nTo describe the process of enrolling in clinical trials\nTo understand how clinical trials improve treatment outcomes and quality of life URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-african-americans-lung-cancer-2/ LOCATION:Georgia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eventbrite-May-6-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230429T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230429T140000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230320T191626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T185821Z UID:1533-1682762400-1682776800@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:If You Have Lungs\, You Can Get Lung Cancer: African Americans & Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:APRIL 29: Screening\, Early Detection\, and Health Disparities \nParticipants will learn about lung cancer incidence\, prevention\, early detection\, screening eligibility\, and the benefits of screening. The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening guidelines will be introduced.  Physicians and other healthcare professionals will discuss patient support\, reducing barriers to screening\, and other resources to help with insurance coverage and costs. \nLow-dose CT is a powerful tool that leads to increased detection of cancers at an earlier\, more treatable stage\, making it imperative that lung cancer screening with this imaging technique be provided to African American patients who so greatly need it and benefit from it. \nLearning Objectives: \n– To understand the causes of lung cancer. \n– To recognize the risk factors of lung cancer. \n– To understand why health disparities exist in lung cancer detection and screening. \n– To understand why screening is beneficial to detecting lung cancer early. \n– To understand what the process for screening looks like from the patient’s perspective. URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer-african-americans-lung-cancer/ LOCATION:Georgia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Featured-3.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230419 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230317T005813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T190713Z UID:1526-1681776000-1681862399@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:The Kidney Connection: Community Conversations-Every 3rd Tuesday DESCRIPTION: URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/the-kidney-connection-community-conversations-every-3rd-tuesday/ LOCATION:Georgia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Featured-5.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230401T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230401T120000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230317T000509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T144806Z UID:1512-1680343200-1680350400@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:The KidneyConnection Plus: Community Meet up & Luncheon DESCRIPTION: URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/the-kidneyconnection-plus-community-meet-up-luncheon/ LOCATION:New Life Church\, 3592 FLAT SHOALS ROAD\, Decatur\, GA\, 30034\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Featured-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230326T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230326T113000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20230317T005013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T190630Z UID:1520-1679826600-1679830200@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Kidney Sunday Health Event DESCRIPTION: URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/kidney-sunday-health-event/ LOCATION:New Life Church\, 3592 FLAT SHOALS ROAD\, Decatur\, GA\, 30034\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Featured-4.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221203T140000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20221122T193913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T193913Z UID:1393-1670061600-1670076000@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Kidney Health Screening & Awareness Event DESCRIPTION:African American are 3x more likely to have kidney failure than White Americans. Come out to get a free kidney health screening as you learn more about this important organ. URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/kidney-health-screening-awareness-event/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20221128T190045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T190045Z UID:1398-1670061600-1670068800@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Seasoned Saints Building Healthy Bones Community Conversation DESCRIPTION:New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church is hosting an education workshop\, “Seasoned Saints Building Healthy Bones Community Conversation”. You’ll hear from local experts in bone health\, nutrition\, and fitness\, plus a personal story of fracture recovery. *LUNCH WILL BE SERVED* \n\nABOUT OSTEOPOROSIS \nOsteoporosis is a bone disease in which bones lose their density\, becoming thinner and weaker and more prone to breaking. This