Who We Are
​Project Nana, Inc. (PN) is a nonprofit organization with an innovative approach to advancing health equity for post-menopausal women. We call them seasoned women. Through creative workshops, advocacy, training, research, and community engagement, our health goal is to reduce late-stage diagnoses of women's cancers and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Our approach to engagement is to create a safe space for raw, honest conversations using live and filmed “edutainment” presentations. PN supports the agency of all women by amplifying the voices, improving overall holistic health, and the quality of life of women 55 years and older. With the support of seasoned women, community advocates, educators, and healthcare providers, this project is proactive in its vision of improving the future of women's healthcare.
In 2010, I experienced the devastating loss of my grandparents. My Nana died two weeks after a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer of the uterus...Quite simply, my grandparents’ death shifted me and rearranged me into living a new life of service and advocacy. It started with my investigation into how Nana’s symptoms went undetected, though she was a cancer survivor and regularly visited her gerontologist and oncologist. With her healthcare providers refusing to even meet with me, and in the spirit of Benjamin Mays, righteous indignation was my fuel to begin my journey.
- Our Founder & Executive Director, Vanessa L. Hill