Organizations with National Coverage
Working to prevent lung disease and promote lung health with educational programs about air quality, smoking, tobacco use, asthma, emphysema, bronchitis and ...
This is a site of the Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, a New York not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating consumers and health-care practitioners about classical traditional Chinese medicine and natural healing.
Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Initiative
In 1993, the Commission on Women successfully initiated its first program on breast cancer, informing ABA members about issues affecting women with breast cancer.
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 988-5000
ethicsearch@staff.abanet.org
National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline
1 (800) 462-9273
Despite the wealth of information available on the web, searching can also be a somewhat daunting experience. How does one sort through it all? That was the motivation for Ellen Seidler to create this website. The breast cancer survivor hopes that by compiling links into an easy-to-use format, searching the web for breast cancer information will be made somewhat easier.
Cancer Information Service, a program of the National Cancer Institute
1 (800) 4-CANCER/English/Spanish Hotline
1 (800) 422-6237
Cinta Latina Research provides expert research consultation in communication across boundaries providing support for new and novel basic science translational research goals for corporate, pharmaceutical, research groups.
Cultural Competence in Health Care
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has initiated a new Web site focused on cultural competence resources for health care providers. The site highlights about 40 HRSA-supported projects on the subject of cross-cultural health care.
http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence
A guide to reliable health information
National Alliance for Hispanic Health (COSSMHO), offers fact sheets about certain diseases prevalent in Hispanic society. It also has a chat group where you can discuss health problems with other people.
Animated breast self exam -English, Spanish
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
For the latest on treatment, research and clinical trials
National Center for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University is host to the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC). Mainly a site for providers, it offers free literature on how to incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into one’s healthcare practice or workplace.
NBCC National Breast Cancer Coalition
The National Breast Cancer Coalition is a grassroots advocacy effort in the fight against breast cancer. In 1991, the Coalition was formed with one mission - to eradicate breast cancer through action and advocacy.
101 17th Street, NW, Suite 1300
Washington, D.C. 20036
(800) 622-2838
(202) 296-7477
Redes en Acción
The National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network is a National Cancer Institute-funded initiative to combat cancer among Latinos. A multi-faceted approach to cancer prevention and control, core activities include promoting training and research opportunities for Latino students and researchers, generating research projects on key Latino cancer issues, and supporting cancer awareness activities within the Latino community. http://redesenaccion.org/redesreport/REDESRPTwin06.pdf {newsletter}
Baylor College of Medicine
Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Research Center
8207 Callaghan Rd., Ste. 110
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 348-0255
Salud En Acción, a new Hispanic health resource is available online with the debut of the Salud En Acción: National Hispanic/Latino Health Communication Research web site. The new site is under the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine.
The Sister Study is one of the first long-term studies to help us understand how women's genes and the things in their environment — homes, workplaces, and communities — influence risk of breast cancer. It is the first to collect such extensive and detailed information about environmental exposures. Clinical trails involve sisters of women with breast cancer.
Lourdes Suarez
1-800-948-7552 Ext 366
The Women's Cancer Information Center (WCIC) is sponsored by the Women's Cancer Center, the largest group of physicians treating gynecologic cancers in California.
The site offers patients, concerned families and friends, physicians, and other health professionals, reliable medical information specific to gynecological cancers. It is also a gateway to information and resources available on the Internet.
Y-Me.org
The mission of the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is to ensure through information, empowerment, and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone.
24-hour Hotline
English 1 (800) 221-2141
Espanol 1(800) 986-9505
Arizona
Arizona Breast Cancer Resource Guide
Includes a list of agencies providing breast cancer awareness education, as well as support or treatment for breast cancer patients. Services to Spanish speaking residents are indicated with an SS.
Arizona Cancer Network
Patients come to us from throughout Arizona, North America and countries around the world. They come to receive promising new cancer therapies and the latest, most effective information on cancer prevention.