condition can cause debilitating pain making it challenging to perform everyday activities. Having strong\, healthy bones is important as we grow older. \nOur bodies begin to absorb calcium and phosphate from our bones over time- making them weaker and more porous. Bone loss affects postmenopausal women\, in particular\, and can lead to osteoporosis. \nCOMMON MISCONCEPTION \nIf you talk to most African Americans about osteoporosis and they may tell you that it’s a white women’s disease. It’s a common misconception which prevents African Americans from getting educated\, screened and informed about treatment options. Our speakers will share data and prevention measures that’ll help guide the conversations to have with your doctor to promote good bone health. \nFREE BONE HEALTH ASSESSMENT \nParticipants will have the opportunity to take a free bone fracture risk calculator that will show their level of risk to experience bone fractures and how to discuss their bone health with their doctor. \n\n\nSPEAKERS: \nReverend Larry L. Roundtree\, II\, Senior Pastor\, New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church \nDeaconess Mary Priester\, Health & Wellness Ministry\, New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church \nDr. Noella C. West\, DNP\, ARNP\, APP Manager for Medical Surgical and Neuroscience\, Tampa General Hospital \nShawn Windless\, Diabetes Educator \nAnnette Gibson\, My Fracture Story\, Member of New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church \n\nSUPPORTED BY: \nHEAL Collaborative \nAmgen \nAstraZeneca URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/seasoned-saints-building-healthy-bones-community-conversation-2/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221203T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20221104T140612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T014302Z UID:1385-1670054400-1670072400@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Lupus Education & Diversity in Clinical Trials DESCRIPTION:Hello from Reid Temple A.M.E. Church and HEAL Collaborative! \nYou are invited to join us in person and online for our first Lupus Education and Diversity in Clinical Trials Community Conversation Symposium. Let’s gather for breakfast and lunch for an engaging discussion about advancing the health of African Americans with lupus and diversity in clinical trials. We’ll hear from experts in rheumatology\, primary care and clinical research. We’ll also listen in to get honest insights from courageous Lupus warriors from our very own community. As the program concludes\, you’ll have to engage with other attendees\, lupus warriors and some of the speakers as we work toward building a support community. \n  \nAbout Lupus \nLupus is an inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissues. It’s a chronic (lifelong) disease that affects 1.5 million Americans. It can damage any part of the body. Lupus is most common among women and African-Americans. \n  \nThe Conversation \nTogether we’ll unpack issues regarding race\, ethnicity and associated health disparities. See the highlights below to learn more. \n  \nHighlights: \nLupus education\, and how it impacts African-American communities \nLupus Warrior stories and testimonies \nLupus education symptoms\, diagnosis\, and treatments \nGeneral health and wellness \nPost diagnosis plan and care navigation \nClinical trials education: history\, misconceptions\, diversity\, and inclusion. \nLupus advocacy and public policy \n  \n*Upon registering\, indicate whether you’ll attend in person or virtually. \nSpeakers: \nReverend Dr. Mark E. Whitlock\, Jr.\, Senior Pastor\, Reid Temple AME Church\, Glenn Dale\, MD \nSharon Dowell\, MD\, Rheumatologist\, Researcher and Assistant Professor\, Howard University Hospital \nDavid Lloyd Waldburg\, MD\, Rheumatology Fellow and Physician\, Emory University School of Medicine\, Decatur\, GA \nSteven Owens\, MD\, MPH\, Chief Health Equity Officer\, Crescent Solutions\, Washington\, DC \nCynthia Ray\, MSN\, FNP\, Lupus Warrior and Advocate\, Health Ministry\, Reid Temple AME Church \nLysa Phillips\, Lupus Warrior and Advocate\, Reid Temple AME Church \nFirst Lady Ellen Barney\, Lupus Warrior\, New Antioch Baptist Church \n  \nReid Temple A.M.E. Church \n11400 Glenn Dale Boulevard \nGlenn Dale\, MD 20769 \n  \nIn partnership with: \nReid Temple A.M.E Church \nBiogen \nHEAL Collaborative URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/lupus-education-diversity-in-clinical-trials/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221029T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221029T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20221004T161844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T162637Z UID:1285-1667043000-1667048400@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Workshop Part II: Alzheimer’s: Diversity in Clinical Trials Participation & Brain Health DESCRIPTION:HEAL Collaborative is partnering with Mount Teman A.M.E. Church in Elizabeth\, NJ\, to bring a two-part Alzheimer’s educational workshop series. Esteemed subject matter experts will share how Alzheimer’s impacts communities of color and how