LiveLung Charlotte Meeting to Feature Heidi Nafman-Onda on Changing the Conversation About Lung Cancer

LiveLung, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting lung cancer patients, survivors, and their care partners, invites the Charlotte lung cancer community to its monthly educational meeting on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:30 a.m. The meeting, which includes a complimentary lunch, will take place at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 East Morehead Street, Fellowship Hall, Room 205, Charlotte, NC 28204.

This month’s presentation, “The White Ribbon Project: Changing the Conversation About Lung Cancer,” will be led by Heidi Nafman-Onda, MS. During this informative session, Nafman-Onda will share how The White Ribbon Project is helping change the conversation about lung cancer by increasing awareness, reducing stigma, promoting screening, and strengthening advocacy efforts nationwide.

“The White Ribbon Project is far more than making and distributing ribbons. It has become a symbol that empowers patients and caregivers to stand up and share their stories, changing public perception, driving awareness, increasing screening rates, fueling legislative advocacy for research funding, and addressing survivorship needs.”

Heidi Nafman-Onda, MS Health Education, is a lung cancer survivor, advocate, health educator, fitness trainer, and co-founder of The White Ribbon Project. Diagnosed with Stage IIIA inoperable non-small cell lung cancer in 2018, Heidi transformed her personal experience into a mission to increase lung cancer awareness, reduce stigma, promote screening, and expand advocacy efforts nationwide. Alongside her husband, Dr. Pierre Onda, she launched The White Ribbon Project in 2020 to empower patients, care partners, and advocates to share their stories and use their voices to create meaningful change.

LiveLung’s educational meetings provide valuable resources and opportunities for lung cancer patients, survivors, and their care partners to learn, network, and build community. Each meeting features an expert guest speaker who shares insights to empower attendees with knowledge and support.

Lung cancer patients and their care partners are welcome to learn more and register at https://www.livelung.org/meetings/charlotteor call 877.311.LUNG (5864).

LiveLung, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting lung cancer patients, survivors, and their care partners, invites the Charlotte lung cancer community to its monthly educational meeting on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:30 a.m. The meeting, which includes a complimentary lunch, will take place at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 East Morehead Street, Fellowship Hall, Room 205, Charlotte, NC 28204.

This month’s presentation, “The White Ribbon Project: Changing the Conversation About Lung Cancer,” will be led by Heidi Nafman-Onda, MS. During this informative session, Nafman-Onda will share how The White Ribbon Project is helping change the conversation about lung cancer by increasing awareness, reducing stigma, promoting screening, and strengthening advocacy efforts nationwide.

Heidi Nafman-Onda, MS

“The White Ribbon Project is far more than making and distributing ribbons. It has become a symbol that empowers patients and caregivers to stand up and share their stories, changing public perception, driving awareness, increasing screening rates, fueling legislative advocacy for research funding, and addressing survivorship needs.”

Heidi Nafman-Onda, MS Health Education, is a lung cancer survivor, advocate, health educator, fitness trainer, and co-founder of The White Ribbon Project. Diagnosed with Stage IIIA inoperable non-small cell lung cancer in 2018, Heidi transformed her personal experience into a mission to increase lung cancer awareness, reduce stigma, promote screening, and expand advocacy efforts nationwide. Alongside her husband, Dr. Pierre Onda, she launched The White Ribbon Project in 2020 to empower patients, care partners, and advocates to share their stories and use their voices to create meaningful change.

LiveLung’s educational meetings provide valuable resources and opportunities for lung cancer patients, survivors, and their care partners to learn, network, and build community. Each meeting features an expert guest speaker who shares insights to empower attendees with knowledge and support.

Lung cancer patients and their care partners are welcome to learn more and register at https://www.livelung.org/meetings/charlotteor call 877.311.LUNG (5864).

About LiveLung

LiveLung is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to improve health outcomes by advancing lung cancer education, early detection, and compassion for people impacted by lung cancer. We do this by hosting a network of monthly educational community lung cancer patient groups. We also provide resource bags to dozens of cancer centers, where nurse navigators give them to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.