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African Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial and ethnic group in the US for most cancers. The causes of these inequalities are complex and are thought to reflect social and economic disparities more than biologic differences associated with race. These include inequities in work, wealth, income, education, housing and overall standard of living, as well as barriers to high-quality cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment services. (Source: www.cancer.gov) American Cancer Society.

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2012 Outreach - Brea

October – Breast Cancer Outreach

Thank you for the support you shown me during my cancer journey — thank you for all you do!

TT – Testimonial Time – Impacting!

Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans

 African Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial and ethnic group in the US for most cancers. Although the overall racial disparity in cancer death rates is decreasing, in 2007 the death rate for all cancers combined continued to be 32% higher in African American men and 16% higher in African American women than in white men and women, respectively.

The most common of these among African American men are prostate (40%), lung (15%), and colon and rectum (9%). Among African American women, the most common cancers are breast (34%), lung (13%), and colorectum (11%).  Cancer facts such as these are presented in this updated edition of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans.

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 Community Events 

Affordable Care Act (ACA) presentations* The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation is a certified outreach and educator a sub-grantee of California Black Health Network a Covered California representative and lead agency.

Date

Event

Location
10/17/2013 ActNOW: Community   Outreach @ Mt. Tabor @6p–7p (ACA*) 6614 S. Western Avenue, Los Angeles
10/17/2013 ActNOW:Community Outreach   & Ed (Third) @7:30p- 8:30p* (ACA) 4323 Leimert Blvd, Los Angeles
10/19/2013 SisterTalk  – Student Group “Empowering by Example”   Annual Tea Cal State Fullerton
10/19/2013 Compton Walk for the Cure   @ 8a-12p (ACA) 900 Greenleaf Drive,  Compton
10/19/2013 Pink Praise – Breast   Cancer Awareness Month Events
Word of Faith Church @   11a
Second Baptist Church@   8a – 11a 4300 Westminster, Santa  Ana
Reach Community Church @   10:00a 22600-D Lambert St., Lake Forest
SonRise Church, Buena   Park @ 11a
Greater Light @ 11a 1600 W. 3rd Street, Santa  Ana
10/24/2013 Faith-Base &   Community Leaders @ 8am must RSVP (ACA) Riverside Municipal   Auditorium 3485 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside
10/26/2013 Pink Praise – Breast  Cancer Awareness Month Events @5p 191 N. Orange St. Orange
10/29/2013 Business Mixer – Union   Bank @ 5p–7p 13300 Newport Avenue, Tustin

A testimony from a male perspective

…I took my annual mammography recently (via the Every Woman Counts/The G.R.E.E.N.  Foundation program), and was quite surprised at the quality of care that I received ….the staff there was very professional and treated the women with respect and caring.