our participation in clinical trials matters. Caregivers will also join the discussion to provide first-hand accounts of their experiences caring for loved ones during their journey. Local advocacy organizations will share insights and information about their respective supportive resources. \n  \nAfrican-Americans & Alzheimer’s \nThe Alzheimer’s Association identified an emerging public health crisis among African-Americans — the Silent Epidemic of Alzheimer’s Disease. This report brings together for the first time an accumulating body of evidence about the scope and nature of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans. \nEach study is important on its own\, but only when put together does the magnitude of the \ncrisis become clear. \nAmong the findings from research highlighted in this report : \n• Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent among African-Americans than among whites — with estimates ranging from 14% to almost 100% higher \n• There\, is greater familial risk of Alzheimer’s in African-Americans \n• Genetic and environmental factors may work differently to cause Alzheimer disease in \nAfrican-Americans. \n  \n OCTOBER 29: WORKSHOP PART II \nAlzheimer’s: Diversity in Clinical Trials Participation & Brain Health   \nWithout clinical research and adequate representation\, there wouldn’t be sufficient information to provide African Americans with preventative measures\, treatment\, or a possible cure for Alzheimer’s Disease. \nWorkshop II will examine the role of clinical trials in advancing potentially promising treatment options for Alzheimer’s. We will also highlight the importance of including our children in conversations about their family member’s experiences with Alzheimer’s. Expert panelists will also explain the distinction between dementia and mental illness by sharing the symptoms and why it’s vital to seek a professional diagnosis. \n\n SPEAKERS: \nRev. George Britt\, Senior Pastor\, Mount Teman A.M.E. Church  \nMichelle Papka\, Ph.D.\, Principal Investigator\, Director and Founder\, The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey \nEmma Wallace\, MD\, Ph.D.\, Neurologist  \nGeorge Banning\, MD\, Psychiatrist  \nValencia Julien\, Author\, Giselle Learns About Alzheimer’s and NAACP Freedom Fund Youth Council Award recipient \n\nSPEAKERS: \nRev. George Britt\, Senior Pastor\, Mount Teman A.M.E. Church  \nMichelle Papka\, Ph.D.\, Principal Investigator\, Director and Founder\, The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey \nEmma Wallace\, MD\, Ph.D.\, Neurologist  \nGeorge Banning\, MD\, Psychiatrist  \nValencia Julien\, Author\, Giselle Learns About Alzheimer’s and NAACP Freedom Fund Youth Council Award recipient \n\n  \nThis event is in partnership with: \nHEAL Collaborative \nBiogen \nLifelong Elizabeth \nUnion County Fatherhood Initiative \nJewish Family Service of Central New Jersey \nJefferson Park Compassion Ministries URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/workshop-part-ii-alzheimers-diversity-in-clinical-trials-participation-brain-health/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221022T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20221022T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20221004T154127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221020T165112Z UID:1268-1666438200-1666443600@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Workshop Part I: "I Will Remember for You": Alzheimer's Awareness in the African American Community DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\n\nHEAL Collaborative is partnering with Mount Teman A.M.E. Church in Elizabeth\, NJ\, to bring a two-part Alzheimer’s educational workshop series. Esteemed subject matter experts will share how Alzheimer’s impacts communities of color and how our participation in clinical trials matters. Caregivers will also join the discussion to provide first-hand accounts of their experiences caring for loved ones during their journey. Local advocacy organizations will share insights and information about their respective supportive resources. \n  \nAfrican-Americans & Alzheimer’s \nThe Alzheimer’s Association identified an emerging public health crisis among African-Americans — the Silent Epidemic of Alzheimer’s Disease. This report brings together for the first time an accumulating body of evidence about the scope and nature of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans. \nEach study is important on its own\, but only when put together does the magnitude of the \ncrisis become clear. \nAmong the findings from research highlighted in this report : \n• Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent among African-Americans than among whites — with estimates ranging from 14% to almost 100% higher \n• There\, is greater familial risk of Alzheimer’s in African-Americans \n• Genetic and environmental factors may work differently to cause Alzheimer disease in \nAfrican-Americans. \n  \nOCTOBER 22: WORKSHOP PART I \n“I Will Remember for You”: Alzheimer’s Awareness in the African American Community \nOur first workshop will explain the stages of Alzheimer’s\, dementia and memory loss. From this educational