The Record of Care
Previous Events
A look back at the community outreach, radio features, and educational gatherings that have carried the Healthy Lungs California message across the state.
The Taste of Soul Family Festival
October 17, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Healthy Lungs California brought lung cancer awareness and screening education to one of Los Angeles' largest community festivals, reaching a 350,000+ crowd and engaging 700 community members at the booth. Incentives — 500 T-shirts, 3 flat-screen TVs, 200 autographed children's books, and 300 DECIPHeR swag bags — drew visitors into meaningful conversations about screening eligibility and early detection. See the full 2026 community impact report for metrics, barriers, and a survivor testimonial.
View postHealthy Lungs California 2024: Third-Year Grassroots Push
Aug–Nov 2024
Los Angeles County
In its third year, Healthy Lungs California's grassroots outreach reached 26 events in 60 days with 30+ partnering groups, put over $100K back into community efforts, and educated 500+ people on lung cancer screening where it was needed most. Highlights included the Gailen and Cathy Reevers Center for Community Empowerment event featuring a survivor sharing her story and a two-years-cancer-free celebration, joint tabling at the NHRA Championship and Taste of Soul, a screening tent at Black Men's Wellness Day, and a partnership dinner where 60 LA County leaders signed a coalition MOU. UC Screen California also launched, logging 590 screening assessments and 8,462 site views in its first months.
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National Lung Cancer Screening Day — UC Davis
November 8, 2025
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento
UC Davis marked National Lung Cancer Screening Day with a dedicated screening event on a new low-dose CT scanner. Fifteen patients were registered and screened, with the Cancer Center's Community Outreach and Engagement team coordinating registration and patient support.
California Lung Cancer Coalition Roundtable
November 7, 2025
Redbird, Los Angeles
An invite-only dinner and roundtable bringing together clinicians, researchers, advocates, and industry partners to build cohesive statewide momentum around lung cancer screening equity, with a collective brainstorming session on the barriers patients face.
View post7th California Capitol Region Health Fair
November 16, 2025
Event Center, 9650 West Taron Drive, Elk Grove, CA
One of the largest health fairs in California, integrating medical, pharmacy, dental, nutrition, and mental health services with community resources and alternative medicine. The fair offered clinical screening services, including cancer screenings, to attendees.
AltaMed Lung Cancer Registry Launch Briefing
November 11, 2025
AltaMed Health Services
AltaMed care teams gathered to launch their Lung Cancer Registry initiative — "No prep. No pain. Just clear results." — reinforcing a no-barrier approach to screening and building internal momentum for expanded lung cancer detection across AltaMed's patient population.
View postHealthy Lungs California 2025 Symposium
November 20, 2025
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena
A full-day conference — "Improving Lung Cancer Screening Awareness & Accessibility Through Education & Strategic Partnerships" — opened and closed by Dr. Amy Cummings, educating primary care providers, health system leaders, and radiologists on screening rates, equity, screening measures, and community-driven partnerships combating lung cancer.
Los Angeles Sentinel: "Why Screening Can Save Lives"
November 19, 2025
Los Angeles Sentinel (Op-Ed)
An op-ed in the Los Angeles Sentinel spotlighting lung cancer's outsized toll on Black communities in California and introducing the Healthy Lungs California Initiative, featuring Dr. Amy Cummings on the urgency of expanding screening access statewide.
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2026 Cancer Health Equity Symposium
April 2026
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles
The 2026 Cancer Health Equity Symposium at USC brought together more than 150 clinicians, scientists, patient navigators, industry professionals, and health advocates from across Southern California to advance equitable access to navigators and lung cancer screening. 18 speakers and panelists shared resources, evidence-based practices, implementation strategies, and community-informed approaches to expand lung cancer screening initiatives — particularly in populations that continue to face barriers to early detection.
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KBLA Talk 1580 AM Radio Health Fair at Audubon Middle School
November 8, 2025
Audubon Middle School, Los Angeles
Community health fair hosted by Tavis Smiley's KBLA Talk 1580 AM Radio, home to more than 30 vendors and attended by more than 500 diverse individuals from the community. Tony Wafford secured an exhibit table and shared information about the importance of early lung cancer screening.
Urban Family Focus — KBLA 1580 AM Radio
November 22, 2025
KBLA 1580 AM Radio Station, Los Angeles
Secured and participated in a radio interview on KBLA 1580 AM with Dr. Ashly Prosper and Rev. Oliver Buie to discuss the CLCC project and bring awareness around early detection through screening for lung cancer.
Real Men Talk Community Meeting
November 29, 2025
Soul Enrichment Ministries, Los Angeles
Tony Wafford joined Real Men Talk, a gathering of 40+ Black men committed to tackling the issues that weigh heavy on Black men, speaking about Black men's health and the urgency of showing up for clinical trials, early detection, treatment, and care. The gathering secured a commitment to build a partnership with CLCC.
Veterans Day Celebration Honoring Military Service Members
November 11, 2025
Messiah Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles
Tony Wafford attended the event to speak with individuals and raise awareness around lung cancer screening, and spoke to attendees about the importance of getting involved in clinical trials and research.