10/28/2026
Closing the Health Gap President Renee Mahaffey Harris was honored to join a panel at the Third Annual State of Cancer Caucus with the and Hamilton County Commissioners.
The discussion highlighted the urgency: Hamilton County sees about 4,700 cancer diagnoses and 1,600 cancer deaths each year, with rates exceeding state and national averages.
Local health leaders and survivors spoke about how cancer affects families across generations and why we must work together on prevention, early detection, support and lifestyle factors we can control.
That’s what “We Must Save Us” and Do Right! means: showing up for one another and doing right by our communities, families and showing up for our ourselves.