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Who: various health professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, CHWs, and navigators

What: Fifeville Community Health Station

When: from 5-7 pm

Where: 782 Prospect Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (Abundant Life Ministries)

Why*: The purpose of these bi-weekly (every two weeks) events is to advance community engagement and health equity for all. At Fifeville Health Station, residents can receive free blood-pressure and blood-sugar checkups, get help accessing their cancer screenings, as well as take home fresh produce via a pay-what-you-can farm stand.

The next quarterly SWVA CAB Meeting is Thursday, February 22, from noon-1:30 pm via Zoom.
This meeting will be virtual and include subcommittee breakout sessions.

Please RVSP for the meeting: Meeting Registration

UVA Cancer Center is excited to continue the Cancer Screening Landscape Webinar Series.

Please join Andrew Wolf, MD, MACP on March 13, 2024, from 12-1pm for the next webinar on the Prostate Cancer Screening Landscape.

Dr. Wolf is Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He joined the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1993, where he serves as Associate Program Director for UVA’s Internal Medicine Residency Program. Starting with an American Cancer Society Cancer Control Career Development Award, Dr. Wolf has almost three decades of experience in the area of cancer early detection and cancer control, and has research expertise in shared doctor-patient decision making for cancer screening.

The attached promotional flyer provides details, continuing education disclosures, and the link to register for this current event.   

 The Cancer Screening Landscape webinar series is a 6 webinar series offered in a live webinar format scheduled every other month on the second Wednesday of the month from 12-1pm.  The live opportunity offers the opportunity to ask questions of the Subject Matter Expert (SME) as well as dialogue with colleagues about the cancer and cancer screening landscape.  1 Continuing Education credit will be awarded for each webinar attended and details on how to claim this credit will be announced during the live webinar.

The desired outcomes of this series are:

• Develop competencies to communicate cancer screening awareness and patient education effectively.
• Describe best practices to determine appropriate testing for individuals that meet guidelines for cancer screening.
• Explain existing and emerging issues, policies, and barriers to optimizing cancer screening.

The webinar will continue to be available in an asynchronous format without the live discussion opportunity for those who can’t be available for the live offering.  The CRC Cancer Screening Landscape webinar, Breast Cancer Screening Landscape webinar, Lung Cancer Screening Landscape webinar, and Cervical Cancer Screening Landscape webinar are currently in development with the UVA Medical Education team and should be available soon.  You will receive an email with instructions on how to access this offer.

The link to register for the Prostate cancer screening landscape webinar is on the attached flyer. 

All healthcare teams are welcome to attend with an emphasis on FQHC/primary care providers and teams.

Join the UVA Cancer Center and VCU Cancer Center for free
brunch and real talk about colon cancer, the impact it is having in
the Danville area, and how you can take care of your colon health.

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
150 Slayton Ave, Danville, VA 24540

Open to all interested in learning about cancer and
colon health

Register for the event by emailing Ashley at fum7ft@virginia.edu

Poo! Don’t Let Cancer Scare You Flyers

Support UVA Wise Kinesiology and Coeburn Middle School students as they showcase their tobacco prevention projects at the Community Egg Hunt.

March 30th, 2024  12-2pm at Lawn by the Lake, UVA Wise. Free entry, win prizes and more!

The Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative convenes an annual summit addressing the key areas of policy, prevention/education and cessation. The Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit creates a collaborative environment for institutions of higher education, along with key stakeholders at the state and national level to share best practices and increase their network and community of support.

The Virginia Summit will be held in person at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (1800 Lakeside Ave. Richmond, VA 23228).

• Lodging:
  • No discounted rates are available for this event.
  • Nearby accommodations recommended by Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
• Parking:
  • Participants should park in Lots B and C. Signage will be posted to help direct you to the event.
  • We are located in the Auditorium inside the Kelly Education Center
• Summit Contact: Lindsay Hauser
• Eliminate Tobacco Use Virginia Summit 2024 Agenda

Annual End-of-Year Gallery Walk

• • Date and Time: Thursday, April 11th, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
  • Location: Greear Gym, University of Virginia’s College at Wise, 1 College Ave, Wise, VA 24293
  • Details: Over the course of the FamHealth Project, the students have refined their messages to resonate with six target groups. Using engaging videos, they will depict common scenarios students and community members face, providing practical guidance in navigating these challenges. (See Flyer for more details)

The City of Danville would like to invite you to be a part of our Employee Health, Wellness and Resource Fair on Thursday, April 17, 2024 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Community Market on Craghead Street.

 The goals of the Health, Wellness, and Resource Fair include educating City employees and retirees on how to live healthier lifestyles, increasing their awareness of health-related services available to them in our community, helping them plan for retirement, and providing them with resources in the area available to them.

A OCOE team member will be in attendance to provide cancer-related educational resources.

Join us to learn about the latest skin cancer screening information including guidelines, best practices, issues, and policies with a focus on interventions that can reduce barriers to cancer screening. This webinar will be presented by Mark Russell, MD. Dr. Russell is a Professor of Dermatology, Otolaryngology, and Pathology and Director of Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery at UVA. The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing designates this live webinar for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. This webinar is the last webinar of our 2024 Cancer Screening Landscape webinar series.

Skin Webinar- Cancer Screening Landscape