Gloria Carter, a CHA with the USA Center for Healthy Communities, started the event as a way to memorialize lives lost to cancer, celebrate cancer survivors and educate the community on the different forms of cancer.
At the event, representatives from the Board of Health and the American Cancer Society will be available to provide cancer education.
Community outreach is a core function of the USA Center for Healthy Communities. The CHA program is comprised of volunteers that support the development of future health care providers and researchers. The volunteers provide health education to their communities with the hopes of reducing health disparities in underserved communities.
The Center for Healthy Communities is the lead entity within the University for coordinating community education, research, public service and health activities to help eliminate health disparities, foster access to health care for underserved populations and enhance the capacity of individuals to better participate in decision making about their health.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 471-7708.