workshop\, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and resources to take next steps in their brain health journey. We will also hear from a Caregiver’s Panel to hear their heartfelt stories. \nSPEAKERS \nRev. George Britt\, Senior Pastor\, Mount Teman A.M.E. Church \nMonica Parker\, MD\, Director\, Outreach\, Recruitment\, Engagement\, and Minority Core Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center\, Emory University \nCheryl Bellamy\, Ed.D\, Assistant Professor\, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Studies\, Rutgers School of Health Professions \nLorraine Brooks-Body\, Cathedral International\, Perth Amboy Urban League of Union County\, Roselle Board of Education \nLydia Troutman\, 1st Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens\, Director\, Microbiological Quality & Sterile Assurance\, Merck & Co. \nLois Rockson\, PhD\, MPH\, MAEd\, SCT(ASCP) Director\, Cytotechnology Program\, Rutgers School of Health Professions \nRev. Ron Thomas\, Secretary and Trustee\, Union County Fatherhood Initiative Coalition \nJill Dispenza\, Coordinator of Marketing & Social Media and Project Manager\, Lifelong\, Elizabeth\, Jewish Family Services of Central New Jersey \nMin. Leugenia Edwers\, Community Educator and Support Group Facilitator\, Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter \nRodney Spearman\, Chairman\, Union County Fatherhood Initiative Coalition \nSusan Caputo\, LSW – Program Director\, Trinitas Regional Medical Center \n\n  \nThis event is in partnership with: \nHEAL Collaborative \nBiogen \nLifelong Elizabeth \nUnion County Fatherhood Initiative \nJewish Family Service of Central New Jersey \nJefferson Park Compassion Ministries \nNesbitt Funeral Home  \nTrinitas Regional Medical Center URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/alzheimers-dementia-in-communities-of-color-a-community-conversation/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220903T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220903T123000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20220808T193443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T171941Z UID:1233-1662202800-1662208200@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Workshop IV: Clinical Trials and Legislation Improve Healthcare Access: A Community Conversation about African Americans and Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:This will be a hybrid event hosted in Atlanta\, GA. Stay tuned for more details. \nWhat to expect?\nThis workshop will cover the role of clinical trials and healthcare policy in improving lung cancer survival and quality of life. Health equity and improving access to screening\, biomarker testing\, and clinical trials for people of color will be discussed. \nThe hope of a healthy future is possible. We hope that you will join us in effort to connect and share information with communities of color. Together\, we can fight this! \nEvent Details \nParticipants will learn about the history of clinical trials and how clinical trials are improving lung cancer survival and quality of life for people diagnosed with lung cancer. Healthcare professionals the process of enrolling in clinical trials and strategies to improve access to clinical trials in communities of color. Policymakers will discuss ways to improve access to services in the prevention\, early detection and treatment of lung cancer. \nLearning Objectives: \nTo define the role of clinical trials in improving lung cancer survival and quality of life\nTo translate how clinical trials are improving the standard of care in lung cancer treatment\nTo explain why health equities\, exist in clinical trials\nTo describe the process of enrolling in clinical trials\nTo discuss how policymakers and community engagement can improve lung cancer survival in communities of color \n  \nThis Educational Event is Sponsored By: \nImpact Church \nHEAL Collaborative \nAmgen \nGrady Healthcare System \nNorthside Hospital \nMorehouse School of Medicine \nEmory Winship Cancer Institute \nSt. Joseph’s Candler \nGO2Foundation \nLUNGevity Foundation \nKRASKickers URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/workshop-iv-lung-cancer-clinical-trials-within-the-black-community/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220806T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220806T123000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20220706T000508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220719T182519Z UID:1169-1659783600-1659789000@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Workshop III: Receiving Personalized Care and Treatments That Fit Your Lung Cancer Diagnosis DESCRIPTION:How Biomarker Testing is Helping to Close the Health Equity Gap in Lung Cancer \n   \nWhat to expect?  \nThis workshop will cover the latest advances in biomarker testing\, immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, minimally invasive procedures\, and lung cancer treatment that are transitioning lung cancer to a treatable disease. Health equity and improving access to multidisciplinary lung cancer teams for Black Americans will be discussed.  \n   \nWorkshop Overview  \nParticipants will learn about how physicians utilize biomarker testing to optimize treatment decisions that are improving lung cancer survival through precision medicine. Precision medicine is a model that allows physicians to personalize treatment decisions for each person diagnosed with lung cancer. The personalized approach involves your primary care physician\, surgeon\, and oncologist working together to identify the best treatment that will more effectively target your specific type of lung cancer. Healthcare professionals will discuss how to improve access to biomarker testing and precision medicine for Black Americans.  \n  \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nTo identify the role of biomarker testing in transforming lung cancer to a treatable disease \nTo understand how advances in immunotherapy\, targeted therapies\, and lung cancer treatment are improving lung cancer survival and quality of life \nTo understand why health equities\, exist in cancer treatment \nTo describe the resources available to learn about biomarker marker testing and precision medicine \nTo understand the role of non-profits and survivor advocacy groups in providing support to people diagnosed with lung cancer \n\n\nTo understand how to effectively communicate patient and caregiver needs to healthcare providers \n\n  \nThis Educational Event is Sponsored By: \nImpact Church \nHEAL Collaborative \nAmgen \nGrady Healthcare System \nNorthside Hospital \nMorehouse School of Medicine \nEmory Winship Cancer Institute \nSt. Joseph’s Candler \nGO2Foundation \nLUNGevity Foundation \nKRASKickers URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/workshop-iii-if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220702T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220702T123000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20220610T144513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T145552Z UID:1141-1656759600-1656765000@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:Workshop II: If You Have Lungs\, You Can Get Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:EVENT DETAILS:\nParticipants will learn about how physicians utilize low dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) to detect lung cancer when lung cancer is small and curable. \nLung cancer screening is not a one-time CT scan or Chest X-ray\, but a “multidisciplinary program” composed of a dedicated multidisciplinary team\, nurse navigators and LDCTs to evaluate changes in “spots” on our lungs (lung nodules) over time. \nHealthcare professionals will discuss how to improve access to high quality multidisciplinary programs recognized as Go2 Foundation Screening Centers of Excellence in communities of color. \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES:\n1. To define the role of navigators in the early detection and prevention of lung cancer\n2.  To explain how dedicated multidisciplinary lung cancer screening programs are improving lung cancer survival and detecting lung cancer when it is curable.\n3.  To discuss why health equities\, exist in the early detection of lung cancer\n4.  To evaluate the process of accessing support services during the lung cancer screening and diagnosis process\n5.  To describe how enrolling in multidisciplinary lung cancer screening programs is more effective in detecting lung cancer in the earliest stages when it is curable than completing a CT scan at an imaging center. URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/pt-2-if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer/ LOCATION:Georgia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220625T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220625T093000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20220525T171000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T133351Z UID:846-1656144000-1656149400@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:A Community Conversation on Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Clinical Trials in African American Health DESCRIPTION:June is Men’s Health Month! Come be a part of an important community conversation on African American men’s health. \nThis program is being hosted by Turner Chapel AME Church Son’s of Allen Men’s Breakfast\, held monthly at the church. \nTo attend the breakfast in person\, please contact: \nRev. Leonard Kaigler: llkaigler@aol.com \n*This event will also be lived streamed and you will receive the information in your email confirmation. \nJune is Men’s Health Month! Come be a part of an important community conversation on African American men’s health. \nThis program is being hosted by Turner Chapel AME Church Son’s of Allen Men’s Breakfast\, held monthly at the church. \nTo attend the breakfast in person\, please contact: \nRev. Leonard Kaigler: llkaigler@aol.com \n*This event will also be lived streamed and you will receive the information in your email confirmation. \nEVENT DETAILS: \nADVANCED STAGE PROSTATE CANCER AND DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS \n\nHow Does Prostate Cancer Affect Black Men? \nProstate cancer makes up about 37% of all cancers in Black men. Around 1 in 6 