Team Profile Summary

In Chicago/Cook County African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer. Some medical leaders attribute this to differential biology and genetics, lack of awareness about breast self-examination, inability to afford routine mammograms and limited access to quality medical facilities. Other Chicago researchers are looking at the impact of social determinants, whether the stress of social isolation and living in impoverished or crime ridden neighborhoods contribute to the high vulnerability and mortality rate of African American women. The team’s two primary focuses are on two initiatives, supported by local, current research that negatively impacts the health of the community:

• Health disparities in breast cancer
• Impact of Food Deserts as a social determinant of health disparities.

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For more information and to become involved, please contact:

Team Lead: Terri Johnson
Email: tjohnson@hullhouse.org
Phone: (312) 235-5391