For Immediate Release September 26, 2008 Contact: Gayle Converse 404-756-6701 gconverse@msm.edu Morehouse School of Medicine Distributes Grants to Battle Breast and Cervical Cancer Disparities Atlanta — Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to eliminate breast and cervical cancer disparities in African-American women, has awarded four CDC Legacy Grants to organizations in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. "One of our important activities is the awarding of (CDC) Legacy Grants — $40,000, two-year grants awarded to community organizations to conduct evidence-based interventions to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among African-American women," said MSM Chair and Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine Daniel Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.H. Partnering with MSM are the Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC) at the University of North Carolina, the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina, the Emory Prevention Research Center, and the Fulton County (Ga.) Department of Health and Wellness.
Legacy Grants have been awarded to one organization in NC; one in SC; one in Fulton County, Ga.; and one in Albany, Ga. The CDC Legacy Grants were made possible through the Southeastern U.S. Collaborative Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Disparities (SUCCEED) grant under the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH US) initiative that was awarded to MSM one year ago.
|
