Programs

HEAL Collaborative connects communities to a wide variety of medical treatment options that support individual and population health management. We understand that teaching underserved communities about accessing services and resources improves overall health standards and health outcomes. Participants in our programs report increased knowledge about health and diseases affecting themselves or their community and increased confidence in their ability to manage and advocate for their healthcare needs. HEAL Collaborative speakers and educators have presented dozens of educational forums and reached over 50,000 people in underserved communities.

In addition to traditional treatment options, HEAL Collaborative educational forums demystify clinical research, explaining the consequences of failing to achieve fair representation in clinical trials and the reasons for the lack of minority involvement. We also address limited access to specialists or specialty care centers that serve as referral sources, fear of exploitation, potential unintended outcomes, stigmatization, and discrimination.

“The patient panel was wonderful! We learned so much and their personal stories were so impactful, everyone including the physicians publicly expressed their authentic empathy.” – Feedback from an event attendee

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If You Have Lungs, You Can Get Lung Cancer

Virtual

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. Sponsored by: AMGEN, HEAL Collaborative, Impact Church, Grady Health Systems, and Morehouse School of Medicine Register: https://impactchurcheastpointga.breezechms.com/form/Lungs6422

Workshop II: If You Have Lungs, You Can Get Lung Cancer

EVENT DETAILS: Participants will learn about how physicians utilize low dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) to detect lung cancer when lung cancer is small and curable. Lung 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…

Workshop III: Receiving Personalized Care and Treatments That Fit Your Lung Cancer Diagnosis

How Biomarker Testing is Helping to Close the Health Equity Gap in Lung Cancer    What to expect?  This 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…

Workshop IV: Clinical Trials and Legislation Improve Healthcare Access: A Community Conversation about African Americans and Lung Cancer

This will be a hybrid event hosted in Atlanta, GA. Stay tuned for more details. What to expect? This 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…

Workshop Part I: “I Will Remember for You”: Alzheimer’s Awareness in the African American Community

About this event 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…

Past Programs

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Roundtables

HEAL is proud to host educational roundtables that include both policymakers and faith-based community leaders. These Pastor & Policy Roundtables are held throughout the country and provide information about rare diseases, screenings, and the latest updates in treatments.

Check back here to learn more about what was covered in past roundtables.

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