Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center

Esperanza y Vida® – The Latina Witness Project of Harlem

Esperanza y Vida® is a health education program that works collaboratively within the Hispanic/Latino community. Modeled after the Witness Project®, Esperanza y Vida uses innovative technology to provide education on breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease that affects the Hispanic community.  

預‧善防 (Y.S.F.) 

預‧善防 partners with different community and faith-based organizations within the New York City Chinese community. The program offers education on various types of cancers that disproportionally burden Chinese populations, including breast, cervical, colorectal, liver, and lung cancers. The program’s aim is to improve adherence to recommended screening guidelines. Each session is available in Mandarin, Cantonese, or English.  

Ваше Здоровье (T.H.) 

Ваше Здоровье aims to combat cancers that disproportionately affect New York City’s Russian community. By raising awareness of increased risks while supporting recommended screening guidelines, Ваше Здоровье helps increase screenings within the community. It provides sessions on breast, cervical, colorectal, liver, and lung cancers for Russian-speaking health educators. 

Screening Services 

The Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has various screening services available for community members. 

Hepatitis Outreach Network

The Hepatitis Outreach Network works to prevent, screen for, and educate New Yorkers about hepatitis B and C virus infections. The Network focuses on reaching minority communities most affected by these viruses, including West African immigrants, Hispanic, Russian, and Chinese populations. The Hepatitis Outreach Network raises awareness by deploying bilingual health workers to provide culturally relevant education at local events. It also offers free viral hepatitis screenings, and assists those testing positive in accessing care, including low-cost treatment.

CHOICE Program

Through the CHOICE program, participants stay up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening. Screening for colorectal cancer is strongly recommended starting at age 45. 

Mobile Mammography Program

he Mobile Mammography Program provides breast cancer screening services for women aged 40 and older throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The Mobile Mammography Program couples culturally relevant education and outreach with digital breast tomosynthesis full-field mammography. 

Mobile MRI Prostate Unit 

Mount Sinai’s Robert F. Smith Mobile MRI Unit supports prostate health and addresses the high incidence of prostate cancer in the Black community. This mobile unit brings state-of-the-art imaging equipment and specialized staff directly to the communities that need them most. The goal is to lower prostate cancer deaths among Black males in the areas immediately surrounding The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens. 

New York State Cancer Services Program

Provides free breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings for people who do not have health insurance or are underinsured. 

Community Partnerships

COE collaborates with community organizations across the five boroughs of NYC to bring culturally-tailored, evidence-based programming to local communities. We work regularly with the following community partners: 

• SAGE Harlem/Midtown  
• Food Bank NYC  
• Mount Eden 
• Canaan Senior Center 
• Latina Sisters 
• Grand Street Settlement 
• Breaking Grounds  
• Lantern Community Services 
• VillageCare 
• Homecrest Community Services 
• HCS Multi-Social Services Center