Tag: Latino Community

Episode 45: Breaking Down Barriers to CRC Screening (understanding the lives of patients outside the doctor’s office)

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Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Giselle Carlotta-McDonald, who is the executive director of Project Access-New Haven, which employs community health workers to address colorectal cancer (CRC) screening disparities among Connecticut residents, particularly in African American and Latino communities.

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Episode #44: Increasing CRC Screening Rates in Latino Communities (awareness and access to care are key to success)

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For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Abdul Saied Calvino, a surgical oncologist at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, Rhode Island and assistant professor of surgical oncology at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.

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