Organizations Filed Purposes:
Cancer Prevention Cancer prevention education, early detection, research
Early Detection Service:HCB2 continued to collaborate with Henrico Health Department to offer a FluFIT clinic to the Richmond, VA community.The one-day event offers flu shots to community members while also assessing each attendee's risk of colorectal cancer. There were over 680 attendees and 82 in-home colorectal cancer screening kits were distributed to community members eligible due to their age, symptoms, or family history or a combination of the three. Each year HCB2 funds the purchase of 120 in-home screening kits for the FluFIT clinics and the testing strips for health departments to complete testing. In 2019, HCB2 volunteers also helped with the navigation to ensure the patients returned the completed screening kits which increased the compliance by 50%. HCB2 educates the medical team and attendees about the FIT in-home screening tool and the importance of early detection. Additional resources are distributed to attendees to help provide information about colon health and colorectal cancer prevention. In 2019 HCB2 increased their colorectal cancer screening program offered to the area free clinics. HCB2 purchased the FIT screenig tools and testing strips and provided education to five free clinics - Health Brigade, two Crossover Ministries, Goochland Cares and Health Heart free clinic. During 2019 HCB2 funded 371 in-home testing kits (FIT) for the free clinics to offer their uninsured patients in need of colorectal cancer screening.
Colon Health Education: HCB2's free colon health education continued and expanded in the year 2019. Twenty-one Healing Belly baskets were delivered to survivors. The personal delivery includes information about each basket item which helps heal the body, boost the immune system, and generally provide support for overall health and wellbeing.The basket contains a variety of nutrient-dense food items provided at no-cost to survivors. After completing cancer treatment, patients are often left with very little information about how to regain their health through nutrition. HCB2 offerd a group workshop to explain the role of nutrition in boosting the immune system and healing the gut microbiome. Each attendee was given a Healing Belly Basket. HCB2's "anti-inflammtory" grocery list is included in the Healing Belly Baskets; moreover, it is distributed at all community presentations and appearances, and it can be downloaded on the HCB2.org website. There is an increasing interest in gut health, and understanding the gut microbiome's role in preventing disease is becoming more mainstream. HCB2 offers their information and services freely to the community and to cancer patients and survivors in an effort to prevent cancer from taking anymore lives.
Reaching Younger Populations: "Can We Talk?" Colorectal diagnosis is rising in 20-34 year olds and most of the cancers found at later, harder to treat stages within this population, HCB2 created a program, along with various tools, and purchased a life size educational aid to help educate the younger population. Strike Out Cancer was in its 5th year in 2019 and continues to be HCB2's largest awareness raising event which targets the younger population. Strike Out Cancer is a bowling competition between local high schools. HCB2 provides roughly 600 students, faculty, parents with educational materials about colorectal cancer through our 'Can We Talk?'literature. The 'Can We Talk' material asks six simple questions which help assess one's risk for colorectal cancer. We challenge the students to bring home the information to discuss with loved ones. Educational topics and questions on the "Can We Talk?" literature target colon cancer symptoms, what to discuss with doctors, age to begin routine screening, and the importance of knowing one's family history of disease. HCB2 distributes the "Can We Talk?" literature at all community presentations and appearances. In October 2019,HCB2 reached more community members of all ages by bringing their large 12ft x 12ft inflatable Colon to over 20 community, and school events for attendees to walk through which sparked a conversation about colon health and cancer prevention. HCB2 traveled over 1000 miles in 2019 so community members across the state of Virginia could participate in the eductional experience. Requests for the inflatable colon continue to rise which provides an exciting opportunity to reach individuals, employees, children and families with important information about colorectal cancer, screening, and colon health.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melinda M Conklin-Cassem Ms Med | Executive Director | 35 | $31,667 |
| Renee Malone Mph | Program Director | 20 | $25,000 |
| Roger Cassem | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Murphy | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristy Seay Msnrncgrn | Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Fisher Cluchfcvam | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Aesha Mehta Msmba | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sheetal Talreja | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Muscarella | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Darron Franta | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Eddleton Mba | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Vorenberg Md | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marlisa Hurt Phd | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 |
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