Community Outreach & Translation Core

The overall goal of the COTC is the enhancement of partnerships and collaborations amongst researchers, public health professionals, public policy makers, breast cancer and environmental advocates, and community members.

The COTC provides opportunities for community members, breast cancer and environmental advocates, public professionals and policy makers to in­crease their understanding of the center’s research studies, the research process, and the role environmental stressors play in the development of breast cancer, and for researchers to increase their understanding about community, environmental, and health issues related to breast cancer.

The COTC actively participates in both research projects where it brings the communities’ perspective to the table. The COTC will translate research findings back to the community to keep them informed.

Core Leader
•	Janice Barlow, RN Zero Breast Cancer, San Rafael [email protected] (415) 507-1949
Coordinator
•	Casandra "Cassie" Aldsworth, MPH Zero Breast Cancer, San Rafael [email protected] (415) 507-1949 x103
Co-Investigators
•	Karen Goodson-Pierce, JD Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco COTC liaison to Project 2-CYGNET
•	Kathy Koblick, MPH Marin County Dept of Public Health, San Rafael COTC liaison to Project 1-Basic Science
Members
•	Neena Murgai, MPH, Alameda County Public Health
•	Fern Orenstein, MEd, Zero Breast Cancer
•	Susan Sampson, Bay Area Breast Cancer SPORE Advocacy Group