Session II: September 13, 2023
Community Outreach, Mobilization, Engagement Strategies, and Outcomes
PHEN Launched its “Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally” in 2021 as a national effort to raise awareness, mobilize, and engage with Black communities nationwide. This session explored the strategies and outcomes of these efforts, which have reached more than 15 million people.
Session II Program
Watch Video Welcome and Introductions: Mr. Thomas Farrington, President and Founder, PHEN
Watch Video Remarks: Rev. Dr. Natalie Mitchem, Executive Director of the AMEC Health Commission
Moderator: Rev. Adrian Backus, Director of Community Partnership Development and Outreach, PHEN
Watch Video An Overview of the Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally Progress and Accomplishments: Rev. Adrian Backus
Faith-Based Partnership Strategies and Outcomes
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- Watch Video Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Avery, Senior Pastor, St. Matthew Baptist Church
- Watch Video Deacon Donna Barksdale, Wellness Ministry Leader, First Baptist Church of South Richmond
Watch Video Engagement Strategies with Medical Providers, Corporate and Public Partners
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- Mr. Nashon Hornsby, Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health
- Dr. Angelo Moore, Director, Office of Health Equity (OHE) Duke Cancer Institute
- Dr. Eric Wallen, Professor, UNC Department of Urology, Urology Program Director
- Ms. Angela Riemer, Vice President, Global Policy and Public Affairs, Oncology, Pfizer
Watch Video Community Grassroots Engagements with PHEN Ambassadors
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- Dr. Artie Shelton, PHEN Ambassador, Colonel (ret) US Army Veteran, Prostate Cancer Survivor
- Bishop Michael V. Kelsey, Sr., Senior Pastor, New Samaritan Baptist Church
- Mr. Clinton Burnside, MPH, Senior Outreach Coordinator and “Men Take Ten” Program Manager, Howard University Cancer Center
- Rev. Bobby Richardson, Prostate Cancer Survivor and Member of Reid Temple AME Church
Watch Video Closing Remarks: Mr. Thomas Farrington
