CLARA WALTON FOUNDATION, INC.
An African-American Cancer Organization
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Initiatives of the Clara Walton Foundation:
 
Patient/Family Support: CWF provides individual counseling and support to victims and their families through one-on-one involvement and through programs such as St. Joseph's Hospital Cancer Support Group and Sisters Network.
 
Community Health Fairs: CWF has sponsored health information and screening events, providing access to clinical breast exams, mammography and other health services by underserved communities that would be otherwise unavailable.
 
Information and Referral: CWF provide results of clinical trials and emerging data from research to educate the community on the latest prevention, detection and treatment options.
 
Medical Provider/Patient Link: CWF work to provide resource information on appropriate practitioners and facilities to meet patient's needs.
 
Financial Assistance: CWF assist in providing emergency financial assistance to victims or their families when household incomes are greatly affected by a patient's illness.


 
Goals of the Clara Walton Foundation:
 
  • To increase national and local awareness and attention to the impact that cancer has on the  African American Community.

 

  • To increase the attention focused on health disparities and quality-of-life issues that are growing in the under-served communities.

 

  • To provide supportive services, educational resources, news, events and clinical trial information to patients, families and healthcare providers.

 

Collaboratives:

 

  • Oakhurst Medical Centers
  • Young Survivor Coalition
  • Georgia Cancer Coalition
  • Wellness on Wheels
  • Vibrant Health
  • Georgia Cancer Coalition
  • American Cancer Society
  • Patient Advocacy Foundation
  • Gynecological Foundation
 

Ms. Clara Walton
 
About Clara Walton:
 
After experiencing first-hand the effects of this invasive and devastating disease in 1997, Clara Walton brought her passion and commitment to work to help others affected by it.  She became a support group facilitatior for Bosom Buddies of Georgia.  Her passion and vision influenced her movement to Regional Coordinator and member of the speaker's bureau of the American Cancer Society.  She launched the Clara Walton Foundation in early 2005.
 
The Clara Walton Foundation is a non-profit entity established to reach out to cancer patients and specifically to address the problems facing women with breast cancer.  CWF accomplishes its goal by building a resource structure made up of partners, sponsors, medical research groups, industry leaders and community leaders.  The Foundation's work consists of grassroots support efforts including health screenings, educational seminars and forums, support groups and financial support to victims.
 
Ms. Walton has traveled the country as a speaker on cancer issues and how they affect the African American Community.