ENGAG3

About the Project 

IHD is partnering with Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration (HTCC) to lead ENGAG3, a project addressing racial disparity and disease aggression in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). 

Objectives

ENGAG3 has two interconnected objectives focusing on innovative research and community engagement:

1. Identify blood-based biomarkers and molecular signatures as key determinants of racial disparity and disease aggression in TNBC.
2. Tailor education to the Stop Six community for a better understanding of TNBC, making early screening, treatment and therapeutic care more available.

The outcomes of this project will be shared with those living in the Stop Six community, with the goal of increasing awareness, providing culturally responsive education, prevention information and early detection of TNBC at a stage where treatment strategies are available. Through comprehensive data collection and analysis, ENGAG3 will help provide a better understanding of the challenges, interests and opportunities within the community to develop and tailor impactful TNBC educational workshops that directly address the needs reflective of the community.

What is TNBC?

Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive and fast-growing type of breast cancer that affects about 15–20% of all breast cancer patients, occurring three times more frequently in African American patients than in Caucasian patients.

Knowing this, IHD and HTCC will work together to empower, explore and engage with the Stop Six community by:

1. Building partnerships and encouraging ongoing community engagement in TNBC education and awareness.
2. Listening to the community to understand needs, concerns and experiences related to TNBC.
3. Providing culturally relevant and accessible information about TNBC.

How You Can Help

You know your community best and we want to know what you know. 

Scan the QR code or click the button below to take our survey to tell us about your needs, concerns and experience with TNBC. The survey is available in both English and Spanish.

Click Here for Survey in English	Pulse aquí para la encuesta en Español