will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in life. It’s more common in Black men than other racial/ethnic groups. \nThe disease is also deadlier for Black men. They’re twice as likely to die from prostate cancer compared to men of other races. That’s the biggest racial disparity in deaths from any cancer in the United States. \nWhen it comes to prostate cancer\, Black men are also more likely than other races to: \n• Be diagnosed at an earlier age \n• Have fast-growing\, or high-grade\, tumor cells \n• Have prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (called advanced or metastatic cancer) \n\nRecent data shows how much race is a risk factor for getting prostate cancer: \n• According to statistics reported in 2022\, over the last 5 years\, Black men have been about twice as likely to die from prostate cancer compared to white men. \n\n• The 5-year prostate cancer survival rate for localized cancer is 96 percent for Black men\, compared to 98 percent for white men (based on data from 2011 to 2017). Metastatic prostate cancer survival rates are lower. \n\n• Based on data from 2016 to 2018\, the lifetime probability that a Black man will die from prostate cancer is 1 in 26\, compared to 1 in 44 for a white man. \n\n• Black men develop prostate cancer at a younger age than white men\, and the cancer is 44–75 percent more likely to metastasize before diagnosis. \n\nWhat is advanced prostate cancer? \nAdvanced prostate cancer means the cancer has spread from the prostate to other parts of the body. It is sometimes called metastatic prostate cancer. It most commonly spreads to lymph nodes in other parts of the body or to the bones. It can also spread to other organs. \nYou might hear cancer that has spread described as metastatic prostate cancer\, secondary prostate cancer\, secondaries\, metastases or mets. It is still prostate cancer\, wherever it is in the body. \nProstate cancer can spread to any part of the body\, but most commonly to the bones and lymph nodes. Lymph nodes (sometimes called lymph glands) are part of your lymphatic system\, which is part of the body’s immune system. Lymph nodes are found throughout the body including in the pelvic area\, near the prostate. \nNearly 100 percent of men (regardless of race) who are diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early stage will survive at least 5 years. Those early stage diagnoses make up 84 percent of prostate cancer cases in Black men. The 5-year survival rate for advanced-stage prostate cancer is also similar in Black and white men\, about 30 percent. \nHowever\, Black men are more likely to die from cancer of any type because they’re more often diagnosed after the cancer has progressed to an advanced stage that’s difficult to treat. \n\nDiversity in Clinical Trials \nIf you have advanced prostate cancer\, consider joining a clinical trial. There are hundreds of trials looking for men with prostate cancer to test new therapies—especially Black men\, who have been underrepresented in research—and it can give you early access to the newest drugs and technologies. For some\, clinical trials end up being lifesaving. Ask your doctors about trials they know of in your area or search for one yourself at clinicaltrials.gov. \n\nPANELISTS: \nRev. Leonard Kaigler\, Ministry Leader\, Turner Chapel AME Men’s Ministry \nLawrence Sanders\, MD\, Internal Medicine\, Physician Advisor for Clinical Documentation improvement and care management\, Grady Health System and Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer\, HEAL Collaborative \nShafiq A. Khan\, PhD Former Director Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development at Clark Atlanta University \nGregory Bolder\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Comprehensive Men’s Health Initiative \nThe Honorable Virgil Fludd\, Former Georgia State Representative and Prostate Cancer Survivor \n\nTHIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY: \nTurner Chapel AME Church \nAmgen \nHEAL Collaborative URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/a-community-conversation-on-prostate-cancer-the-impact-of-clinical-trials-in-african-american-health/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AdobeStock_90027303.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20220604T123000 DTSTAMP:20260508T213250 CREATED:20220525T205820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220607T165745Z UID:840-1654340400-1654345800@healcollaborative.org SUMMARY:If You Have Lungs\, You Can Get Lung Cancer DESCRIPTION:Register to join us for Workshop 1 of our lung cancer educational series. Healthcare experts\, survivors and caregivers will discuss the importance of risk factors\, symptoms & health disparities within the Black and brown community. \nSponsored by: AMGEN\, HEAL Collaborative\, Impact Church\, Grady Health Systems\, and Morehouse School of Medicine \nRegister: https://impactchurcheastpointga.breezechms.com/form/Lungs6422 URL:https://healcollaborative.org/event/if-you-have-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://healcollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AdobeStock_90027303.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR