Community Partners
Our Mission
To listen to and engage and empower communities, organizations, and individuals to reduce cancer disparities by aligning resources, sharing information, inspiring research, and reducing barriers to the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer for all Philadelphians.
Thierry Fortune, MBA
Advisory Board Chair
Nilsa Graciani, PhD
Co-Chair
Winner Bell, MSW
Philadelphia FIGHT
Reverend Jay Broadnax
Mt. Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church
Beth Cribb, LCSW
Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia
Betzaida Medina Sasse, RN, BSN
National Association of Hispanic Nurses – Philadelphia
Natalie Menard
American Cancer Society
Angela D. Moore
Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center
Megan Todd, PhD
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Marla Vega, M.Ed.
Morivivi Latino Cancer Support Group
Sung Young Yun
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
City-Wide Cancer Disparities Conference
June 15, 2023
Health systems, cancer centers, stakeholders, and community members discussed concerns about cancer in Philadelphia and charted a path forward to reduce disparities in our city.
