The National Minority Quality Forum, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated
to ensuring high-risk racial and ethnic populations receive optimal healthcare, will be hosting
its Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative’s Flint Community Cancer Screening and Health Fair in Flint,
Michigan on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service.
Exact Sciences and National Minority Quality Forum are leading the new Cancer Stage Shifting
Initiative in support of the Cancer Moonshot Program. This groundbreaking initiative is aligned
with President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot 2.0 – a renewed call to action towards reducing the
cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years.
The National Minority Quality Forum is proud to collaborate with Exact Sciences Corporation, a
molecular diagnostics company with an emphasis on the detection of early stage cancers, as a
founding sponsor of this initiative.
The Flint community and credentialed press representatives are invited to attend the full day
event set to take place Monday, January 16th, 2023 at Berston Field House. This preeminent
event will focus hands-on education, health screenings under the care of health experts with
cutting-edge techniques and technologies.
What: Flint Community Cancer Screening & Health Fair
When: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST January 16th, 2023
Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative Press Conference 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST
Health Fair
Where: Berston Field House, 3300 Saginaw Street, Flint, MI.
Event Highlights:
● Free Colorectal Cancer Evaluations
● Free Health Screenings & Vaccinations
● Free Vision Testing
● Free Lunch and Entertainment
The event will take place Monday, January 16th, 2023, in Flint, Michigan.
About National Minority Quality Forum
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research and
advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The mission of NMQF is to reduce patient risk
by assuring optimal care for all. NMQF’s vision is an American health services research,
delivery and financing system whose operating principle is to reduce patient risk for
amenable morbidity and mortality while improving quality of life. For more information,
please visit www.nmqf.org.
About Exact Sciences Corp.
A leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, Exact Sciences relentlessly
pursues smarter solutions providing the clarity to take life-changing action, earlier. Building
on the success of Cologuard and Oncotype tests, Exact Sciences is investing in its product
pipeline to support patients before and throughout their cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Exact Sciences unites visionary collaborators to help advance the fight against cancer. For
more information, please visit the company’s website at exactsciences.com, follow Exact
Sciences on Twitter @ExactSciences, or find Exact Sciences on Facebook.
About Meridian
Meridian of Michigan provides government-sponsored managed care services to families,
children, seniors and individuals with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid
(Meridian), Medicare Advantage (Wellcare), Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MeridianComplete) and
the Health Insurance Marketplace (Ambetter from Meridian). Meridian is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping
people live healthier lives. For more information about Meridian, visit
https://www.mimeridian.com.
