B-FRESH™ is an innovative way for Black and Brown women and their families to enhance and stay healthy throughout a breast cancer journey and beyond.

Grow One Give One (GOGO) has ended for the year with the growing season over. It will restart in the spring at the first harvest. To supplement production, Touch4Life has partnered with Unite for Her to provide $2,000 worth of support for metastatic and newly diagnosed breast cancer thrivers. Visit Unite for Her’s Wellness Program for more information.

 

B-FRESH™ (Food Restores, Energizes and Sustains Health) is brought to you by Touch4LIfe™, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

IT IS VITAL FOR BIPOC WOMEN WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS TO HAVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SOME HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ARE LINKED TO A LOWER RISK OF BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE AND IMPROVED SURVIVAL, AND OTHERS ARE PART OF A LIFESTYLE LINKED TO A LOWER RISK OF OTHER CANCERS AND HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OSTEOPOROSIS.

The B-FRESH Program

The B-FRESH Program, in partnership with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter, aims to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle that supports women in their breast cancer journey and beyond.

 

Recipe Exchange: Share your recipes and what they mean to you. Your recipes may be selected and featured along with your photo and story in our B-FRESH Journey Recipe4Life book. Submit a recipe to be considered for our B-FRESH Journey Recipes4Life book. There are also “Swapportunities” for you to swap out an ingredient or two to enhance the nutritional value of your favorite recipes.

 

Cultural Relevance: Learn culturally relevant tips to help manage side effects (i.e., loss of taste, loss of appetite), support your immune system (e.g., reduce inflammation), and improve stamina.

 

Care Navigation: Provide your feedback and input about your breast cancer experience (i.e., with doctors, nurses).

 

Storytelling: Share your breast cancer journey to inspire others and build your legacy. Share your testing story.

 

Fresh Produce Donations Through The Grow One Give One (GOGO) Program: Community members have the opportunity to grow and receive free, locally-grown produce through a partnership with Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s Grow One Give One (GOGO) Program. This collaboration has promoted routine distributions of seasonal produce to women battling metastatic breast cancer.

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I learned how important my family medical history is in determining my risk factors which impact at what age I should have my first mammogram.

Susan, Survivor

Now I know how to properly perform a breast self-exam thanks to Touch4life.

Robin , Survivor

Touch4Life helped me know the “right” thing to say when my friend was diagnosed with cancer.

Pam, Survivor

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