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Anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer has had their lives changed and may have needed new ways to cope . The Covid-19 pandemic is also changing lives. Many of us dealt with wildfire smoke in the summer and the shorter winter days can be another challenge. Breast cancer survivors on the Pathways Study Community Advisory Board (CAB) decided that understanding our risk of Covid-19 and taking care of ourselves are important and timely topics for us to address.
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During my Master’s in Public Health degree Applied Practice Experience internship with ZBC, I worked with program directors Catherine Thomsen and Lianna Hartmour to meet communities where they were at. For three months, we collaborated on steps to effectively deliver health information, which involved identifying the organization’s target audience and determining a course on how best to meet the needs of community members in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and Marin counties.
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In honor of our 25th anniversary, Zero Breast Cancer proudly presented a series of webinars featuring researchers and community members that we have worked with on our mission to reduce the risk of breast cancer and disease recurrence, and to improve health and wellness for all. Since our early days of trying to figure out what causes breast cancer, ZBC has focused on those of us with higher risk and fewer resources. See below for more details about, slides from, and videos of our four webinars hosted in 2021.
- Bridging Researchers and Impacted Communities for Health Equity in Breast Cancer
- Our ZIP Codes & Breast Cancer: Working Together for Healthier Places
- Culture in Breast Cancer: Overcoming Unequal Obstacles
- Our Environment and Breast Cancer: Working for a Healthier Future
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Your Support Makes Zero Breast Cancer More Relevant Than Ever!
2020 has been a challenging and difficult year for the world, with the pandemic bringing new health disparities and racial justice protests highlighting those that have existed for so long. ZBC continues to focus on reaching underserved communities. With your support, we have been able to build on our well-established practices and quickly pivot to work in this new environment.
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ZBC Program Director Catherine Thomsen has had the privilege of working with Cassandra Falby, LMFT, on identifying and addressing issues that people who have been diagnosed with cancer face. As a psychotherapist working with women through the cancer journey, she has shared her insights and expertise with ZBC. A few months ago, Catherine spoke with Cassandra about her life and her work.
