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Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the GW Cancer Center, along with Navegación de Pacientes Internacional, and the Latino Cancer Institute, announces the Spanish Guide for Patient Navigators - A Supplement to the Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals. Download the guide here.
The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP) held a Zoom meet-up July 21 on engaging clinical and academic partners in CCC coalitions. Representatives from two National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers and three American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) state chairs joined the conversation. During the meet-up, the CCCNP announced the release of a guide discussing how comprehensive cancer control programs and coalitions can meaningfully engage with their CoC state chairs. Find the guide here.
The CCCNP also hosts 30-minute Zoom check-in calls every other Tuesday at 4 pm ET for coalition leaders to share challenges and solutions regarding sustaining their coalitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for the next call on August 4. Click here for Zoom information.
CANCER CONTROL SPOTLIGHT
The GW Cancer Center recently hosted a webinar entitled, "Maximizing Coalition Sustainability through Partnerships: Advancing Cancer Control Planning, Implementation & Evaluation." The Iowa Cancer Consortium delivered a presentation highlighting its efforts to diversify funding sources by cultivating diverse partners. Well-established partnerships also helped the Consortium pivot quickly to address needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. To read more about these initiatives, visit the GW Cancer Center's new Comp Cancer 1010 Wiki page on Funding, Resource Management and Sustainability. View the webinar slides and recording here.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
8/12: Event - Creating and Enhancing Tobacco-Free Facilities to Address the Needs of Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions Register
8/17-8/20: Event - NASEM Public Health Value of Vaccines - Tackling Issues of Access and Hesitancy Register
9/9: Webinar - NCCN Oncology Policy Summit: Innovative Solutions to Drive Down Healthcare Costs: Implications for Access to High Quality Cancer Care Register
