By Southwester Staff
Join local cancer survivors and patient advocates as they convene Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. for a screening of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) “In Due Season,” a film by Ashley O’Shay, in Washington, DC at Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 400 I St SW, Washington, DC 20024.
The film highlights the urgent need for the remaining 10 states to expand Medicaid by showcasing the experiences of three Black Americans caught in the health insurance coverage gap as well as experts who can speak to the history of racial bias in America’s health care system. This bias continues to drive health disparities and lead to dire consequences for those who are shut out of access to even basic health care needs.
Breast cancer survivor and ACS CAN volunteer Thelma D. Jones, Founder, Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund, has organized the screening to shine a light on how barriers to health care reinforce and compound health disparities. She chose to host the screening in DC’s Ward 6 where she has lived as an activist in a community where many of its members are forced to navigate health disparities because of financial barriers to care.