BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a $75,000 donation to help diminish the effects of COVID-19 and cancer in Alabama’s Black Belt.
AL.com reports that the gift from the Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation will go toward the cancer center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement to fund cancer prevention and awareness activities.
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That includes outreach and education to help people better care for themselves and manage stress and anxiety during the pandemic.
Called the “Black Belt” because of the color of its soil, the area also has a largely African American population. Monica Baskin, associate director of the O’Neal Center, said residents of the region remain at high risk for both cancer and coronavirus.
Baskin said residents also have questions about the basic facts of the virus and concerns about how to secure food and financial help.
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