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The Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN) based at Moffitt Cancer Center, is a community-academic network of 28 community organizations and the cancer center. Housed in the Office of Community Outreach, Engagement, TBCCN is Moffitt’s 18+ year old community-academic partnership to address cancer disparities through outreach, education, and research.

09/04/2026

📢 Attention: Fall enrollment is open for the YMCA Survivorship & Wellness Powered by Moffitt Program 💪

This 12-week fitness and wellness program designed for individuals who have survived cancer is offered in the community at most YMCA of the Suncoast and Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA locations. The program focuses on rebuilding strength, fitness, and building social support with other individuals who have survived cancer.

This Moffitt-sponsored program is offered at no cost to participants and is open to YMCA members and nonmembers. Medical clearance is required by the YMCA to participate, and your local YMCA can provide you with information to share with your doctor.

YMCA Survivorship & Wellness Powered by Moffitt is offered in small groups and led by trained coaches who meet you where you are, so you can exercise safely based on your individual needs. Over time, you will build strength, confidence, hope and camaraderie with others.

To learn more, contact the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA: https://tampaymca.org/programs/health-fitness/cancer-wellness-program

Or the YMCA of the Suncoast: https://www.ymcasuncoast.org/programs/community/cancer-survivorship-program

09/02/2026

✨ The Hardee County Back-to-School Bash on August 1 was a great success! ✨

In collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, the event oversaw the distribution of backpacks and much-needed school supplies to roughly 550 children. Hundreds of families also were served snacks and meals, while also learning about local resources and services available to them. The purpose of the event was to ensure Hardee County students felt prepared and ready to learn as the upcoming school year quickly approaches, and we feel confident that goal was met.

We hope the students and families of Hardee County (and across Florida) are enjoying a wonderful start to the 2026-2027 school year!

08/31/2026

August is National Immunization Awareness Month

This month's DataPoint looks at vaccine information-seeking behavior among adults across Moffitt's catchment area — specifically, who's asking their doctor about vaccines, and where.

The data shows county-level variation: several catchment counties exceed the national rate, while the catchment area overall falls below both Florida and U.S. rates.

Take a look!

08/28/2026

🎨 Join Project COURAGE in a creative and educational endeavor! 🎨

In honor of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Project COURAGE is hosting an interactive information session on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 5:30pm at the Palmetto Branch Library where participants will learn about ovarian cancer and screening options. After the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to make art using the color teal to show support and spread awareness of ovarian cancer!

Click to register today: https://manateelibrary.libcal.com/event/17121222

08/26/2026

Our recent Patient Researcher Forum (PRF) brought together patients, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers for an engaging conversation about head and neck cancer, the caregiver experience and the impact of research in our community.

Hosted by Dr. Stuart Maudsley, along with COE at Moffitt Cancer Center, and the Patient Family Advisory Program under the guidance of Ms. Jacqueline Beaushaw, the PRF creates a space where community, patients and caregivers along with faculty researchers and clinicians can connect, share insights, and inspire one another.

We are especially grateful to Mrs. Brielle Humphreys for sharing her powerful story as a caregiver and Moffitt team member and family advisor. Brielle encouraged researchers to consider the well-being of families who lose loved ones to cancer.

Thank you also to our Moffitt clinical presenter, Dr. Kedar Kirtane, and research presenters Dr. Antonio L. Amelio from the Cancer Biology and Evolution program and Daniella Bowen, a student researcher with the ENCOURAGE program. We appreciated their perspectives on how research may shape early detection and treatment for head and neck cancer.

The PRF brings together lived experience and scientific expertise to help shape better research and better care.

08/24/2026

El Puente: Let's Talk About Ovarian Cancer and Chronic Stress (El Puente: Hablemos de cáncer de ovario y estrés crónico)

Offered by the PHSU-MCC Partnership Outreach Core, this free webinar aims to bring cancer research closer to the community by discussing ovarian cancer, chronic stress, and recent research advances in an easy-to-understand format.

⏰When: Monday, August 31, 2026, at 12:00 PM (ET)

📍Where: Zoom

🗣️Presenter: Dr. Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Ponce Health Sciences University

💬Language: Spanish (the promotional materials are available in English and Spanish, but the presentation itself will be in Spanish)

Register here: https://redcap.aws.moffitt.org/surveys/?s=RFTH8WYMRJNK7RMH

Free and open to the public!

We hope you can join us, and please feel free to share this event with anyone who may be interested.

08/20/2026

Last month, Senior Community Outreach Worker Viviana Suarez delivered educational information on skin cancer prevention to multiple groups of workers across three different locations at Costa Farms in Apopka. She conducted sessions with three separate groups, totaling nearly 80 participants, including farm staff.

Additionally, Viviana engaged with the community to better understand their needs and provided them with sunscreen and cooling towels, along with recommendations for effective sun protection.

08/18/2026

Coordinated by COE Research Community Health Educator Viviam Sifontes, the Mi Salud Importa health event marked its fifth year of serving the Orange County community. Estamos Unidos, one of Moffitt's Team Member Engagement Networks, joined the ongoing effort three years ago by putting together a team of collaborating members and donors to purchase 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to distribute among the health event attendees ranging from elementary to high school age. Every year, the Mi Salud Importa event welcomes over 150 families with more than 100 backpacks gifted. Congratulations on another successful year!

08/13/2026

Organized by Senior Community Outreach Worker Viviana Suarez and in collaboration with Enterprising Latinas and Ana G. Mendez University, the community health fair will take place on Saturday, August 22 from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Ana G. Mendez University - Tampa Campus (5225 Memorial Highway, Tampa, FL 33634).

The office of Community Outreach and Engagement will host an informational table, and the Moffitt Head and Neck clinic will be providing early detection screenings for head, neck, and oral cancers.

08/11/2026

COE-SCORE is excited to work with new and returning Moffitt Community Scientists on the review of this year’s Miles for Moffitt pilot grant applications. Alongside Moffitt faculty members who provide scientific reviews of applications, Community Scientists evaluate the potential impact of proposed projects on cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, or quality of life for patients, families or communities. We are grateful for the time, perspectives, and expertise Community Scientists provide when reviewing internal pilot grant applications.

If you are a Moffitt researcher and would like to engage the Community Scientists further, or a member of the community who would like to get involved with the Community Scientist Program future, contact [email protected].

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12902 Magnolia Drive MFC-EDU
Tampa, FL
33612

Website

https://www.moffitt.org/research-science/community-outreach-and-engagement/

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