Rebkha Atnafou-Boyer: Identifying Barriers and Promoters to Colorectal Cancer Screening for Black Immigrants and Refugees
Rebkha Atnafou-Boyer, Research Associate, PI and Program Director at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine shared on LinkedIn:
“This past week, we successfully launched our colorectal cancer study at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, titled ‘Identifying Barriers and Promoters to Colorectal Cancer Screening for Black Immigrants and Refugees in Metropolitan Baltimore and Prince George’s County: A Qualitative Study.’
The project aims to uncover the challenges faced by these communities and develop culturally tailored solutions. We were honored to have Dr. Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and the study sponsor, and Kamala Green, Division Administrator, Baltimore City Cancer Program at the University of Maryland, join us, along with representatives from over 10 organizations committed to supporting the study and participant recruitment.
The study is off to an inspiring start with representation from primarily Nigerian, Ethiopian, and Ghanaian communities—the largest African immigrant groups in the DMV area, representatives from Trinidad and Tobago, and JHU graduate public health students. Stay tuned for updates! Maryland Department of Health, Cigarette Restitution Funds provide funding for the study.”
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