Barriers shape the path to care.

Emily Reis describes her role as a community engagement navigator for the Rose, connecting rural and urban communities to breast cancer screening resources. She covers Brazos Valley’s counties, teaches early detection, and works with clinics and facilitators to organize mobile mammogram days. Service relies on partnerships and word of mouth.

Please consider sharing this episode, or making a donation at therose.org so more women receive breast cancer screening and care.

Subscribe to Let’s Talk About Your Breasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Key Questions Answered

1. What does a Community Engagement Navigator do?

2. How does The Rose address barriers to breast cancer screening in the community?

3. What territory does Emily Reis cover as part of The Rose?

4. How does The Rose serve women in rural areas without imaging centers?

5. How do women make appointments for mobile mammogram days?

6. What role do local facilitators and clinics play in mobile screening events?

7. Why is it important for Community Engagement Navigators to be part of the communities they serve?

8. How does The Rose ensure ongoing support after a mammogram and diagnosis?

9. What motivates Emily Reis personally in her role?

10. How does The Rose promote regular annual mammograms and reach rural areas effectively?

Timestamped Overview

00:00 Community Engagement for Life-Saving Connections

04:00 Mobile Imaging Access in Rural Areas

07:11 Building Community Through Public Health

09:34 Community Partnerships for Mobile Mammograms

15:48 Ensuring Cancer Care Access

17:20 Support Through Health Challenges

20:03 Breast Cancer Scare While Pregnant

24:18 Reaching Communities Through Mammograms

27:52 From Awareness to Action

30:03 Gratitude for Dedicated Partnerships

Barriers shape the path to care.
Emily Reis describes her role as a community engagement navigator for the Rose, connecting rural and urban communities to breast cancer screening resources. She covers Brazos Valley&rsquo;s counties, teaches early detection, and works with clinics and facilitators to organize mobile mammogram days. Service relies on partnerships and word of mouth.
Please consider sharing this episode, or making a donation at <a href="http://therose.org/">therose.org</a> so more women receive breast cancer screening and care.
Subscribe to Let&rsquo;s Talk About Your Breasts on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-about-your-breasts/id1666101320">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6o9cXAie2Mfqhq6tQWrClj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-lets-talk-about-your-brea-107408811/">iHeart</a>, and wherever you get <a href="https://therose.org/podcasts/">your podcasts</a>.
Key Questions Answered
1. What does a Community Engagement Navigator do?
2. How does The Rose address barriers to breast cancer screening in the community?
3. What territory does Emily Reis cover as part of The Rose?
4. How does The Rose serve women in rural areas without imaging centers?
5. How do women make appointments for mobile mammogram days?
6. What role do local facilitators and clinics play in mobile screening events?
7. Why is it important for Community Engagement Navigators to be part of the communities they serve?
8. How does The Rose ensure ongoing support after a mammogram and diagnosis?
9. What motivates Emily Reis personally in her role?
10. How does The Rose promote regular annual mammograms and reach rural areas effectively?
Timestamped Overview
00:00 Community Engagement for Life-Saving Connections
04:00 Mobile Imaging Access in Rural Areas
07:11 Building Community Through Public Health
09:34 Community Partnerships for Mobile Mammograms
15:48 Ensuring Cancer Care Access
17:20 Support Through Health Challenges
20:03 Breast Cancer Scare While Pregnant
24:18 Reaching Communities Through Mammograms
27:52 From Awareness to Action
30:03 Gratitude for Dedicated Partnerships

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.

Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.
Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

Let's Talk About Your Breasts

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.


Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.
 Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.