In This Issue
  • 2008 Race Registration
  • Grants Announcement
  • Many Faces One Voice
  • In the Pink Reception
  • Legislation Update
  • Komen SF Goes to Washington 
 
2008 Major Grantees
 
 
Alexander Valley Regional
Medical Center
 
 
Alliance Medical Center
 
 
Alta Bates Summit Asian
Outreach Program
 
 
Asian Americans for
Community Involvement
 
 
Bayview Hunters Point Health and Environmental Resource Center
 
 
Breast Cancer Connections 
 
 
Breast Cancer Emergency Fund
 
 
California Pacific Medical Center
 
 
Chinatown Public Health Center
 
 
Chinese Community
Health Services
 
 
Delta Memorial Hospital Foundation
 
 
Indian Health Center of
Santa Clara Valley
 
 
Lyon-Martin Health Services
 
 
Marin Center for
Independent Living
 
 
Marin Community Clinics
 
 
Petaluma Health Center
 
 
Project Open Hand
 
 
Ravenswood Family Health Center
 
 
Shanti
 
 
Southeast Health Center
 
 
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
 
 
Santa Clara Valley
Medical Center
 
 
 
2008 Enabling Grantees
 
 
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum  
 
 
Billy DeFrank LGBT
Community Center
 
 
Community Health Partnership
 
 
Northern California Cancer Center Community Education Program
 
 
Women’s Cancer Resource Center
 
 
YMCA of the East Bay
 
 
Travel Scholarship: 2008 Intercultural Cancer Conference – Emily Tsai, Stanford Medical School 
 

 
Komen San Francisco
Board of Directors
 
 
Evaon Wong-Kim MSW, MPH, PhD President

Amy Buckner, Vice President
 
Winnie Tso, Treasurer
 
Tamsin Kendall, Secretary
 
 
Shirley M. Bordelon
 
Anita Brink
 
Joni Cassell
 
Frederick Dirbas, MD
 
June Hom
 
Pam Judd
 
Kimberely Petska 
 
Eva Wong
 
 
Joanne Horning, Founder

Maria Sousa, Executive Director
 
 
     Quarterly e-Newsletter   •   July 2008
 
 
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 
 
The 18th Annual Komen SF Race for the Cure®
Sunday, September 21, 2008
 
 
You may register at www.komensf.org.

The Race will again be along the Embarcadero, starting at the Ferry Building. 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Walk, followed by a Survivor Tribute Ceremony, Awards Ceremony, and a Health & Fitness Expo.
 
Kids (ages 6-12) can register for the Kids for the Cure!

Can’t make the event this year? Register for the Sleep In
for the Cure, stay home, and we will send you an official
2008 Race t-shirt!

Please go to www.komensf.org for Race information, information about starting your own Race Team and how to win great prizes by taking part in our fundraising program.

And don’t miss the Race Kick-Off Block Party!
Sunday, September 14, 2008, Noon – 6pm
On Buchanan Street between Greenwich & Union Streets
Generously hosted by the Brazen Head Restaurant

 
 
 
KOMEN SF MAJOR GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
 
Intent to Apply applications are now being accepted for Breast Health and/or Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment/Support, Education and Outreach Projects for the 2009 - 2010 program year.
 
Please go to www.komensf.org/grants_major.htm for the Komen SF Grant Application details.
 
MANY FACES ONE VOICE

A Community Dialogue on Unmet Needs in the
San Francisco Bay Area
 
Evaon Wong-Kim, PhD, Komen SF Board President welcomes MFOV attendees.
 
On May 14, 2008, the San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure hosted its 2nd Annual Conference - “Many Faces One Voice” at the Hilton San Francisco. More than 150 community based providers, health advocates, medical professionals and survivors joined us at this conference that focused on the Unmet Breast Cancer/Breast Health Needs in the SF Bay Area.
 
Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Lovell A. Jones, the Director of the Center for Research on Minority Health, Department of Health Disparities Research at the MD Anderson Cancer Center kicked off the morning with a spirited presentation on health disparities. This was followed by other Keynote panelists who spoke about the LGBT population’s access to healthcare; disparities in breast cancer outcomes for African American women; the social and economic impact of a cancer diagnosis for Latina women; the challenges and strategies related to breast cancer issues among Asian American women; and incarcerated women’s access to screening and treatment.
 
