About – Sister Give Me Your Hand

WHO WE ARE

Sister, Give Me Your Hand is an initiative dedicated to helping improve breast cancer outcomes in Black women through community outreach and engagement, breast cancer screening and patient education.

Sister, Give Me Your Hand

PROJECT LEADERS

VIVIAN J. BEA, MD

Vivian J. Bea, MD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY and section chief of Breast Surgical Oncology at New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn NY. Dr. Bea is a breast cancer disparities researcher, educator and community outreach leader. She is the co-founder of Sister, Give Me Your Hand.

Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, DNP, APN,

Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, DNP, APN, AOCN is an Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden, NJ. She serves as Director of Outreach, Prevention & Survivorship. Mrs. Rodriguez regularly writes and manages grant-funded efforts and is involved in developing patient and community equity programs as well as in the direct care of patients. She is bilingual (English/Spanish) and committed to the cancer education of the lay and professional community.

Plyshette Wiggins, MPH

Plyshette Wiggins, MPH is the Health Equity Grants Program Coordinator at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden, NJ. For the past three years, Ms. Wiggins has managed the Sister Give Me Your Hand initiative for NJ.

Francesse Antoine

Francesse Antoine, is the former Coordinator of the Sister Give Me Your Hand initiative in NY.

Dianne Hyman MNS, RN, OCN

Dianne Hyman, MNS, RN, OCN is the Transition Care Manager at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Health Care.

Ashlee Brown, MHA, BSW, TTS

Ashlee Brown, MHA, BSW, TTS Population Health Advisor MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Health Care

Nationally, Black women have a 40% higher breast cancer death rate than other women. Black women are also diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age with more advanced disease. Sister Give Me Your Hand aims to help Black women understand their breast cancer risks and educate them on the screening processes available with the overarching goal of detecting breast cancer at its earliest stage.

We partner with providers, community-based and faith-based organizations that primarily serve Black communities. Our partnerships include awareness, education activities, and mobile mammography vans to help make breast cancer screening more accessible.