June 2020 │ Vol 7 │ Issue 9
Welcome to the Cancer Control Technical Assistance Periodical (TAP). Any questions? Drop us a line at cancercontrol@gwu.edu.
NEWS FROM THE GW CANCER CENTER
What's New?
Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the GW Cancer Center is happy to announce our updated Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
Awareness Social Media Toolkit! Use it throughout the year or for specific health observances like National Young Adult Cancer Week in April or National Cancer Survivors Day in June.

The toolkit has tips for getting started on social media, sample messaging for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, and creative ideas for engaging with your audience on a variety of social media platforms like Reddit, Instagram, Snapchat, and more. Download the toolkit and learn more.

Pre-Implementation Evaluation of a Mental Healthcare Disparity Intervention for Minority Veterans in the VHA
The goal of a recent study, co-authored by Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, was to help design a peer-led patient navigation program for implementation in Veterans Health Administration mental health care settings. The authors conducted a pre-implementation evaluation during development of the intervention to gauge stakeholders’ views of the intervention and to explore implementation factors critical to future adoption. To learn more, read the paper.

Bi-Weekly Zoom Check-In: Sustaining Your Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition in Uncertain Times
The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP) hosts a brief Zoom check-in for CCC coalitions and programs every other Tuesday at 4 pm ET, with the next call scheduled for June 9. Bring your questions and solutions as we discuss colorectal cancer screening in the COVID-19 era. Get information about joining the upcoming check-in, or read a summary of the most recent call.
CANCER CONTROL SPOTLIGHT
West Virginia: Creating a Shared-Vision Strategy for Lung Cancer Screening
West Virginia ranks third in the country for new cases of lung cancer and 4th for lung cancer deaths. In response, West Virginia's Mountains of Hope (MOH) Comprehensive Cancer Coalition brought together a dedicated work group to develop strategies and activities to increase lung cancer screening for at-risk individuals. They used a multi-component intervention strategy that included targeted advertising, professional education, and the creation of a lung cancer screening pilot program.

MOH's efforts resulted in increased screening at participating low-dose computed tomography screening facilities. Read more about their successful initiative at Action4PSEChange.org.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
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6/8: Webinar: National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control's Connecting to Care – How to Leverage Quitlines to Better Support Your Clients Register

6/16: Webinar: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps' Health & Wealth: Using Data to Address Income Inequality Register

6/23: Webinar: GW Cancer Center's Maximizing Coalition Sustainability through Partnerships, Part II: Diversifying Funding and Fundraising Register

6/23-6/25: Virtual Event: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries' 2020 Annual Conference - Cancer Surveillance: Keystone of Progress Register
RESOURCES
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Archived Webinar : GW Emergency Health Workforce Policies to Address COVID-19 An Opportunity to Build the Public Health Workforce

Archived Webinar: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation Covering Coronavirus: The Pandemic's Unequal Toll




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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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