- The American Cancer Society (ACS) – Linkage
with ACS ensures information and education on prostate cancer
are within their guidelines and are culturally relevant. HERC
will encourage participation of ACS to provide trainers for the
prostate workshops.
- Avon
Foundation -
committed to improving the lives of women and their families,
focusing on the vital issues of breast cancer, domestic violence
and emergency relief.
- Bayview
Hunter’s Point Health Care Task Force
- Bayview
Hunters Point Health and Environmental Assessment Program (HEAP) – This
linkage ensures continued research relevant to environmental issues
that may be contributing to the high rate of cancer in African
American communities. It also services as a policy development
body concerned with environmental issues and community health.
- Blue
Cross of California - Linkage serves as a core to provide financial resources to further
the mission of addressing prostate cancer among African American
men in the two targeted communities and assist with providing health
education to the community at-large through participation in community
health fairs and other health events at the community level.
- California
Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)
- Federal
Appropriations Funds
- John
Hale Health Foundation – The
Foundation provides meeting space and professional medical consultancy
to the proposed project.
- Kaiser
Permanente – Linkage with
Kaiser serves as a core to provide financial resources to further
the mission of addressing prostate cancer among African American
men in the two targeted communities and assist with providing health
education to the community at-large through participation in community
health fairs and other health events at the community level.
- Rainbow
Grocery
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- Saint Francis Memorial Hospital CHW
Bay Area Region – Pledges
discount rates for prostate health services to the target population
who are underinsured or uninsured. Additionally, Saint Francis
Memorial Hospital is committed to participating in various events
designed to share information and educate.
- San Francisco City College – The
College provides ongoing in-kind health (Registered Nurse) consultancy
in the design and analysis of the proposed prostate project.
- San Francisco Department of Public
Health African American Health Initiative (AAHI) – The
linkage with AAHI will serve as a core to provide financial resources
to further the mission of addressing key health disparities (prostate
cancer) in communities where there is a high rate of African
American men.
- San Francisco Department on the Environment
- San Francisco Health Plan – Linkage
serves as a core to provide financial resources to further the
mission of addressing prostate cancer among African American
men in the two targeted communities and assist with providing
health education to the community at-large.
- San Francisco University
- St. Luke’s Hospital -
Pledges discount rates for prostate health services to the target
population who are underinsured or uninsured.
- Union Bank
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