7515 N. Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85724
(520) 626.6044
copeline@azcc.arizona.edu
Juntos Contra El Cancer
Education, screening, treatment & patient support
Mariposa Community Health Center
Norma Guerra
Nogales, Az 85621
Platicamos Salud
(520) 375-6050
Pennsylvania
This website aims to provide a clearinghouse of information and resources for providers involved in serving the health and medical needs of Hispanic women in the Philadelphia community.
Texas
Kansas
The Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Cancer/ Unidas Contra El Cancer is a Kansas City, Kansas group organized exclusively for educational purposes, more specifically to reduce the disparity in cancer services among the Hispanic or any community through advocacy, education, referrals, awareness and increasing access by partnering with organizations and health partners in a culturally sensitive and competent way by overcoming barriers.
New York
Breast Health Bingo Project
Education and screening
Jackie Ramos Calderon
PO Box 214
White Plains, NY 10602-0214
(914) 525-8593
calderol@optonline.net
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health is a clinical center of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1315 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021
(212) 746-WELL (7355)
http://www.monahancenter.org
Nevada
Nevada Health Centers, Inc
Mammograms are available through the Nevada Health Centers Mammovan!
Call Toll Free
(877) 581-6266
For Information And Appointments
Paula Guzman
1802 N. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 885-6625
pguzman@nvhealthcenters.org
Lynn Kuchuris
4415 W. Spring Road
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 460-0746
lkuchuris@nvhealthcenters.org
Wisconsin
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
Hispanic Breast Cancer Awareness Project
Increase the number of Hispanic (esp. Non-English speaking) women who receive screening/diagnostic mammography and clinical breast exams. Conduct community outreach activities to Hispanic women about the importance of BSE and regular mammography. Women identified through the project who have breast cancer would be guaranteed treatment and follow-up services through cooperative efforts of SSCHC providers, MBCAP, and area hospitals. Outreach workers follow-up with the women and provide education to groups and in the home of families and community setting.
Centro Primo-Prime Center, Inc.
Outreach, Education and Mammography Services: With Emphasis on Bilingual Companionship for Hispanic women
Breast Health Awareness Outreach to Hispanic Women-Bilingual
The overall goal of this outreach program is to bring breast health education directly into the Hispanic community in Waukesha County, and thereby increase the number of women receiving early detection breast cancer screening services. The primary means of providing breast health education and achieving program goals will be through one-on-one home visits, small group education sessions in homes, YMCA of Waukesha, work sites, churches, community center, library, etc., Spanish materials, program fliers with eligibility guidelines for the CDC screening program.
Hispanic Outreach
This program is an outreach program for Hispanic women in Waukesha County. The women will be educated in breast health and will be offered mammography screening through the Well Woman Program. The overall goal of this outreach program is to bring breast health education directly into the Hispanic community and increase the number of women receiving early detection breast cancer screening services.
"Su Salud" Breast Cancer Outreach Program
This is a program to target at-risk, hard-to-reach Hispanic women who, due to cultural, language, financial and other barriers, lack information regarding risk education and detection of breast cancer and how to seek appropriate care. A breast health care nurse and a lay health educator/cultural companion will present culturally relevant breast health inform information sessions through small group gatherings.
International
Apoyo a Mujeres con Cancer Mamario
Grupo de Recuperación Total RETO, A. C. se formó gracias a la iniciativa de la Sra. Cecilia Vildósola de Sepúlveda, quien al haber sufrido cáncer de mama y habiendo pasado por la soledad, desconocimiento y el miedo que éste diagnóstico implica, quiso crear una organización que ayudara a las mujeres que como ella estaban pasando por las mismas condiciones.
contacto@gruporeto.org
Other Latino Health Issues
American Diabetes Association
Two million or 8.2% of all Latino Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes.The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
1(800) 342-2383 Our hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 8 PM Eastern Standard Time.
AskADA@diabetes.org
American Heart Association
Data from the NHIS 2001 study of the CDC/NCHS showed that among Hispanic/Latinos age 18 and older, 6.1 percent have heart disease, 14.5 percent have hypertension, and 1.8 percent have had a stroke.
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1(800) 242-8721