Women's Cancer Resource Center News
July 2007
Dear Friends,
For more than 20 years, WCRC has provided free information, services, emotional support, financial assistance, and advocacy for more than 60,000 women with cancer and their families and friends in the Bay Area.
- WCRC focuses on serving those who have traditionally faced significant barriers to access health care, including Latina and African-American/Black women, women from low-income communities, as well as lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
- Research has shown that African American women have higher death rates than white women for most cancers, because they are often diagnosed at an advanced stage when cancer is harder to treat and cure.
- Research has found the Community Health Advocate model to be effective in increasing screening for early detection of breast and cervical cancer. Community Health Advocates are more effective in getting women to utilize screening because they understand the attitudes and beliefs of women in their communities and use shared cultural knowledge and social networks. Community Health Advocates can also serve as navigators and advocates for women to ensure timely access to care and equitable treatment.
The Women's Cancer Resource Center has launched a pilot project to recruit, train and engage eight to twelve African American/Black women in serving as community health advocates. These women are participating in 11.5 hours of training to prepare them to reach out to other women in the communities where they live, work, worship, raise their children to educate them about the importance of early screening and detection for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer and to serve as navigators and advocates for women to ensure timely access to care and equitable treatment.
Under the leadership of Dolores Moorehead, WCRC's Client Services Manager and Katherine Brown, program volunteer, the program aims to reach 60-80 women during this one-year pilot. "We want to see women who look like us and understand our culture," says Moorehead, a 20-year veteran of cancer services.
The training of the Community Health Advocates is conducted by colleagues from the American Cancer Society, Highland Hospital Patient Navigator Program, Northern California Cancer Center , and UCSF Medical Center and includes topics such as communication, setting and maintaining boundaries, confidentiality, accessing community resources and cultural awareness.
Funding for this project has been awarded by the Y&H Soda, The San Francisco, Soroptimists and the Avon Foundations.
For additional information, contact Dolores Moorehead at 510.420.7900 x112 or Dolores@wcrc.org.
Peggy McGuire
Executive Director
Women's Cancer Resource Center
5741 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland , CA 94609
510.601.4040 x101
peggy@wcrc.org
Upcoming Events
WCRC Cooking Club
With Sandy Der, Personal Chef and Certified Nutrition Consultant - Better Way to Wellness
Topic: Raw Foods
Wednesday, July 18, 6-8 PM
Topic: Eating Organic on a Budget
Wednesday, August 15, 6-8 PM
Sandy will give out recipes and samples of delicious food that she has prepared.
Register: margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040 x111
Interactive Nutrition Workshops
with Sandy Der, Chef & Certified Nutrition Consultant
- Nutrition 101: How Nutrition & Lifestyle Affect Your Health
Thursday, July 19, 6:30-8:00 PM
- Top Foods for Health & Navigating the Supermarket
Thursday, July 26, 6:30-8:00 PM
- Nutrition for Cancer Prevention
Addressing Special Nutritional Needs During Treatment and Recovery
Thursday, August 2, 6:30-8:00 PM
- Managing Menopause Symptoms with Foods and Nutritional Supplements
Thursday, August 9, 6:30-8:00 PM
- Blood Sugar Control
Thursday, August 16, 6:30-8:00 PM
For all workshops:
Please RSVP to margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040 x111. Co-sponsored by Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic.
Girl, Do You Know. . .Know What?
Please join us at DeFremery Park (on the corner of 18th & Adeline Street in Oakland) on Saturday, July 21 from 11 AM - 4 PM for the launching of the Sister to Sister, "Girl, Do You Know. . .Know What?" cancer awareness campaign for African American women. This campaign is the beginning of the Sister to Sister Community Health Advocacy Program.
There will be music, food, games for the kids, and health information. Bring your friends and family for a day of fun and community building.
For further information please contact dolores@wcrc.org.
BC Prevention 101 at WCRC
With Genevieve Roja, Education & Outreach Coordinator at Breast Cancer Fund (BCF)
The Breast Cancer Fund identifies - and advocates for elimination of - the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. BCF's work is rooted in science and looks at bodies of evidence linking chemicals in the environment to breast cancer. BCF's Education & Outreach Coordinator Genevieve Roja will review the science and discuss what each of us can do in our everyday lives, as consumers and as advocates to prevent breast cancer.
