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From one Houston chapter
in 1994 with 15 members, to currently 39 chapters in
25 states and 3000 members and associate members |
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Outreach to 4.2 million families
during the 2003 fiscal year |
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Widely acknowledged and nationally
recognized as a major resource for the medical community |
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Credited with having the first
annual national African American Breast Cancer Conference
(Houston 1999, 2001 and 2003; Atlanta 2000, Detroit
2002, Richmond, VA 2004) with an average attendance
of 500 participants, CEU and CHES accreditation |
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The “National Network”,
a quarterly newsletter, is the only African American
breast cancer publication that links chapter to chapter
and unites all communities with valuable breast health
information; readership10,000 |
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Three (3) recognized national educational
outreach programs (The Gift For Life Block Walk™
, Pink Ribbon Awareness Program and Stop The Silence™:
a continuation grant funded through the Office of Minority
Health to address early breast health intervention for
African American women ages 25 to 45 |
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National partnership with MD Anderson
Cancer Center on outreach through 25 chapters (S.P.I.R.I.T) |
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12 Sisters Network® Inc (SNI)
members of the organization have completed the advance
scientific training, Project Lead (NBCC- National Breast
Cancer Coalition) |
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Three SNI members on the Department
of Defense (DOD) committee |
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Two SNI members appointed to Komen
National Advisory committee |
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Participant, Health Talk (Beyond
Tomorrow-A New Look At Early Stage Breast Cancer) nationwide
meetings in Houston and Chicago via teleconference,
internet and town hall meetings |
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Member, Advisory Committee to
the Center for Research on Minority Health (CRMH), University
of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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Essence, featured article on
National President, October 2003 |
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Featured article in Coping with
Cancer, October 2003 |
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Featured in local community based
newspaper, the Houston Defender |
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Recognition by the Lance Armstrong
Foundation, including individual recipient of the Voice
of b Survivorship 2002 award, Karen E. Jackson |
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Lifetime Breast Cancer Hero Award
2001, Karen E. Jackson |
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MAMM magazine 1998, Karen E. Jackson
selected among 50 in the country Who Make A Difference |
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Comprehensive and Evolving Website;
current “hits” average 1200 per month |
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Increased recognition as a major
source for culturally sensitive educational literature |
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Co-authored Breast Cancer in African
American Women: The Evolution of the Sisters Network® Inc
Inc., Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, Volume
14, No 2, 2003 |
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Outreach to 4.2 million families |
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Recognition by Black Entertainment
Television and General Motors as the 2004 recipient
of the "History Maker in the Making Award" |
