Hamilton County will use a 513Relief Bus stop on Oct. 15 to spotlight the state of cancer in our community and connect accessible health services like cancer screenings, education, and support services to residents.
The State of Cancer Forum will kick off the day at the Holloman Center for Social Justice at 3459 Reading Road from 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., with UC Health presenting the latest cancer statistics and trends impacting the region. A moderated panel discussion led by the Health Collaborative will follow with key partners in cancer education, awareness, and advocacy on the latest efforts to spark community action in advancing cancer research and resources for Hamilton County.
Immediately following the forum, the 513Relief Bus will be stationed nearby at 3458 Reading Road from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to provide critical cancer screenings and health services.
The mobile health bus, a national model for community-based health care delivery, will offer lung cancer prescreening, HPV self-collection kits, and prostate and head/neck cancer screenings.
The event will also feature health services from the Pink Ribbon Good Trailer, Healthy Moms and Babes, and AmeriHealth.
Free mammograms are available courtesy of the UCHealth Health Bus.
Registration is required. To schedule a mammogram, call (513) 584-PINK; financial assistance is available.
Presenters/Facilitators: Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PHD) from UC Health will present the regional state of cancer with data/statistical information obtained through the UC Health Cancer Center. The Health Collaborative will be the lead facilitator of the community impact discussion featuring the participants below.
• Hamilton County Public Health Commissioner: Greg Kesterman
• City of Cincinnati Health Commissioner: Grant Mussman
• CEO Interact for Health/Survivor: Kate Schroder
• Mercy Health Physician: Dr. Keith Melvin
• Assistant Chief Nursing Officer UC Health/Cancer Survivor: Dr. Ruby Crawford
• UC Health Division Director of Survivorship: Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD
• The Health Collaborative: Deirdre Beluan/Tiffany Mattingly — Lead Facilitators of Community
Live remote broadcast Radio One’s Lincoln Ware
Onboard services;
• Lung Cancer Pre-Screening/Education
• HPV Self-Collection Screening and Cervical Cancer Prevention
• Prostate Screenings
• Head/Neck Cancer Screenings
Specific Service Vendors
• UC Cancer Survivorship
• Clinical Research Center
• Cancer Family Care /survivorship resources
• Cancer Justice Network/patient navigation services
• Cancer Support Community