Insight Pt. 2: Beyond Literacy, Black Americans and Clinical Trials

Published: June 23, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

b'Beyond Literacy offers free services that provide Philadelphia residents with basic literacy skills for adults and families, high school diploma test preparation, English language classes, and training for jobs in the energy sector. During the pandemic 30 percent of their adult learners were able to access home broadband and devices because of a program called PHL ConnecteED. That program is about to expire in July but there is help. To tell us more, I speak to Zaire Martin, Digital Navigation Specialist, Beyond Literacy.
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It is critically important for Black Americans and other minorities to participate in clinical trials because they are underrepresented in research, and this can lead to disparities in healthcare. I speak to Natisha Muhammad\\u2014Clinical Research Project Manager of Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center\\u2019s (SKCC) Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) and Immune Effector Cellular Therapy (IECT) team and Dr. Usama Gergis\\u2014Director of Thomas Jefferson University\\u2019s Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Effector Cellular Therapy Program about barriers to access to excellent healthcare, efforts to engage women and communities of color in clinical trials and a look at innovations in treatments for blood cancers.
Website: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/clinical-specialties/stem-cell-transplant-cellular-therapy-program
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