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August 17, 2023
The University of New Mexico houses one of the few programs in the country, which was just chosen for a competitive and worthwhile grant by the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
The organization Comadre a Comadre was awarded $25,000 for the next year, under...
February 11, 2020
Comadre a Comadre is a community-based intervention program addressing breast cancer disparities in New Mexico through education, navigation, the provision of support and resources for the most vulnerable women in NM who need low-cost or free mammograms,...
October 04, 2019
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and for Comadre a Comadre, a program housed in The University of New Mexico’s College of Education, the month holds significant meaning.
Comadre’s mission is to empower the lives of women through advocacy,...
September 05, 2019
The University of New Mexico’s Comadre a Comadre program, housed in the College of Education, plans to expand its Breast Health Pláticas project after receiving a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation (PCF).
This is the second...
April 16, 2019
In honor of its 15-year anniversary, artist, author and speaker Simón Silva created an original artwork titled “Amor” for UNM’s Comadre a Comadre program. He has donated it with the intent of having it raffled with all its proceeds going to support the...
April 15, 2019
Comadre a Comadre program in collaboration with EleValle, UNM Office of Division for Equity and Inclusion, Unidos Project, UNM ENLACE, UNM Student Affairs, Hispanic Heritage Committee, is sponsoring a workshop series by Simón Silva, "Cultivate A...
October 18, 2018
The University of New Mexico's Comadre a Comadre program, housed in the College of Education, plans to expand its Breast Health Pláticas project after receiving a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation...
By Steve Carr
October 11, 2012
The staff, volunteers and students of Comadre a Comadre.UNM's Comadre a Comadre, a College of Education program co-developed in 2003, was awarded the "Model Program of the Year by the New Mexico Community Health Workers Association (NMCHW) at its 17th ...
By Steve Carr
May 24, 2011
Comadre a Comadre's Director Elba Saavedra, and Program Peer Mentors including Susan Serna Alexander, Priscilla Cabrera, Rosario Gonzales, Catherine Landavazo, Esther Leyba, Juanita Lovato, Dalila Romero, Flora Velasquez, as well as Community ...
