Moffitt Cancer Center

The Moffitt Office of Community Outreach, Education and Equity (COEE) centralized outreach efforts at Moffitt and provides the community with outreach and health education in the areas of cancer prevention, early detection, and screening. Participants of our programs learn about resources they can share among their families and friends. Through outreach, educational workshops, and linking community members to free and/or low-cost screening services, COEE community outreach workers collaborate with faith based and secular partners to minimize health disparities in the Tampa Bay area. We work with those individuals needing care beyond screening to provide access to diagnosis and treatment throughout the continuum of care.

Over 1.5 million people living in Moffitt’s 23-county catchment area have no insurance. Recent results from our Community Health Assessment identified three priorities: prevention, education and outreach, access to screening and early detection and health equity. With the number of uninsured persons living in the communities served by Moffitt coupled with the identified community priorities, there is a clear gap and continued need for outreach and partnerships with organizations like the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Through this partnership we have been able to provide thousands of minorities and uninsured women with access to no-cost screening mammograms, thereby helping to reduce the health disparities gap through screening and early detection.

“In the Tampa Bay region we have a significant population of women who lack health insurance and struggle to access basic cancer screening services. Through our partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, we have been able to serve thousands of women, ensuring they receive annual mammograms. At Moffitt our mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer, and our team members work tirelessly each day to deliver on this promise to everyone in our community.” — Kenisha Avery, MPH, COEE Manager