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A bidirectional partnership between researchers and community members
From the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement of the Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium

Saying goodbye to a community partner and friend
Bridgette Hempstead, founder of Cierra Sisters and staunch health equity research advocate, remembered as a force for underserved patients

Fred Hutch receives funding to advance Indigenous cancer health equity
Cooperative agreement will support work on smoking cessation, lung cancer screening, patient navigation and more

How do you build partnerships for health equity?
Pathways Symposium points to ‘love, trust and science’ to boost clinical trial participation, relationships with community

The importance of household food security in Diabetes management
From the Mendoza research group, Public Health Sciences Division

New projects advance health equity research
Two $1M grants support efforts to pinpoint novel prostate cancer biomarkers, improve clinical trial enrollment and inclusion

New study of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations gets $38.7M grant
Fred Hutch will act as coordinating center for large study of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases in overlooked populations

Building health equity in big ways and small
Pathways to Equity Symposium highlights need for individual efforts, community collaborations and systemic change to improve outcomes

Navigating cancer and barriers, one person at a time
Need financial assistance? Interpreter services? Transportation to and from chemotherapy? Patient navigators help close cancer care gaps

Indigenous health equity focus of Pathways Symposium
Storytellers, scientists and public health leaders share strategies to decolonize, improve cancer research and care

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium to serve entire state
Catchment area expands from 13 counties to all of Washington, adding 2.4 million people and several additional Indigenous tribes

Science Says: Curing cancer for all
Reducing health disparities, increasing diversity in cancer treatment and research

Bringing science and better health outcomes to all
Fred Hutch’s Pathways to Equity Symposium: Heartbreaking statistics, hopeful plans, and recognition for a pair of health-equity trailblazers

Public health’s pandemic pivot
With disease modeling, virtual events and a renewed focus on antiracism, Fred Hutch population scientists adapt their work to COVID-19

The latest on how COVID-19 affects cancer patients
Hutch researchers share new data on mortality rates and racial disparities in treatment; launch statewide COVID-19 and cancer data repository

Health equity trailblazers recognized
Dr. Kemi Doll, Marcela Suárez Díaz and Sea Mar’s community health workers honored for work with key underserved groups

Dr. Jay Mendoza moves into health disparities leadership at Fred Hutch, Cancer Consortium
New Office of Community Outreach and Engagement to focus on underserved populations in western Washington