Cancer research efforts focused on Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) populations residing in the United States

Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
November 20, 2024
Time:
2:00-3:00 PM ET

Event Series

Centering Equity in Cancer Research

The Office of Management and Budget recently revised their policy on standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting federal data on race and ethnicity (Statistical Policy Directive No. 15). One of the revisions includes adding Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a reporting category for race and ethnicity that is separate and distinct from the White category. In addition, the National Institutes of Health now includes MENA as a minority health population. Yet cancer research centered on MENA populations living in the US is limited. Therefore, in this webinar, two invited experts presented on the importance of disaggregating data of MENA population and described the current state of cancer research among MENA populations.

This webinar is part of the quarterly series, Centering Equity in Cancer Research, hosted by the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. The series is designed to highlight health equity research including innovative measures and methodologies, resiliency approaches, and solutions for overcoming obstacles to health.

Speakers

Florence Dallo, PhD, MPH
Florence Dallo, PhD, MPH

Director and Professor, Public Health,
School of Health Sciences,
Oakland University

Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, PhD, MSCR, FAAFP
Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, PhD, MSCR, FAAFP

Associate Professor, Oncology,
Wayne State University School of Medicine,
Associate Center Director, Education,
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Moderators

Amanda Acevedo, PhD

Program Director, Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch,
NCI Behavioral Research Program

Michelle Doose, PhD, MPH

Program Director,
NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship

Laurel Gibson, PhD, MPH, MA

Cancer Prevention Fellow, Tobacco Control Research Branch,
NCI Behavioral Research Program

Last Updated
November 21, 2024