Calendar
The September meeting of the SWVA Community Advisory Board will be held virtually Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, from noon-1:30 pm via zoom. Registration.
The Cancer Center Without Walls SWVA Community Advisory Board — Tobacco Action Team hosts an online VHFY Meet & Greet on October 14th from 10-11 am.
Please join us on October 14th from 10-11 am for our virtual action team meeting to share your work and network with other Southwest VFHY tobacco grantees. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their tobacco related projects and accomplishments, discuss barriers related to tobacco prevention and cessation, and participate in a SOAR activity. We hope this meeting can become a quarterly event to share opportunities, initiatives, and project success around tobacco cessation.
The next quarterly meeting of the SWVA Community Advisory Board will be held virtually Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022, from noon-1:30 pm via zoom. Registration.
Join us on Wednesday, April 6th at 12 pm to learn more about the importance of including more Black women in breast cancer clinical trials. We will hear from Ricki Fairley, CEO of Touch: The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, about their Why We Tri(al) initiative and from Claudette Grant, Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist from UVA Cancer Center on what they are doing to diversify their clinical trials. Registration
The SWVA Community Advisory Board — Tobacco Action Team hosts an online VHFY Meet & Greet on April 14th from 10-11 am.
Please join us on April 14th from 10-11 am for our virtual action team meeting to share your work and network with other Southwest VFHY tobacco grantees. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Gina Roberts, TCP Program Manager, VDH, share their tobacco related updates, and reflect on the SOAR activity from last quarter. Email Brenna at br5me@virginia for the agenda and zoom link.
– Frequent sun or UV light exposure
– A family history of skin cancer
– A mole that has changed in shape, color or size
– A sore that won’t heal
Mobile Cancer Screening Event Friday, May 20th, from 9 am – 2 pm at the Christiansburg Recreation Center Parking Lot.
- Get screenings for skin, head, neck & oral cancers
- Schedule an appointment with UVA Mobile Mammography at 434-297-5202 by May 12
- Educational booth on cancer prevention and treatment for lung, breast and colorectal cancers
Be sure to visit the UVA COE table to learn about screening guidelines.
For more information, call 540-382-2349. In case of inclement weather, the event will be inside.
Join us for the kick off our free walking program, C’Ville Walks with Heart! We will meet at the Brooks Family YMCA Community Room and start with a quick one mile walks through the park!
