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Thanks to Wylene for sharing this resource.  She had them out at Oakman Manor and reports that they were a success.

The WITNESS PROJECT®OF DETROIT   is a faith-based program that supports African American women in Detroit and Wayne County in maintaining breast health.  The Witness Project® of Detroit is a program offered through the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and is funded by Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure.

Locally and nationally, African American women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages and more likely to die from breast cancer compared to women from all other racial and ethnic groups.

The Witness Project®  is a health education model used across the nation that was developed to promote the early detection of breast cancer among African American women through screening and cancer risk management.  The Witness Project® relies upon two types of volunteers who educate women in the community:  1) witness role models who arebreast cancer survivors who “witness” and share their personal stories about their triumph over breast cancer, and 2) lay health advisors  who are women who have never been diagnosed but provide important information about the disease and early detection.

The Witness Project® is an evidence-based intervention that is part of the National Cancer Institute’s archive of Research-Tested Intervention Programs (R-TIPS).

To organize The Witness Project to present at our Village or Co-op, please contact:

Lauren M. Ramsey, MPH

Community Health Education/Research Assistant

Population Studies & Disparities

Department of Oncology

Wayne State University, School of Medicine

(313) 576-8032

ramsey@karmonos.org

To learn more about The Witness Project, go to the website at:  http://witnessprojectofdetroit.org/

Older African Americans have much higher rates of chronic disease than older Caucasians, a disparity that the IOG has investigated for over a decade. As one means of reversing this trend and helping to make the African American community more comfortable with health interventions, the IOG created the Healthier Black Elders Reception. This reception includes inspirational and educational panel discussions with question and answer sessions, health screenings, a nutritious lunch, and exercise.

Healthier Black Elders Center- Keeping the Memories Golden: Positive Mental Health Strategies will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 from 7:30 am – 2 pm @ Greater Grace Conference Center.

This event will include breakfast; health screenings; sessions on fitness, humor, caregiving, nutrition, and the Affordable Care Act; and lunch.

Registration costs $5.

To Register Online:  http://events.wayne.edu/main/2013/06/11/hbec-health-reception-46246/?goback=%2Egmp_4351274%2Egde_4351274_member_242771591

To Mail-In Registration:  http://www.iog.wayne.edu/events/2013-hbec-registration-form.pdf