Meeting Summary 6-19-08
HEALTH DISPARITIES TASK FORCE MEETING
June 19, 2008 10 AM -12 PM
Attendance: Makeisha Nesbitt, DeAnna Finifrock, Katie Moyer, Elizabeth Moe, Roshan Paudel, Gay Lynn Richards, Sara Rohde, David Simmons, Lisa Stephens, Marie Minh Hien Tran, Dai Vu, Betty Sanders, Nicole Bennett Engler, Catherine Marshall, Linda Ridleluber, Tari Owi, Ora Hokes, and Keith Allen.
Cancer Summit 2008 and other MCA- Liz Moe
· 224 registered for the Summit
· 122 post cards( post cards have information of what people plan to do in the next 90 days after the conference with the connections they have made)
· 91 evaluations were completed
· This year was the first year for fundraising and $46,600 was raised
· 7 organization donated $5,000
· The next Summit is being planned for the Fall of 2009
Building Bridges in Stearns County- Gaylynn Richards
· Faith based screening (St. Paul, St. Peter, and St. Michael) April 17 & 18 – 38 women, 4 Sage Interest from the church in St Augusta – contact is Connie Moline
· Melrose Event – Sr. Adela, 14 women, 8 screened for Sage –Melrose clinic to call to schedule
· Direct Mail prelim outcome – women 40 & older, NO insurance, 250 pieces, 5 calls, 3 scheduled Sage appointments (>1%)
· 2nd Bridges evaluation -Changes in action plan – deleting activities (Women’s
Showcase, Electrolux Health Fair, mailings to nursing homes/churches), adding
· Paper the Town in summer 2008
· Poster/Cancer Summit
· Fartun Hussein– new Community Health Worker for Stearns County, grantee for “Creating Community”
· Stearns County Demographics –
http://www.demography.state.mn.us/countyprof.html
§ Total Population: 133,166
§ 96% white
§ 3,266 Hispanic ethnicity (2% have been reached)
§ ~4500 households Spanish spoken
§ Asian 1,796 (1% have been reached)
§ Black/African American 900 (2% have been reached)
§ American Indian/Alaska Native 400 (1% have been reached)
§ Median family Income by race & ethnicity:
$33,750 (Black/Af Amer), $34,231 (Hispanic), $51,804 (white)
§ All Races: $51,553
§ 25,601 women 40 and older
Community Health Workers (CHW) – Sara Rohde/ DeAnna Finifrock
· The CHW program applied for a Bush Grant for a 2-3yr period and grant has been approved. Intervention style will be Peer-to-Peer
· Employer Forum
· Curriculum to debut at Fond du Lac Oct 22, 2008
§ The Cancer 101 curriculum which includes Lung, Prostate, Cervical, Colorectal, and Breast info will be presented
§ 2 Presenter have been secured for Prostate : Dr. Talbert/Colorectal Dr. Perdue
§ The last time this was offered was 2 years ago
§ This program will be offered to CHW’s working in any community but the focus will be on American Indian community
§ The event is free of cost
§ Hoping to have 50 persons in attendance
ACTION REQUEST:
Deanna will bring Fond du Lac event flyers to next meeting.
Gaylynn will e-mail Deanna a list of CHW names who should also receive the flyer.
Pap Team- Sara Rohde
· Finalizing the Pap Card
· Will test the Pap cards in the Fall with CHWs
· In the progress of producing Spanish Cervical Cancer Toolkit
Prostate Cancer Grant Update- Roshan Paudel
· Prostate Cancer Grant in progress
· Organizations who have received the grant:
§ Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
§ Open Cities Health Clinic
§ Jordan Area Council
§ Q Health Systems
§ North Point Health and Wellness
· Each organization is in the progress of planning intervention
· Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
§ Had their Kick-off on Father’s Day where 55 males over the age of 45 yrs attended and were encouraged to be more informed about Prostate Health.
§ Women were also encouraged to inform themselves about Prostate Health to encourage the men in their lives
· May 28th grantee attended a training where Dr. Brooks and Ms. Nagler from ACS Nat’l office lead a Prostate Training which seemed to be well received by participants
· Rainbow Research has been selected as the evaluators for this project
ACTION REQUEST:
At the next meeting please provide the group with information about individual grantees progress such as: number of attendees, number of sessions, etc.
MCA Steering Committee-Liz Moe
· In the process of developing a comp cancer plan budget
· Liz wanted the group to think what role should the Steering Committee play in the Health Disparities Task Force
· Interested in developing a wish list in an effort to drive the budget
· The Steering Committee is ready to focus on one major topic for the MCA as a way of being more specific
ANNOUCEMENT:
July 30th from 1-4pm in the Mississippi Room at American Cancer Society is the next Steer Committee Meeting. All are welcome to attend.
Colorectal Cancer Initiative-David Simmons
· The 3rd Free Colorectal Screening was held at Regions Hospital in St. Paul May 3
§ 26 were screened
§ 12 were considered high risk
§ 12 had polyps removed
§ 9 had adenomas removed
§ 6 had high risk adenomas removed
· In total there have been 3 free screening events
§ 69 have been scheduled
§ 67 have been screened
§ 27 were considered high risk
§ 26 had polyps removed
§ 21 had adenomas removed
§ 9 had high risk adenomas removed
ANNOUCEMENT:
Conference Call June 26, 2008 will discuss matching resources with organizations interested in doing more colorectal screening events for more information please contact David Simmons
Discussion: Shifting Gears
Colorectal Discussion
· The MCA has suggested there be a main focus as an organization
· The suggested focus is Colorectal cancer as many project groups are focusing on this topic already
· After discussing some of the pros and cons Makeisha asked for a show of hands in support of focusing on colorectal cancer. Majority was in support.
· The question then became where should our focus be
o Gaylynn expressed an interest in Greater MN having free colorectal screening opportunities
o David then stated that Marjorie Johnson and Rebecca Thoman, ACS employees, have been involved in helping the Colorectal Cancer Initiative group connect to Greater MN health systems to offer screening events
o Lisa questioned if we continue to screen will we get to a point where the government could say there is no need to fund this on a state level.
o David answered with there is 40,000 to 50,000 people in MN over the age of 50 that are un/underinsured and we are screening 26/event
· Suggestion from HDTF to the Steering Committee was to play a role in helping find funding for projects
Possible Future Action Steps:
§ Develop talking points about Colorectal screening events
§ Education session which should included:
o Knowing your family history
o Include diabetes and other chronic disease that effect colorectal cancer
o Visual aids around the screening procedure
§ Education specific for immigrants
Are there other projects we should focus on?
· Clinical Trials for Cancer and Education/Awareness
· Cancer Prevention
More discussion is needed around these topics at our next meeting:
· Elaborate more on the colorectal discussion/other projects of focus
· Where do we want the HDTF to go for the rest of the year
· How to find and apply for funding
Announcements/Requested Information
· World Refugee Day 2-6pm June 20th at Minnehaha Falls
· Juneteenth Cancer Awareness Walk and Activities 8:45 a.m. at Oak Park June 21st
· Church Olympics Volunteers needed please contact Helen Jackson at 612.521.3101
o 6/23 Roller Skating at Roller Gardens
o 6/27 Basketball tournament at North H.S
o 6/28 Track and Field Day at North H.S. Track
· Luanne Nyberg list serve information: Luanne.Nyberg@co.hennepin.mn.us
Next Meeting: September 18, 2008 at Snelling Office Park, Red River Room from 10:00 to 12:00. Please mark your calendars.
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