The Chicagoland affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded a $75,000 grant to Howard Brown Health Center to support its Breast Health Awareness Peer Educator Project, a peer-driven outreach program designed to encourage breast health conversation and education among sexual minority women of color over 40.
The project will target African-American and Latino women from the lesbian, bisexual and transgender community to conduct a series of breast health promotion and education activities. The project is intended to increase awareness of cancer risks and screening options, particularly among sex
