http://thecancerlens.org Addressing Health Equity Through The Cancer Lens Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:27:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We brought the communications session to a close with a wonderful performance by Mike-E and AfroFlow (www.afroflow.com). Mike-E had us moving side to side like RUN DMC, jamming to health conscious hip-hop fused with African drums and rythmn. The American Cancer Society/Mike-E relationship is a unique one - the organization has ... http://thecancerlens.org/2009/07/mike-e-and-afroflow-communicating-health-equity-via-hip-hop/ From layout to content to mediums of dissemination, communication is an undeniably important aspect of achieving health equity. Minorities and the poor usually require more than just sentences telling them they're more likely to die from a disease - they require tailored messages that encourage change and a reduction in ... http://thecancerlens.org/2009/07/communicating-health-equity/ In addition to stating the facts and the issues, we also wanted to look at some interventions that actually work to reduce and/or eliminate disparities- because whether we like to believe it or not, there are solutions, and sometimes these solutions don't get the attention they deserve. The Community Interventions session ... http://thecancerlens.org/2009/07/community-interventions-what-works/ [gallery=10]   Hello and welcome to The Cancer Lens Blog. Our first post covers the general plenary session that just wrapped up a few minutes ago. If we walked away from the session with anything, it would be this simple yet profound short story Dr. Adewale Troutman, director of Louisville Metro Public ... http://thecancerlens.org/2009/07/looking-upstream-the-general-plenary-session/ July 28, 2009 8:30AM http://thecancerlens.org/2009/04/general-plenary-session/ http://thecancerlens.org/2009/03/the-american-cancer-society/ http://thecancerlens.org/2009/03/partners/ July 28, 2009 - 1:00PM http://thecancerlens.org/2009/03/advocacy-bringing-about-systems-change/ July 28, 2009 - 1:00PM http://thecancerlens.org/2009/03/community-intervention-thats-where-the-solutions-are/ July 29, 2009 - 8:00AM http://thecancerlens.org/2009/03/health-communications-the-right-message-the-right-audience-the-right-delivery/