FREE and Open to the Public, August
14th, 1:00-3:00
p.m.
QUINCY,
Mass., July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Prostate
Health Education Network (PHEN) is mobilizing action to fight
against prostate cancer at its Chicago Prostate Cancer Disparity
Rally Town Hall on Wednesday, August
14th at the Trinity United Church of Christ (400
W 95th St., Chicago,
IL, 60628). The town hall will bring together leading
clergy, medical experts, health advocates, policymakers, community
leaders, and prostate cancer survivors to empower, share knowledge,
and provide resources to help save lives and end the African
American prostate cancer racial disparity.
"Black men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than
all other men, and in Illinois,
they have the highest incidence and suffer the highest death rates
from this disease," said PHEN President and Founder Thomas A. Farrington. "We must raise knowledge
and awareness and mobilize action to eliminate this crisis. This is
PHEN's mission, which we push forward through our town hall meeting
here in Chicago and throughout the
country."
Confirmed town hall speakers and invited panelists to
date include:
- Gina Curry, Director of
Community Engagement and Cancer Health Equity, the University of Chicago
- Representative Marcus C. Evans, Jr.,
Illinois State Representative
- Warren Lawson, PHEN Network Survivor Member
- Sherri May-Rogers,
Director, Oncology, Pfizer
- Tarneka Manning,
Administrative Director, Office of Equity & Minority Health
Northwestern University
- Tonya S. Roberson,
Director of Community Engagement, Program Development and Academic
Success, Governors State University
- Reverend Dr. Otis
Moss III, Senior Pastor, Trinity United
Church of Christ Church
- Walter Stadler, MD, Associate Dean of Clinical
Science Research, Clinical Trials, the University of Chicago
Agenda items and discussions will focus on topics including
Understanding the Black Prostate Cancer Crisis in Chicago; Challenges and Approaches
to Address the Prostate Cancer Crisis; PHEN's
Church Partnership Initiative and Educational
Resources; and Mobilizing for Ongoing
Activities.
PHEN, along with the support of Reverend Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor, Trinity United
Church of Christ, is dedicated to raising awareness and taking
action to combat the disproportionate impact of prostate cancer on
Black men in Chicago and
nationally.
"The Prostate Heath Education Network is leading the fight
against prostate cancer for Black America," said Reverend Dr.
Otis Moss III, Sr. Pastor, Trinity
United Church of Christ, in a recorded message, on PHEN-TV. "I am
one who's been impacted by prostate cancer, as I've had several
people in my family who were saved by early detection."
This meeting is part of PHEN's Chicago Prostate Cancer Disparity
Rally, which is being conducted throughout August. The Prostate
Cancer Disparity Rally began in 2021 and has since been conducted
in 28 cities in 16 states using social media, radio, virtual town
hall meetings, and community activities. The Rally has reached over
20 million people in the past three years.
This town hall event is FREE and open to the public.
Participants can register here.
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