Texas Health Equity Alliance for Breast Cancer
Launched in 2023, Texas Health Equity Alliance for Breast Cancer (THEAL) is a multi-sector collaborative focused on reducing breast cancer disparities experienced by Black women in Harris County. THEAL is grounded in principles of cross-sector collaboration, system strengthening and aligned multilateral impact.
THEAL builds upon the expertise of MD Anderson’s Health Disparities Research department in addressing the determinants of cancer disparities while leveraging the Cancer Prevention and Control Platform’s experience in leading cross-sector collaboratives for community impact.
THEAL’s goal is to reduce the disparity in breast cancer mortality by half within five years and eliminate the disparity in 15 years.
Our aims
- Align to develop a shared vision and plan of action through a collaborative framework
- Explore and promote the use of shared data to drive decision-making
- Identify and address the root causes of breast cancer disparities through evidence-based actions
Our activities
We work collaboratively to implement evidence-based actions. These include:
- Patient navigation
- Patient education
- Clinic-based quality improvement
- Provider and staff training
- Reducing structural barriers to care
- Reducing patient out-of-pocket costs
Our work
- Landscape analysis
- Community dialogues
- Strategic planning
- Working groups focused on health systems, data, health communication and evaluation
- Implementation and sustainability of evidence-based actions
Community organizations
More than 20 community organizations have united together to support and lead this effort.
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American Cancer Society
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Angels Surviving Cancer, Inc.
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Daybreak Consulting, LLC
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For the Breast of Us
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Harris Health System
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Health Equity Collective
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Legacy Community Health
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Reconstruction of a Survivor
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Sisters Network Inc.
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Spring Branch Community Health Center
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SurviveHER
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Susan G. Komen
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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Texas Southern University
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The Cullen Trust for Health Care
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The Rose
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The University of Texas at Austin Center for Health Communication
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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UH Population Health
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UTHealth Houston Center for Health Care Data
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UTHealth Houston ׀ UT Physicians
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Windsor Village Church Family
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Working Partner, LLC
Contact us
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