August 22, 2024
June 22-24, 2003 New ground was broken in June 2003 when Latinos from around the country gathered in Washington, DC to open dialogue, discussion and debate about human genetics issues and their significance to the Hispanic/Latino population. The first-of-its-kind project, called the Hispanic/Latino Genetics Community Consultation Network (HLGCCN) summit meeting, brought together 75 key opinion […]
August 22, 2024
May 30, 2003 Redes En Acción and the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service (CIS) have teamed up on a new community education project aimed at promoting cancer clinical trial awareness among the Hispanic/Latino population. The six-month pilot project, Clinical Trials Outreach for Hispanics, is being implemented in four Redes En Acción regions that have […]
August 22, 2024
May 6, 2003. A new Hispanic health resource is available online with the debut of the Salud En Acción: National Hispanic/Latino Health Communication Research web site. The new site, under the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center (CDPCRC) at Baylor College of Medicine, can be found at www.saludtoday.com. The site offers comprehensive information about […]
August 22, 2024
April 28, 2003 With the heightened emphasis nationally on increasing minority participation in cancer research, Redes En Acción has responded with a host of related projects in recent months. The initiative is involved in clinical trial issues on several fronts, including studies specifically aimed at learning more about Latino and other Special Populations’ knowledge, attitudes […]
August 22, 2024
A decade ago, Redes En Acción launched its operations with a national center and six strategically located regional offices across the country. The mission: to develop a nationwide network – a veritable army – of collaborators to fight cancer in Latinos on three fronts – research, training and public awareness. Now the National Cancer Institute-funded […]
August 22, 2024
November 03, 2009. Redes En Acción today unveiled six new public service announcements and is also promoting a new Latino health blog and Web site, SaludToday, all geared to promoting healthier lifestyles among Latinos. The six PSAs, which can be viewed on our PSA Web page and also via the SaludToday Web site, aim to […]
August 22, 2024
Among Latina women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the number one cancer killer. In a new book, 26 South Texas women who have fought this deadly disease describe the Latina breast cancer experience in their own words. Click here for full article.
August 22, 2024
Durante los últimos cinco años, Redes en Acción ha formado la red de colaboración más extensa de organizaciones que jamás se había formado, con el propósito de afrontar las desigualdades causadas por el cáncer en las poblaciones Latinas. Click here for full article.
August 22, 2024
Over the past five years, Redes En Acción has formed the most extensive collaboration of organizations ever assembled to address cancer disparities in Latino populations. Now, under the National Cancer Institute’s new Community Networks Program initiative, Redes En Acción (Networks in Action) will receive funding to expand its efforts to fight cancer in Latino communities […]
August 22, 2024
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