The conference included a "Market Place” where non-profit organizations shared information about their programs and resources. The bustling Market Place was followed by afternoon breakout sessions, during which lively discussions ensued after panel presentations on “Women Under 40,” “Undocumented Women,” “End of Life Issues,” and “Breast Cancer as a Chronic Condition.”
 
In response to a conference evaluation survey, 97.6% of respondents stated that the conference fully or mostly achieved its overall goal of raising awareness of breast cancer and or breast health needs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A conference attendee noted:
 
“It is always inspiring to hear from women who have dedicated their lives to improving the quality of life of other women. Just the contact with such women inspires me to go back to the office re-energized and ready to dive back to work.”
 
IN THE PINK RECEPTION
 
 
Evaon Wong-Kim, Board President and June Hom, Komen SF Grants Chair celebrate Komen funding with grantees. 
 
As the Conference came to a close, the night began with "In the Pink" – an evening reception during which we announced our 2008 Grantees to our donors and volunteers.
 
This year, the San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure granted over $1 million to support community groups that address unmet breast health needs within the community; deliver the life-saving message of early detection; and provide assistance to medically-underserved breast cancer patients and their families.
 
Our Komen Grantees also received certificates of acknowledgement from Assemblyman Mark Leno, Senator Carole Migden, and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma.
 
BREAST HEALTH LEGISLATION UPDATE
 
This year, the 7 California Affiliates (a.k.a. the Komen California Collaborative) supported our first Breast Health Legislative Package that aimed to increase access and quality care for women in California.
 
Opposition to the Governor’s Proposed $4.2M cut to the Every Woman Counts Program
 
Early this year, Governor Schwarzenegger proposed a $4.2M cut to the State of California's Every Woman Counts Program (EWC) , among many others, in an effort to help close the State's budget deficit. EWC, California’s breast and cervical cancer screening program, is the last line of access to screening for thousands of unisured, low income women in California.
 
Due to barriers in accessing regular breast cancer screenings, breast cancer is much deadlier among uninsured, low-income women who tend to have lower screening rates, and are three times more likely to die from breast cancer. However, due to funding constraints, EWC was only serving 15-20 percent of eligible women. The proposed cut will make that number more dismal. In May, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma had graciously brought these concerns before the California State Legislative’s Women’s Caucus for review. Members of the Senate and Assembly Budget Conference Committee approved the Assembly’s proposal to backfill $2 million to offset the $4.2 cut to the EWC program. This item has not gone into a bill, but when it does, it must be voted upon by both houses and garner a 2/3 vote. It will then go to the Governor for final approval. The Komen CA Collaborative will continue our collective efforts to ensure that the $2 million stays intact. We may ask for your support on this issue. 
 
AB 2887(Berg) & SB1348(Cedillo)
 
Assembly Bill 2887 introduced by Assemblywoman Patty Berg aimed to include payment of digital mammography services in the EWC program. Additionally, Senate Bill 1348 introduced by Senator Gil Cedillo aimed to establish the EWC as an entitlement program and expand the eligibility age for EWC to all high-risk women.
 
Unfortunately, due to the severity of the California budget deficit, these bills are dead for the year.  We know that this in no way reflects upon the authors’ commitments or the merits of the bills. We would like to thank Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Assemblywoman Patty Berg, and Senator Gil Cedillo for their efforts in fighting breast cancer and we hope you will join us in thanking them as well.
 
KOMEN SF GOES TO WASHINGTON
 
 
Shirley Bordelon, Tamsin Kendall, Maria Sousa,
Anita Brink and Siang Sin Goh in Washington DC. 
 
Komen SF joins 300 Komen Affiliate Representatives from across the Nation to build support for comprehensive cancer legislation!
 
Washington, D.C. –  On June 5, 2008, Komen SF Board members (Evaon C. Wong-Kim PhD, Shirley M. Bordelon, Anita Brink, Tamsin Kendall), staff (Maria Sousa, Siang Sin Goh), and Komen National LGBT Advisory Council member Darlene de Manincor joined Susan G. Komen for the Cure® CEO Hala Moddelmog and actor-activist Ricardo Chavira, and more than 300 breast cancer survivors and activists from other Komen Affiliates to urge support for comprehensive cancer legislation soon to be introduced by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX).
 
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® delegation reminded Congress members and staff that despite many advances and investments over the past 30 years, 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. As part of the larger cancer community, we called on Congress to provide greater investment in cancer research and emphasizing early detection.
 
Tell our government representatives that you want breast cancer to be a national priority by signing the I Vote for the Cure petition by clicking here: www.ivoteforthecure.org