After hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Keith Winfrey, a physician with a degree in public health, prayed to be sent to where he was needed. The answer was New Orleans. There, he opened New Orleans East Louisiana Community Health Center to give the eastern parishes the same kind of care that other areas receive. Since then, Winfrey — winner of the 2019 Catalyst for Change Award — and his team have increased colorectal screening rates from 3% to 80% in just six years, giving an underserved community valuable early detection for a treatable cancer. For more remarkable stories from the 2019 Winners of the Cancer Community Awards, visit our Heroes of Cancer Care collection.
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After hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Keith Winfrey, a physician with a degree in public health, prayed to be sent to where he was needed. The answer was New Orleans. There, he opened New Orleans East Louisiana Community Health Center to give the eastern parishes the same kind of care that other areas receive. Since then, Winfrey — winner of the 2019 Catalyst for Change Award — and his team have increased colorectal screening rates from 3% to 80% in just six years, giving an underserved community valuable early detection for a treatable cancer.
For more remarkable stories from the 2019 Winners of the Cancer Community Awards, visit our Heroes of Cancer Care collection.
More in this Report
Putting Advanced Lung-Cancer Care Right Next Door
In DNA, Clues to Lung Cancer Treatment
When Stories Spark Early Cancer Detection
Inside View: Can a Community Invigorate Cancer Care?
Putting Advanced Lung-Cancer Care Right Next Door
In DNA, Clues to Lung Cancer Treatment
When Stories Spark Early Cancer Detection
Inside View: Can a Community Invigorate Cancer Care?
Putting Advanced Lung-Cancer Care Right Next Door
In DNA, Clues to Lung Cancer Treatment
When Stories Spark Early Cancer Detection
Inside View: Can a Community Invigorate Cancer Care?