Thursday, August 23rd from 7 - 8:30 PM
Refreshments will be served
RSVP: margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040x111
More Events
For ongoing and other events please see the WCRC Calendar.
Latina Program Events
ABSMC Skin Cancer Screening Clinic
August 1, 9am-12pm
On the Summit Campus:
450 30th St, Oakland- 2nd floor Markstein Cancer Education and Prevention Center
Contact: Marta Borbon Ehling @ 510 219-3532
ABSMC Support Group
for Latinas with Breast Cancer
August 7, 3:00- 5:00pm
On the Summit Campus:
450 30th St, Oakland- 2nd floor Markstein Cancer Education and Prevention Center
Contact: Marta Borbon Ehling @ 510 219-3532 or Raquel Portugal @ 510 430-1963
Alameda Latino Cancer Coalition Monthly Meeting
August 10, 10am- 11:30am
Location TBA
Contact: Carlos Londono @ 510.471.5907
or Ana Dorman @ 510.535.4155
Relay for Life and Highland Hospital/ACMC's Cancer Survivor Day
Sponsored by the American Cancer Society and Highland Hospital/Alameda County Medical Center
August 11-12, 10 am
Skyline High School
12250 Skyline Blvd
Oakland, CA 94619
*Please contact Joanna Cuevas Ingram, Latina Program Coordinator, WCRC at Joanna@wcrc.org for more information or to register for Relay for Life Oakland.
Benefits
Swim-A-Mile for Women With Cancer
It is never too early to sign up and start training for
the 2007 Swim-A-Mile. This year's event will be held at Mills College Saturday & Sunday, October 6th and 7th.
Join the other 500 swimmers in having a great time while raising funds for Women's Cancer Resource Center.
Don't worry if you don't swim like a mermaid, you can still be part of the fun! We need volunteers for both days of the event, please take a look at how you can help.
We look forward to seeing you on the pool deck!
Register online!
Volunteer
Come to our Volunteer and Intern Orientation
When: Wednesday, August 1, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Where: WCRC office, 5741 Telegraph Ave. (at the corner of 58th St. in North Oakland.)
Transportation: AC Transit 40 and 40L buses stop right in front. There is also plenty of parking if you are driving.
Find out about who we are, what volunteers and interns do, and basic information about cancer.
To sign up for an orientation, e-mail or call Sarah, sarah@wcrc.org, 510.601.4040 x105
Volunteer Training for the Betts In-Home Practical and Emotional Support Program
If you have a desire to support low-income women with cancer and their loved ones, please consider attending WCRC's Volunteer Training for the Betts In-Home Practical and Emotional Support Program. The training will be held at the WCRC's office on Saturday, August 4 from 10 AM - 3 PM.
Betts volunteers are matched with a low-income woman with cancer to provide companionship, connection to resources at WCRC, emotional support, and/or light practical help such as grocery shopping, housecleaning, and transportation to medical appointments.
Please contact Sarah at 510.601.4040 x 105 or sarah@wcrc.org if you would like more information about this volunteer opportunity.
Important Environmental Information
Want to get less junk mail and save trees and other resources at the same time? Then check out this SF Bay Area project:
Need to dispose of old medications? Please don't just throw away or flush. See this link for easy and safe disposal options:
Want to take advantage of the bounty of beautiful local produce? Then check out a farmers' market in your area:
There are a few markets that offer only organic produce and many have pesticide free options too. Most markets offer samples and there are often special events like strawberry or peach tastings.
WCRC Support Groups
If you or a loved one is struggling with cancer, we encourage you to participate in a support group here at WCRC. If you are interested in a support group that is not listed, please call Dolores at 510.420.7900 x112.
See a list of the support groups at WCRC!
Water Wellness
by LauraLynn Jansen
Water is one of the six basic nutrients that your body requires to operate properly. You've heard of the other five: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. So, why is water so important?
Read Entire Article. . .
LauraLynn Jansen can be contacted through her
website, www.ihcoach.com
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consumers and survivors; to provide community for women
with cancer and their supporters; to educate the general
community about cancer; and to be actively involved
in the struggle for a life-affirming, cancer-free society.
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