UVA Cancer Center, 7 Community Health Centers Launch Cancer Screening Collaborative
6/4/2024
University of Virginia Cancer Center is partnering with seven community health centers to get more Virginians screened for cancer. UVA Health is working with these Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)…
UVA Partnering With Southwest Virginia Care Providers to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening
3/19/2024
Community Health Center of the New River Valley is partnering with University of Virginia Cancer Center to boost Southwest Virginia’s colorectal cancer screening rate by mailing at-home test kits to patients.…
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Learn How UVA Health Team Members Support Community Engagement
3/19/2024
The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States — and in 2023, there were more than 153,000 cases…
2/29/2024
Public Health Sciences Professor Jamie Zoellner, PhD, RDN, and her multidisciplinary team were awarded a five-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to engage Head Start families across…
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 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…
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…