INTERCULTURAL CANCER COUNCIL (ICC)
OVERVIEW
The Intercultural Cancer Council promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically undeserved populations in the United States and its associated territories.
GOAL
To ensure that these provide funding that further our efforts to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically undeserved populations in the United States and its associated territories. Read more.
ICC REGIONAL NETWORK
The ICC works through a regional network to improve communities throughout the nation.
Personnel
Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Ph.D., Project Director (PCMH), ICC Chair
Vice President, Faculty Affairs & Development, President Immed Office
Meharry Medical College
Tel: (615) 327-6718 Email: pmatthews-juarez@mmc.edu
Thelma C. Hurd, MD, FACS, ICC Chair Elect, Associate Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dileep G. Bal, MD, MS, MPH, ICC Immediate Past Chair
Hawaii Department of Health
District Health Officer, Kauai District Health Office
Email: Dileep.g.bbal@doh.hawaii.gov
Col (Ret.) James E. Williams, Jr., MS, SPHR, ICC Past Chair
Principal, Jim Williams and Associates
Chair, Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Coalition (PPCC)
Member, Board of Directors Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention (APCaP)
Vice President, Intercultural Cancer council Caucus (ICCC)
Member, Patient Advocacy Committee, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Jimpc2@comcast.net
Armin D. Weinberg, PhD, ICC Co-Founder and Past Co Chair
Email: Arminw46@gmail.com
Sharon Barrett, DrPh., MS, ICC Secretary
Mid-Atlantic Regional Leader
Email: Semily1@gmail.com
Lovell A. Jones, PhD, ICC Co-Founder
Past Co-Chair
Email: Lajones1249@gmail.com
Lee Ellen Buenconsejo-Lum, MD, FAAFP, ICC Treasurer
Associate Professor and Dept. Vice chair
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii
Email: Ibuencon@hawaii.edu
Interim Governing Board Members
Jennie R. Cook, President, ICC Caucus-Ex-officio
Past Chairman, National Board of Directors
American Cancer Society
Email: Reginacook19@gmail.com
Barbara Sapp Davis, MSN, RN, CNOR, Member, National Board of Directors
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Email: Barbara.Davis3@va.gov
Bobbie de Cordova-Hanks, Member-at-Large
Founder, Bosom Buddies
Co-Founder, Speakers for Life
Email: Bdechks@ix.netcom.com
Linda Fleisher, MPH, PhD, Northeast Regional Leader
Senior Scientist
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
The Center for Injury Reseasrch and Prevention
Email: Fleisherl@emial.chop.edu
Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH, Pacific Island Regional Leader, Professor
Department of Family Practice and Community Health
Johns A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii
Email: Npalafox@hawaii.edu
Westley Sholes, MPA
Vice president of Health Programs
National Association of Black County Officials
Email: Wsholes99@gmail.com
Frank Talamantes, PhD, Member-at-Large
University of California at Santa Cruz
Emeritus Professor
Lactogen@mouseplacenta.com
Evaon C. Wong-Kim, LCSW, MPH, PHD, Member-at-Large
Chair and Professor
Department of Social Work
California State University, East Bay
Email: Evaon@csueastbay.edu
Pamela M. Jackson, MS, Executive Director
Intercultural Cancer Council
Email: Pjackson012@comcast.net
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