Community Partners
The VICC Office of Patient and Community Education and the VICC Office of Minority Affairs coordinate numerous community outreach programs each year in partnership with community agencies such as those listed below. Programs include cancer screenings; health fairs; cancer awareness month and survivorship programs.
- African American Initiative, American Diabetes Association
615-298-3066
1-888-DIABETES
http://www.diabetes.org/ - American Cancer Society (ACS)
800-227-2345
www.cancer.org - Angel Heart Farm, Inc.
615-566-4976 - Center for Health Research, Tennessee State University
615-320-3005
health@tnstate.edu - Coffee Talk, Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce
info@nashvilleblackchamber.org
615-876-9634
http://www.nashvilleblackchamber.org/ - The Estuary
615.467.6462
www.theestuary.org - Faith-based Health Initiative, Tennessee Department of Health
615-741-3111
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/Faith/ - First Year Students Program, Tennessee State University
615-963-5173
rclark@tnstate.edu - Gilda’s Club Nashville
615-329-1124
www.gildasclubnashville.org - Greater Nashville Affiliate—Susan G. Komen Foundation
615-383-0017
www.komen-nashville.org - Intercultural Cancer Council
info@iccnetwork.org
713-798-4617
http://www.iccnetwork.org/ - Interdenominational Minister’s Fellowship & Interdenominational Minister’s Fellowship Peniel Initiative
615-277-1771 or 615-277-1773 - Interfaith Health Program, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
404-727-5199
http://www.ihpnet.org/ - Kijiji Coffee House
615-321-0403
1-866-KIJIJIS (1-866-545-4547)
http://www.kijijicoffeehouse.com/ - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Tennessee Chapter
615-331-2980 or Toll-Free: 800-332-2980
www.lls.org - Lisa Ross Parker Foundation
615-373-7739
www.lrpfoundation.org - Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center
615-327-9400
http://www.mwchc.org/ - Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency
615-252-8400
http://www.nashville.gov/mdha/ - Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation Patient Resource Center
615-467-1936
www.minniepearl.org - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Tennessee State Conference
731-660-5580
http://tnnaacp.org/ - National Association of State Offices of Minority Health
614-466-4000 - National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer, Nashville Chapter
Rwilli6637@aol.com - National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
615-248-4442
http://www.mn100bw.com/about.htm - Office of Minority Health, Tennessee Department of Health
615-741-9443
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/minorityhealth/ - Ronald McDonald House Nashville
615-343-4000
www.rmhnashville.com - Sister For Sister Foundation, Nashville Affiliate-Susan G. Komen Foundation
615-383-0017
http://www.komen-nashville.org/grants.htm#sisterfnd - Sisters’ Network--Nashville Affiliate Chapter
615-299-5574 Ph/Fax
615-322-8970
mksdivcab@yahoo.com - STD Free! Inc. Nashville
STDFree@comcast.net
615-277-1769 - Smoke Free Nashville
615-340-0409
Jason.stamm@nasvhille.gov - Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition
615-377-8777
www.tbcc.org - Tennessee Minority Health and Community Development Coalition, Inc.
Mlbtmhcdc1@aol.com
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/minorityhealth/Coalitions.html - Tennessee State University, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences
615-963-5871
http://www.tnstate.edu/ - Ujima House
615-227-0902 - WFSK, 88.1 FM, Fisk University
615-329-8754
http://www.fisk.edu/wfsk/
