Knight Cancer Institute program funds 17 projects across the state to address cancer-related health disparities

Newly funded projects include the Asian Health & Service Center, which received a grant to help increase culturally and linguistically appropriate cancer resources for Asian communities in Oregon

By Amanda Gibbs December 21, 2018 Portland, Oregon

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Asian Health & Service Center

Erik Szeto, D.O., founder and chairman of the board at Asian Health & Service Center. (Photo courtesy of the Asian Health & Service Center)

Asian Health & Service Center

Linda Paul, R.N., Ph.D., C.M.S.R.N. of the OHSU School of Nursing and faculty (left) waits as Tin Huynh (right), a Vietnamese speaking volunteer, interprets information to a Vietnamese client at the 2017 Asian Community Health Fair. (Photo courtesy of the Asian Health & Service Center)

Asian Health & Service Center

Clients from the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities sing a song together in their languages to celebrate unity at a 2017 community celebration luncheon held at the Asian Health & Service Center. (Photo courtesy of the Asian Health & Service Center)

Asian Health & Service Center

Asian Health & Service Center aims to increase culturally and linguistically appropriate cancer resources, educational materials, and support services available to the Asian communities in Oregon. (Photo courtesy of Naim Hasan Photography)

Jackilen Shannon, Ph.D., R.D.

Jackilen Shannon, Ph.D., R.D., co-director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program.
(OHSU)