The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) will host its 9th Annual Community Forum from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Arturo Velasquez Institute, the satellite campus of Richard J. Daley College, 2800 S. Western Ave. in Chicago. This year’s theme is “Nothing About Us Without Us: Community-Driven Cancer Solutions.”
Admission to the forum is free and open to the public. Participants are required to sign up in advance through forms in English/Spanish or English/Cantonese to attend. Presentations and information will be provided in English, Spanish, Cantonese and American Sign Language (ASL). Lunch will be provided.
The forum will include a resource fair and presentations on a number of topics including:
- Exploring mind-body interventions for colorectal cancer risk factor reduction
- Highlighting cancer experiences of people with disabilities
- Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening
- Lifestyle factors and cancer prevention breakout sessions
ChicagoCHEC is a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer partnership led by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. ChicagoCHEC’s mission is to advance cancer health equity through meaningful scientific discovery, education, training and community engagement.
Dr. Melissa Simon is the George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology and a full tenured professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, and Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also a co-principal investigator of ChicagoCHEC.
“We are so excited to host our community forum in person this year,” Simon said. “Cancer health inequities have grown during COVID, and as we move away from the pandemic it is crucial to bring community and researchers and clinicians together in a forum like this to exchange information and insights and help pave a way forward.”
Top photo: Participants of the 8th Annual ChicagoCHEC Community Forum receiving information during a tabling session.
