Music + Therapeutic Art Making Led by art therapist, Mignon Dupepe & musician, Noah Plotkin
Join Twist Out Cancer & Imerman Angels on Wednesday April 13th, 6:30-7:30pm CST for a collaborative, engaging, and meaningful Virtal Twistshop experience!
If there’s anyone that seems to fly under the radar in cancer control, it’s probably the cancer registrar. Their efforts are so important to cancer control, but they aren’t on the frontlines like doctors and nurses.
This month’s Thrive Book Club pick is “These Precious Days,” a collection of essays by Ann Patchett released Nov. 23, 2021. The book is a reflection on family, friendships, and home that anyone may find ways to relate to. However, the title essay is the one we’d like to note.
Originally published in Harper’s magazine, the essay is a winding tale of how Patchett came to be friends with Sooki, the personal assistant to Tom Hanks, and how their friendship evolved over the course of Sooki’s pancreatic cancer treatment.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine hosts this rural outreach medical clinic for migrant workers to provide medical care for those with no insurance or who do not have insurance coverage for certain services. The event includes general and sports physicals, well and sick child visits, vaccines and lab services, cervical cancer screening, breast exams and mammogram referrals, and other health exams. Dental services available by appointment.
For more information call 775-385-8091 or email ruraloutreachclinic@gmail.com.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine hosts this rural outreach medical clinic for migrant workers to provide medical care for those with no insurance or who do not have insurance coverage for certain services. The event includes general and sports physicals, well and sick child visits, vaccines and lab services, cervical cancer screening, breast exams and mammogram referrals, and other health exams. Dental services available by appointment.
For more information call 775-385-8091 or email ruraloutreachclinic@gmail.com.
Having a safe space to write and share one’s stories is incredibly healing and helps us turn those experiences into sources of strength. In this four-week workshop series, we will dive into experiences of living and healing through a range of guided journaling, creative nonfiction techniques, and short readings/music. This workshop is open to the public and free for all participants.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in mid-March provided an update on its progress in reviewing and potentially updating its ratings for screening for cervical cancer.
The Skin of Color Society produced this educational interview featuring dermatologists of color discussing sun protection and skin cancer prevention for patients with skin of color.
Studies have shown the use of inflatable colons in community outreach settings, both urban and rural, can improve knowledge of and interest in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
See how having a giant inflatable colon at your outreach event can complement other clinical efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. This guide includes a list of additional interventions that can be used.