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UVA Cancer Center Backs 5 Community Projects to Reduce Cancer-Related Disparities

2/28/2024

Five community groups are the recipients of the University of Virginia Cancer Center’s latest round of Comprehensive Community Grants, which will help improve screening, education, access to care and improving…

Cancer Disparities: Making Sure Everyone Can Get Cancer Care

2/21/2024

Anyone can get cancer. But not everyone gets the same chance to fight it. People of color and those living in rural areas with fewer resources have a harder time getting…

UVa scientists and community organizations join to reduce cancer disparities

2/8/2024

Few of us will make it through life without being impacted in some way by cancer, and many are familiar with key factors that contribute to cancer risk — both…

UVA Cancer Center event connecting researchers with those they’re trying to help

11/17/2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Cancer Center is bringing researchers and community members together to talk about cancer disparities. A symposium was held at the Graduate Hotel Thursday, November 16.…

UVA Cancer Center Seeks Innovative Ideas to Improve Care, Reduce Health Disparities

8/3/2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 3, 2023 – To reduce cancer’s impact and enhance health equity, University of Virginia Cancer Center will award as many as five grants of up to $10,000…

Hope at Work: How Claudette Grant Cultivates Healthy Communities

6/15/2023

This is the latest installment in our Connect article series “Hope at Work” — showcasing inspiring stories about how our team members contribute to UVA Health’s 10-year Strategic Plan: “One Future Together…

A Successful Skin Cancer Screening Event — Plus, Reminders to Keep You Safe This Summer

6/2/2023

An important community service event was recently held for Skin Cancer Awareness Month. On Saturday, May 13, more than 260 patients attended the free skin cancer screening event hosted by…

Where there’s smoke … UVA Wise, Coeburn Middle School students continue FamHealth anti-tobacco use project

5/2/2023

WISE — Year two of a project linking UVA Wise and Coeburn Middle School students in a fight against tobacco use came to center court Tuesday. Cody Sanders, associate professor…

UVA Cancer Center Backs 5 Efforts to Address Cancer-Related Health Disparities

3/20/2023

Five community groups from across Virginia have received $10,000 grants from UVA Cancer Center to address cancer-related health disparities. The grant program was created to celebrate UVA’s designation by the…

UVA Health, Southwest Virginia Coalition Expand Virtual Access to Healthcare

1/30/2023

UVA Health and a coalition of Southwest Virginia healthcare groups are partnering to better combat health problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic, backed by a $5.1 million federal grant that…