Using Your Voice: A Movement for Health Equity
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Join the American Cancer Society (ACS) for a community webinar about their newest cohort study, VOICES of Black Women. Speakers will include ACS Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Alpa Patel and a VOICES Volunteer Ambassador. Come learn about the importance of VOICES of Black Women, ACS's dedication to health equity, and how we can all use our voices to end cancer as we know it for everyone. Additional materials on the study can be found at your local library branch!
Presenter: Dr. Alpa Patel, Senior Vice President, American Cancer Society
About Dr. Patel
Dr. Patel is the co-Principal Investigator for VOICES of Black Women. She studies cancer prevention, focusing on how physical activity, sedentary behavior, and obesity affect the risk of developing or dying from cancer. She also serves as the principal investigator of the ACS Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS), CPS-II and CPS-3, which are among the country’s largest population cohort studies. She provides strategic and operational oversight for the studies, including their biospecimen and data management.
Registration is required for this webinar. The Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants.
If you have any questions, then please contact the Community Health Team at healthybklyn@bklynlibrary.org.
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05/13/2025 04:00 pm
05/13/2025 05:00 pm
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Using Your Voice: A Movement for Health Equity
<p>Join the American Cancer Society (ACS) for a community webinar about their newest cohort study, VOICES of Black Women. Speakers will include ACS Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Alpa Patel and a VOICES Volunteer Ambassador. Come learn about the importance of VOICES of Black Women, ACS's dedication to health equity, and how we can all use our voices to end cancer as we know it for everyone. Additional materials on the study can be found at your local library branch!</p><p><strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Alpa Patel, Senior Vice President, American Cancer Society</p><p><em><strong>About Dr. Patel</strong></em></p><p><em>Dr. Patel is the co-Principal Investigator for VOICES of Black Women. She studies cancer prevention, focusing on how physical activity, sedentary behavior, and obesity affect the risk of developing or dying from cancer. She also serves as the principal investigator of the ACS Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS), CPS-II and CPS-3, which are among the country’s largest population cohort studies. She provides strategic and operational oversight for the studies, including their biospecimen and data management.</em></p>
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